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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

CIO Business Intelligence

Companies taking a multicloud approach can experience ballooning OpEx numbers, says Barrett Schrader, managing director of the technology consulting group at Protiviti: “Organizations can take advantage of volume discounts with reduced complexity. Consumption-based contracts are self-optimizing,” says Gartner’s Buchanan.

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Don't be afraid of SaaS, but Diligence is Required - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

These potential risks can become real issues if business managers choose to sign up SaaS vendors without consultation or due diligence provided by the IT and legal departments. crisis management. (3). it management. (34). product management. (26). project management. (50). startup cto. (19).

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Think carefully before considering cloud repatriation

CIO Business Intelligence

Most IT leaders have assets moved to the cloud to achieve some combination of better, faster, or cheaper compute and storage services. They also expect to benefit from the expertise of cloud providers—expertise that isn’t easy for companies to develop and maintain in house, unless your company happens to be a technology provider.

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