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6 best practices for better vendor management

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And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. They often come with rigid processes, complex solutions, and high price tags.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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There’s absolutely an overarching trend we’re witnessing of organizations entering into more strategic partnership agreements to ensure access to critical talent and expertise,” says Greg Sarafin, global alliance and ecosystem leader at EY. Double down on vendor management. Build trust and transparency.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Migrating infrastructure and applications to the cloud is never straightforward, and managing ongoing costs can be equally complicated. No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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It’s no longer a question of whether organizations are moving to the cloud but rather how well it’s going. Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. “If

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3 things CIOs can do to make gen AI synch with sustainability

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In many organizations, the use cases have stopped there, but some IT departments are now sanctioning — and even encouraging — the use of gen AI for things like coding. Still, other organizations look to their software providers for upgrades that include gen AI components. This allows them to weigh the costs and benefits.

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5 rules that transform outsourcing outcomes

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For organizations seeking a collaborative win-win approach to outsourcing, the Vested sourcing business model is worth consideration. For example, a buying organization might want “outcomes,” but the contract spells out dozens or even hundreds of service level agreement metrics instead. Elect an insight (vs.

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The CIO’s guide to smarter vendor negotiation: 10 tips

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Prices are increasing, and negotiation is becoming more difficult,” agrees Melanie Alexander, senior director analyst on Gartner’s sourcing, procurement, and vendor management team. Vendors are not granting the same concessions they have in the past.” There are an increasing range of technologies and providers.