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Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships
July 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.
Secrets of Successful Vendor Contract Negotiations for the Mid-Market
Sept. 10, 2009, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
On this free public Council teleconference, Matthew A. Karlyn, attorney at Foley & Lardner in Boston, will share tips on negotiating tactics and new, creative contract terms to help mid-market CIOs make better deals.
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December 15, 2008 — CIO —
Companies are showing renewed interested in managed services to help manage and mitigate their risks associated with technology decisions—particularly in the current economic environment. Forrester sees some macro-economic factors, including rapid technology evolutions, a coming investment wave in information technology, and market constraints on capital, increasing the attractiveness of managed services over the next 24 to 30 months. Managed services providers will have to hone their execution and sales skills to gain share in this burgeoning market. Why?
Managed services allow business to concentrate on business decisions—not IT management. Increased revenue, reduced cost, and improved efficiency drive interest in managed services, and we believe that this will fuel market growth of managed services of all kinds over the next 24 to 30 months. 67 percent of 911 IT decision makers in Europe and North America that Forrester surveyed in Q1 2008 buy managed telecommunication services for expected cost savings, while 51 percent cite simplified operational management as the primary reason and 47 percent buy managed services for the improved quality and reliability.