5 Costly Mistakes in Infrastructure Outsourcing October 10, 2023 Greg Hall Reading Time: 5 minutes Consider yourself warned. These mistakes when outsourcing your managed service provider can derail your efforts, erode your business case, and… Read More Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Services, Managed Services
Optimizing Your IT Services Portfolio: 4 Key Steps September 26, 2023 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes Periodically assessing the efficiency of your IT services spend is vital for uncovering optimization opportunities and areas where you may… Read More Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Services
5 Opportunities to Optimize Third-Party IT Services Spend September 19, 2023 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes An optimized IT services portfolio helps companies maximize cost efficiency and manage risks so they can instead focus on strategically… Read More Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Services, Managed Services
Key Trends Disrupting Your I&O Strategy June 27, 2023 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes As managed services (both infrastructure and application support) providers adapt their go-to-market strategies, customers must plan ahead to properly form… Read More Categories: I&O Services, Managed Services
Top 9 Ways to Master Your RFP and Vendor Selection Process June 2, 2022 Greg Hall Reading Time: 5 minutes Companies are always looking for ways to improve their processes and lead with more efficiency. One of the most productive… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management, IT Services
6 Ways to Improve the “Strategic” in Your Strategic Procurement Plan April 19, 2022 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes As a procurement professional, improving the value you provide to your organization should be at the top of your to-do… Read More Categories: IT Sourcing
4 Critical Success Factors for Selecting an SAP System Implementation Provider November 30, 2021 Greg Hall Reading Time: 6 minutes In the SAP SI selection process, the traditional approach facilitated by procurement is flawed and fails to account for the… Read More Categories: System Integrators
4 Tactics for Getting SIs to Bid on Your Project August 10, 2021 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes Systems Integrators will be in high demand this year as digital transformation projects heat up. Here's how to make your… Read More Categories: System Integrators
4 Major Effects SAP RISE is Having on the Service Providers June 30, 2021 Greg Hall Reading Time: 6 minutes Now that RISE with SAP is in full force, many companies are compelled to reevaluate their service partner (SI) and… Read More Categories: SAP, SAP RISE
Managed Infrastructure Services: Two Companies on Vastly Different Trajectories February 9, 2021 Greg Hall Reading Time: 4 minutes How IBM’s NewCo split and Atos’s up-and-coming presence in North America are changing the managed infrastructure services landscape There has… Read More Categories: Managed Services