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HashiCorp, an Open-Source Darling to IBM's Next Disaster?

NET(net) Founder, Owner, and Executive Chairman Preface Nearly all clients are seeking greater prosperity in 2024. While client organizations are still focused on cost reductions to meet the challenges of their new economic and market realities, the pent-up demands of the business are increasingly calling for innovation, automation, and organizational performance improvement. Digital Transformation has emerged as the #1 Way to Boost Performance and Savings concurrently. Client organizations that are digitally transforming are harvesting greater value by: Automating tasks (RPA) to streamline efficiencies Unlocking data insights (ML) for ...

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Salesforce Shows Hand on the Growing Market for Data Integration Needs by Targeting Informatica

Steven C Zolman, NET(net) Founder, Owner, and Executive Chairman Preface Nearly all clients are seeking greater prosperity in 2024. While client organizations are still focused on cost reductions to meet the challenges of their new economic and market realities, the pent-up demands of the business are increasingly calling for innovation, automation, and organizational performance improvement. Digital Transformation has emerged as the #1 Way to Boost Performance and Savings concurrently. Client organizations that are digitally transforming are harvesting greater value by: Automating tasks (RPA) to streamline efficiencies Unlocking data ...

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Portfolio Management Software Optimization (for Financial Services)

Preface Nearly all clients are seeking greater prosperity in 2024. While client organizations are still focused on cost reductions to meet the challenges of their new economic and market realities, the pent-up demands of the business are increasingly calling for innovation, automation, and organizational performance improvement. Digital Transformation has emerged as the #1 Way to Boost Performance and Savings concurrently. Client organizations that are digitally transforming are harvesting greater value by: Automating tasks (RPA) to streamline efficiencies Unlocking data insights (ML) for better organizational (AI) decision-making Empowering ...

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Top 5 Ways to Slash Your TIBCO Costs (without sacrificing value)

Steven Zolman
Mar. 27,2024 | Tibco

Preface Nearly all clients are seeking greater prosperity in 2024. While client organizations are still focused on cost reductions to meet the challenges of their new economic and market realities, the pent-up demands of the business are increasingly calling for innovation, automation, and organizational performance improvement. Digital Transformation has emerged as the #1 Way to Boost Performance and Savings concurrently. Client organizations that are digitally transforming are harvesting greater value by: Automating tasks (RPA) to streamline efficiencies Unlocking data insights (ML) for better organizational (AI) decision-making Empowering ...

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Salesforce in 2024: Innovation Fatigue, Rising Costs, and Your Negotiation Playbook

Salesforce.com has long been a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), but whispers of discontent have been growing amongst its large enterprise customers in recent years. Concerns center around a perceived slowdown in innovation, hefty and seemingly ever-increasing price tags, and a recent wave of key executive departures. This raises a crucial question: is Salesforce still a worthwhile investment for large enterprises in 2024? The Challenges: Certainly, Salesforce offers a comprehensive feature set, strong ecosystem, and enterprise scalability. However, they have a number of challenges, and these are ...

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Top 5 Digital Transformation Strategies to Unlock Prosperity in 2024

Preface Thank you for joining us to learn more about the Top 5 Digital Transformation strategies you can use to unlock prosperity in 2024. Nearly all clients are seeking greater prosperity in 2024. While the demands of the business are increasingly focused on innovation, automation, and organizational performance improvement, client organizations are still focused on cost reductions to meet the new economic and market realities. We foresee a volatile and unpredictable business landscape predicated on geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and continued supply chain disruptions as client organizations continue to diversify their ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 10 of 10 Part Series

Preface: Thank you for joining us for this 10-part series to discuss the Top 10 Ways You can Save on your Mainframe Costs in 2023. Nearly all Clients are Clamoring for Savings in 2023. This is largely due to (a) rising input costs, (b) softening business forecasts, and (c) continued economic uncertainty and headwinds. This has caused many clients to re-evaluate spending plans and implement new cost-cutting targets. IT is the Number One Cost Savings Category of The Modern Enterprise. IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential savings yield (we average about ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 9 of 10 Part Series

Preface: Thank you for joining us for this 10-part series to discuss the Top 10 Ways You can Save on your Mainframe Costs in 2023. Nearly all Clients are Clamoring for Savings in 2023. This is largely due to (a) rising input costs, (b) softening business forecasts, and (c) continued economic uncertainty and headwinds. This has caused many clients to re-evaluate spending plans and implement new cost-cutting targets. IT is the Number One Cost Savings Category of The Modern Enterprise. IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential savings yield (we average about ...

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Top 10 Tips for Saving on Fortinet Subscriptions

Fortinet is a leading provider of security solutions, but its costs can be high, especially for large enterprise organizations. As a result, many companies are starting to see the value of Fortinet's subscriptions becoming misaligned with the cost. Below we walk you through some of the top tips to review to ensure you are maximizing your investment. Here are our top 10 tips: 1. Review your usage: Take a close look at how you are using your Fortinet products and identify any areas where you can reduce your usage. For example, you may be able to reduce your bandwidth usage by using Fortinet's traffic shaping features. 2. Disable unused ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 8 of 10 Part Series

Preface: Thank you for joining us for this 10-part series to discuss the Top 10 Ways You can Save on your Mainframe Costs in 2023. Nearly all Clients are Clamoring for Savings in 2023. This is largely due to (a) rising input costs, (b) softening business forecasts, and (c) continued economic uncertainty and headwinds. This has caused many clients to re-evaluate spending plans and implement new cost-cutting targets. IT is the Number One Cost Savings Category of The Modern Enterprise. IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential savings yield (we average about ...

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