11 Reasons IT Cost Optimization Efforts Fail October 13, 2020 Justin Parker Reading Time: 11 minutes It is not uncommon for IT organizations to have sizeable expense reduction targets, to mobilize resources around achieving such targets,… Read More Categories: Cost Optimization
8 IT Maintenance Cost Reduction Strategies August 27, 2020 Len Riley Reading Time: 4 minutes Each budget cycle, CIOs are expected to reduce operating expenses even when faced with increased expenditures on key business projects… Read More Categories: Maintenance
IBM, TCS and Accenture Offer Compelling Cases to Combine AMS and IMS Support July 7, 2020 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes Cost optimization is a doctrine that IT organizations have continuously lived by, but it has taken on a higher degree… Read More Categories: IT Services
SAP AMS and Hosting Optimization Opportunities April 29, 2020 Chip Hanna Reading Time: 6 minutes Given the current situation, all organizations are searching for ways to improve their IT cost structure, especially those companies with… Read More Categories: SAP
How to Cut or Avoid SAP Costs Amid the Downturn April 14, 2020 UpperEdge Reading Time: 5 minutes SAP customers have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 which has resulted in the acceleration, delay, or flat out cancellation of… Read More Categories: SAP
6 Expense Reduction Measures to Optimize Your Third-Party SAP Managed Services Spend April 2, 2020 Justin Parker Reading Time: 4 minutes When it comes to IT spending, it’s never about how much an organization spends as a percent of revenue, it’s… Read More Categories: Managed Services, SAP
Exploring the “Unknown Unknowns” in IT-Enabled Digital Transformation Estimates March 21, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes A poor estimate is often cited as the root cause for an IT-enabled digital transformation failure. The estimate itself is obviously… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
When is it Time to Say Goodbye to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM or KPMG? January 22, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes Relationships with your System Integrator (SI) are two-sided. On your side, you enter the relationship knowing that it needs to… Read More Categories: System Integrators
Holiday Greetings: Some Assembly Required December 15, 2017 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 2 minutes “Some assembly required”– These are a parent’s three most dreaded words on Christmas morning. But believe me, the business equivalent of… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management
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