Salesforce Customers – Where are Your Subscription Fees Going? March 10, 2021 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 6 minutes Salesforce’s full year FY21 results showed that Salesforce blew past its $20B target. They also raised FY22 revenue guidance (to… Read More Categories: Salesforce
How to Crush Your Microsoft 365 Renewal Negotiation January 19, 2021 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 8 minutes The Microsoft 365 all-in cloud bundle has become a household word at most enterprises. For those where it is not,… Read More Categories: Microsoft
Squeezing Precious Dollars from Your Cloud Costs October 6, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes Cloud solutions have become popular in enterprises over the last several years largely due to the promised ability to: Cut… Read More Categories: Cloud
Salesforce Shield: The Security Add-on with Significant Cost Implications September 8, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Negotiating the Price of Salesforce Shield is an Overlooked Way to Reduce Your Salesforce Spend If you’re a Salesforce customer,… Read More Categories: Salesforce
Slack Attack: Microsoft Antitrust Complaint July 22, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 3 minutes Is Microsoft’s product bundling grounds for antitrust scrutiny? If you were to ask Slack, they would say it is. Of… Read More Categories: Microsoft
Google Cloud’s 2020 Plan for Winning the Enterprise July 22, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes Google Cloud kicked off its 9-week digital event, “Google Cloud Next ’20: On Air”, on July 14th with a keynote… Read More Categories: Cloud, Google
The Art of the Cloud Deal July 2, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 23 minutes Many companies have had long-standing relationships with their cloud vendors, and their experiences garner lessons to be learned. Regardless of… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations
These 7 Negotiation Tactics are Futile in Cloud Renewals June 10, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes Procurement departments often seek out “best practices” to help them achieve the most favorable outcome from their cloud renewal negotiations.… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations
Is ‘Bundling’ ServiceNow’s Ace in the Hole? May 11, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said last week that $7.4 trillion will be invested in digital transformation over the next three… Read More Categories: ServiceNow
The Two Things Customers Want from Cloud Vendors April 16, 2020 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Cloud vendors could go a long way toward building trust with their customers and differentiating themselves in the market with… Read More Categories: Cloud