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Oracle’s Cerner Acquisition – What Does It Mean for Cerner Customers?

Mar 15, 2022
Late last December, as most folks settled into the holidays and a slow business news cycle, Oracle spiced...
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PagerDuty Pricing and Renewals – Are You Paying What You Should?

Mar 7, 2022
Before smartphones and text were a thing, there were pagers – a cute little box that sent alphanumeric...
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How the Cloud is Changing Everything We Know About Software Audits

Feb 9, 2022
For on-premise IT, vendors have been the “auditors” – policing customers to assure license compliance. In the cloud,...
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Cisco Price Increase: How to Offset the Impact

Feb 2, 2022
Disruption defined much of 2021 for Cisco and its customers. But that didn’t put a dent in demand...
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How to Negotiate with Workday for the Best Renewal

Jan 21, 2022
Despite customers demanding easier ways to engage and source with software providers, there are some vendors that are...
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Are Power BI Premium Per User Licenses Right for You?

Dec 23, 2021
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog about Microsoft’s Power BI Premium Capacity licenses, which is a good...
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IT Benchmarking Metrics – Assessing Fair Market Value for Purchases

Dec 22, 2021
Overpaying for enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, hardware and IT services is all too common. Unfortunately, inconsistencies in market...
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How to Neutralize the Impact of New Microsoft 365 Pricing

Dec 15, 2021
New pricing changes from Microsoft will mean higher costs for many commercial Office 365 and Microsoft 365 offerings....
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A Guide to Understanding Power BI Premium Capacity Licenses

Dec 7, 2021
In a crowded business intelligence solution marketplace, few solutions match the popularity (and revenue) of Microsoft’s Power BI....
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ServiceNow Pros and Cons: Should You Purchase ITSM Enterprise?

Nov 16, 2021
Considering a move to ServiceNow ITSM Enterprise? You may want to consider these pros and cons before making...
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Exploring the Pros and Cons of a Cisco Enterprise Agreement

Nov 12, 2021
Volume purchasing programs can be an attractive way for enterprises to do business with their largest IT vendors...
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How to Create a Vendor Negotiation Strategy for a Software Renewal

Nov 5, 2021
It’s that time of year again, where IT and IT procurement teams find themselves eyeballs-deep in a flurry...