Vendor Management
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Lower Your IT Expense With Reverse AuctionsIf you are experiencing pressure to lower your IT expense, a reverse auction might be a quick, efficient answer to ensure you are getting a competitive price. |
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SAP’s 2025 Support End of Life Date Delayed…As Predicted Here FirstThe math did not add up for SAP to sunset license support for legacy ECC/Business Suite 7 clients, as we predicted. I’ve fielded numerous calls asking, “Will SAP hold firm... |
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The JEDI Saga Continues: Microsoft and DoD Must Pause Work After Court RulingThe force is not with Microsoft after a US federal judge ordered the company to stop work on its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract with... |
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SAP’s S/4HANA License Models – The Perpetual License PathSAP customers seeking to move to S/4HANA must navigate four distinct license models, each tied to a separate deployment model (perpetual license, subscription via HEC,... |
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SAP’s S/4HANA License Schemes Are Confusing CustomersSAP’s native-cloud play through S/4HANA dangled the hopes of a simplified license structure to SAP customers. Instead, SAP customers now must navigate four distinct license... |
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MSFT Q2 FY20 Earnings – Cloud Strength Propels Microsoft to New HeightsMicrosoft reported earnings for their Q2 FY20, and the results continue to amaze, with revenue of $36.9 billion (YoY growth of 14%). All three of Microsoft’s operating... |
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Can a Vendor Management Initiative Influence Organizational Performance?Can a vendor management initiative influence organizational performance? The concise answer to this question is yes. However, this influence doesn’t occur overnight. |
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Microsoft’s Project Cortex Might Finally Make Company Wikis UsefulMicrosoft’s Project Cortex is the first new service announced for its Microsoft 365 cloud service since the launch of Teams, and its aim is to use artificial intelligence... |
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Microsoft Self-Service Purchasing in Office 365Microsoft has announced self-service purchasing, the ability for any O365 user to buy Power Platform products directly through their corporate O365 tenant. This raises... |
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Ivanti Changes Direction: It Has Installed New Leadership With Experience in Enterprise Software, Mergers & AcquisitionsClearlake Capital is shaking up Ivanti’s leadership. Expect greater focus on efficiency and acquisitions beyond ITSM and IT operations. |
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