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Internal Developer Portals (IDPs): The Market & How You Can Save

We are diving into the market of IDPs… What are they? Why do we need it/them? How can we optimize what we spend on it? First, it's important to know the two variations of IDP acronyms, Internal Developer PLATFORMS and Internal Developer PORTALS. Since IDP is often co-mingled to mean both (or either) Internal Developer Platform or Internal Developer Portal, we’ll use an analogy to help describe the difference. Imagine a software development team as a well-oiled machine. The Internal Developer Platform (IDPf) is the engine room, providing the core functionality that powers everything. It houses all the essential tools – code repositories, ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 4 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 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 IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential yield (we average about 33% savings on addressable IT spend). ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 3 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 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 IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential yield (we average about 33% savings on addressable IT spend). ...

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NET(net)'s Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 2 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 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 IT is typically the highest indirect spend area for modern enterprises and is also the cost category with the highest potential yield (we average about 33% savings on addressable IT spend). ...

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Top 3 IT Supplier Market Messages for 2023

This will be a tough year for many in the IT industry as companies are challenged on many fronts. However, for those with the fortitude and the right partners - it can also be a transformational year for forward thinking strategic companies. Our Top 3 Market Messages for 2023: 1. Clients are Clamoring for Savings in 2023. What we know - this has largely been brought on by several factors. First, since 2020, with few exceptions, clients have largely been suffering from... rising input costs, and softening business forecasts and the economic outlook for 2023 is dire at worst, and gloomy at best. This is causing many clients to re-evaluate ...

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