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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

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. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise. Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. There are other risks, too.

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5 rules that transform outsourcing outcomes

CIO

The buying organization might also want “innovation,” but the contract with the supplier has an 800-page Statement of Work with exacting details on how the supplier should perform each of the activities in scope. Managed services contracts (e.g., The more inefficient the entire process, the more money the service provider can make.

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5 ways to measure and improve your QA Effectiveness; is your vendor up to the mark?

Trigent

However, quantifying these benefits and optimizing the performance is tricky. The performance of software development can be measured by the difficulty and amount of code committed in a given sprint. However, it is generally a good idea to measure efficiency and performance for a well-rounded guide for performance evaluations.

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From Hype to Hope: Key Lessons on AI in Security, Innersource, and the Evolving Threat Landscape

Coveros

Perform regular security evaluations of vendors and acquired software to strengthen organizational security posture and improve third-party risk management. Open source developers merged 60% more automated Dependabot pull requests for vulnerable packages than in 2022. 300+ AI-powered GitHub Actions in the marketplace.

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Free Migrations Break the Stalemate Between Inertia and Modernization

Infinidat

We agree, and that is the reason Infinidat offers Free Data Migrations for new customers done by experienced teams of professionals equipped with procedures, automation, and tools that transparently move data onto InfiniBox systems and guarantees regarding performance and schedule. Why are data migrations painful? How much did it cost?

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Free Migrations Break the Stalemate Between Inertia and Modernization

Infinidat

We agree, and that is the reason Infinidat offers Free Data Migrations for new customers done by experienced teams of professionals equipped with procedures, automation, and tools that transparently move data onto InfiniBox systems and guarantees regarding performance and schedule. Why are data migrations painful? How much did it cost?

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