Essentials of Vendor Management for Small Business

The purpose of the blueprint is to provide small/medium businesses (SMB) with the basic vendor management necessities to maximize their IT vendor investment. SMBs...

Red Hat Customers Should Be Reeling From IBM’s Buyout

The announcement that IBM is taking over Red Hat may be welcome news to beleaguered and beaten down IBM shareholders, but it should strike a stark warning bell for Red...

Dreamforce 2018 Saw ~170,000 Attendees…Welcome to the Platform Economy

Salesforce.com has emerged as a leader in the new “Platform Economy,” along with other “cloud kings” such as Microsoft, Service Now, and Palo Alto Networks. The Platform...

IT Software and Services Contracts Are Killing You in These Key Areas

Most contracts’ terms and conditions are deficient at the most basic levels, significantly detracting from downstream vendor management and cost savings opportunities....

Welcome to SAP’s Connected Enterprise

SAP seeks to turn the tables on Salesforce.com by setting the ambitious goal of taking over the number one spot in the CRM enterprise software space. At its recent...

Is Oracle Finally Poised to Catch up in the Cloud?

Oracle has been late to arrive to the “cloud wars” where Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Google (GOOG) have dominated both on the balance sheet and in...

Targeted AI Hits the ROI Bullseye for Salesforce

The terms artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning, and predictive analytics (and others) seem ubiquitous and, in fact, may now be considered table...

Beware of Free Software Licensing Help From Software Vendors

Software vendors’ offers of licensing help or free SAM engagements may not be what they seem to be. Responding immediately out of fear or haste, without adequate...

Key Considerations When Renewing Your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

Given that the cost involved with an EA is significant, organizations need to carefully evaluate their options prior to renewal time so that they make the right decision....

Don’t Let IBM’s Licensing Rules Squander Virtualization ROI

Organizations that have deployed IBM software in a virtualized infrastructure setting must comply with a variety of complex licensing rules, the most important of which...
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