Kyndryl Forcing Migrations to The Public Cloud: What Customers Need to Know to Be Prepared March 22, 2023 UpperEdge Reading Time: 4 minutes Private managed cloud providers are accelerating and disrupting customer journeys to the public cloud. This includes Kyndryl, an IBM spin-off… Read More Categories: Cloud, IBM, Managed Services
How to Avoid Vendor Lock-in with Cloud Subscription Agreements January 11, 2023 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Most companies rely on multiple SaaS solutions to run their business and changing out cloud products is not easy. A… Read More Categories: Cloud
3 Keys to Negotiating Successful Cloud Agreements October 20, 2022 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 6 minutes The cloud is a requirement that all enterprises need to use in order to drive expected business outcomes. Failing to… Read More Categories: Cloud
IT Executive Insights on Cloud Vendor Relationship Strategies June 21, 2022 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 7 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
Understanding Cloud Renewal Price Protections: You May Not Be as Protected as You Think April 27, 2022 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re like most enterprise customers, you may feel confident that you have the right protections in place for your… Read More Categories: Cloud
The Playbook All Cloud Vendors Work From April 5, 2022 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes Transitioning to the cloud and undergoing cloud transformations have become commonplace for enterprise customers. As such, it is hard to… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations
4 Cloud Vendor Habits that Drive Customers Crazy February 15, 2022 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Procurement departments, CIOs and line-of-business stakeholders know – there are just some things your cloud vendors do that drive you… Read More Categories: Cloud
How to Make Your SLAs Meaningful in SaaS Cloud Agreements December 28, 2021 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 5 minutes A service level agreement (SLA) is an agreement between a cloud service provider and an organization that guarantees a minimum… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Cloud, Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Oracle Universal Cloud Credits (UCC): Licensing and Discounting Basics December 21, 2021 Erwann Couesbot Reading Time: 6 minutes Since Oracle launched Universal Cloud Credits (UCC), one of their cloud incentive programs that offers universal credits for cloud services,… Read More Categories: Cloud, Oracle
An Enterprise Guide to Oracle Cloud Learning Services September 7, 2021 Erwann Couesbot Reading Time: 4 minutes Have you received a proposal from Oracle that includes education products that you might not have expected? If so, you… Read More Categories: Cloud, Oracle