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Don't Get Nickel and Dimed! The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Technology Supplier Cost Creep: Part 4 of 4 - Absolute Worst Tech Suppliers 2024

The Top 5 “Absolute Worst” Technology Suppliers of 2024 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) ...

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Don't Get Nickel and Dimed! The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Technology Supplier Cost Creep: Part 3 of 4 - Value Grab Report

The Top 28 Worst Offending Technology Suppliers of 2024 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) ...

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Don't Get Nickel and Dimed! The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Technology Supplier Cost Creep: Part 2 of 4 - Money Grab

Top 5 Examples of Newly Invented Technology Supplier Fees in 2024 Money grab n. Obtaining money from someone without returning anything of real value. Requiring someone to pay a fee out of purely greedy or opportunistic motives. 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 ...

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Don't Get Nickel and Dimed! The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Technology Supplier Cost Creep: Part 1 of 4 - Sneaky Tactics

Top 10 Sneaky Tactics Technology Suppliers Use to Jack Up Your Costs 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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How QAD Stacks up in Mid-Market ERPs For Discrete Manufacturers

Steven Zolman
Jun. 27,2024 | ERP QAD

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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AI Hype - Now Back to Reality?

Steven Zolman
Jun. 26,2024 | AI

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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Netsuite's Trojan Horse for Mid-Market Customers

Austin Zolman
Jun. 26,2024 | SAP NetSuite ERP

NetSuite, a cloud-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, rose to prominence by offering businesses a unified platform for managing finances, inventory, customer relationships, and more. Acquired by Oracle in 2016, NetSuite has become a juggernaut in the Cloud-based ERP SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) space, praised for its scalability and functionality. However, beneath the surface lies a potential pitfall for businesses, especially those considering (or currently running) the seemingly cost-effective Mid-Market solution. NetSuite's pricing structure utilizes a tiered system (based on the number of licenses you purchase), with the ...

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Gen Digital: Potential Competitive Alternative for Your Cybersecurity Needs?

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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The Azure Challenge: Optimizing Costs in a Shifting Cloud Landscape

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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Veeva - Pirating The Seas of the Life Sciences Industry

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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