Why RampRate Does Better Than Other Advisors While other entities such as brokers, agents, systems integrators, sourcing advisors, and internal procurement departments can tackle similar challenges, none of them have the full combination of data, technology expertise, objectivity, and …
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Cloud computing isn’t emerging, futuristic, or innovative. It’s just a building block in the CIO’s infrastructure arsenal. One piece of evidence: it’s missing from Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. That doesn’t mean that all cloud technologies are commoditized …
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Are You Going to Be All Talk or All Action? ..Getting the Most out of Your Existing Cloud But supposing you’re one of the many that has made the leap and deployed some apps in the cloud. How will your organization continue to extract efficiencies for the long haul? It’s not just an arbitrage of …
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Vendor Negotiation Original Posted on CIO From IDG Negotiating deals with IT vendors is never easy, but it is a skill you can learn. Experts in the art of negotiating say it’s important to understand the vendor’s pain points, look out for hidden costs and keep your emotions in check. The basic tenets of successful … Continued
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Leadership: Top X lists are generally clickbait tripe. But we need people, I need to interview them, so “Top 5 Interview Questions” sounds worth clicking. And then I read this: When I asked “tell me about something you’ve led,” one of the candidates paused and then answered, “I once led a revolt against management in … Continued
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CIO Vacancy: Must Bring Own Crystal Ball Build Shared Services: If a time machine that takes you back a year is invented, the most profitable use is probably gambling – Leicester City at 5000-1, some powerball tickets, etc. But selling it to CIOs planning shared services IT budgets could be a close second. Each year, … Continued
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Optimize & Re-Negotiate Contracts – 100% job satisfaction in IT is rare – each day brings new headaches. At best you get the usual suspects: excessive demands from business that recall the old Queen song, ornery suppliers, understaffed teams, budget cuts, etc. At worst you have delayed deployments, outages, failed upgrades, and contentious internal politics. … Continued
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