The Top 10 Ways to Improve Vendor Relations December 5, 2017 Len Riley Reading Time: 4 minutes Have you ever completed a major negotiation and wondered why it was so difficult? Your instinct may be to direct… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management
3 Small Mistakes IT Vendors Make During a Sourcing Event that are Detrimental to their Success November 28, 2017 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 3 minutes Most of our blogs primarily focus on providing actionable advice to buy-side organizations. This blog is a departure from this… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing
Making Smarter IT Partner Selections November 13, 2017 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 6 minutes Businesses face a multitude of IT partner selections, from software applications to the related services to implement and manage those… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing
Is Strategic Planning the Key to IT Cost Optimization? November 9, 2017 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes How a Fortune 500 company saved millions using this win-win negotiation tactic When it comes to renewing IT contracts, cost… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Contract Negotiations, Cost Optimization, System Integrators
‘Tis the Season for Maintenance Renewals November 7, 2017 Greg Hall Reading Time: 2 minutes 5 Key Strategies to Drive Reductions in OPEX Over 80% of all maintenance renewals are based on the calendar year. … Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management
SAP Prescribes a Good Night’s Sleep: Q3 2017 Earnings Analysis October 25, 2017 Chip Hanna Reading Time: 3 minutes Based on SAP’s Q3 2017 earnings announcement on October 19th, its CEO Bill McDermott purports to be resting easy. But… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, SAP
A CIO’s Checklist to Ensure You Are Leveraging SAP’s Year-End October 24, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes As SAP’s year-end approaches, companies are leveraging the opportunity to negotiate strategic commitments like HANA or resolve their audit exposure.… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, SAP
Can Your Oracle Cloud Renewal Get Stormy? September 29, 2017 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 3 minutes Oracle is ramping up to put a full court press on its installed base to migrate their perpetual license on-premise… Read More Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations, Oracle
UpperEdge Announces New Website & Services! August 11, 2016 UpperEdge Reading Time: < 1 minutes We are pleased to officially announce the launch of our brand new website! Discover what UpperEdge can do for you by visiting us at… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations