Renewal Pricing Tied to Real Usage? August 29, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes SaaS vendors often push programmatic renewal price increases—whether you used the product’s features (new or existing) or not. Here’s… Read More
A Different SaaS Renewal Negotiation Tactic to Consider August 12, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Adam Mansfield, Practice Leader at UpperEdge, shares a nuanced negotiation approach for SaaS vendors like Salesforce, Microsoft, and SAP.… Read More
AI & Upsell Pressure: ServiceNow’s Q2 Signals July 25, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes ServiceNow just released its Q2 FY25 earnings, and the numbers are big. Subscription revenue jumped 22.5%, Pro Plus AI… Read More
Preparing for a December ServiceNow Renewal? Here’s What You Must Do Now July 16, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes If your ServiceNow renewal is coming up in December, the time to start planning is now. In this episode,… Read More
The Flexibility Mirage: What SaaS Vendors Don’t Want You to See July 11, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Many SaaS contracts lack an appropriate degree of flexibility that leads to enterprise customers having to make unplanned and significant… Read More
ServiceNow’s $1B AI Plan: What It Means for Customers May 15, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this episode, Adam Mansfield, Advisory Practice Leader at UpperEdge, analyzes key messages from ServiceNow’s recent Financial Analyst Day… Read More
Why the Right TPA Is Your Competitive Edge in the Age of AI May 15, 2025 John Belden Reading Time: < 1 minutes As vendors like Microsoft and Accenture leverage AI to gain an edge in IT negotiations, enterprise buyers risk falling… Read More
Knowledge 2025 Recap: ServiceNow’s AI and CRM Push—What Customers Really Want May 8, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 2 minutes From Hype to Reality: What ServiceNow Customers Should Take Away from Knowledge 2025 Fresh off the floor at Knowledge 2025,… Read More
SaaS Vendor Frustrations: Price Hikes, AI Pushes & Finding Leverage May 1, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this episode of Insights for IT Negotiations, UpperEdge’s Adam Mansfield and Kylie Chisholm have a candid conversation on… Read More
SaaS Flexibility: A Promise That Was Never Fulfilled April 22, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this candid session, Adam Mansfield, Advisory Practice Leader at UpperEdge, challenges the long-held promise of SaaS flexibility. Drawing from… Read More