--- title: Newsletter Archive description: NET(net) Newsletter Archive. News on Strategic Suppliers like Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Salesforce, Dell, EMC, and many more. image: https://www.netnetweb.com/hubfs/iceland%20team%202017.jpg --- This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Newsletter Archive [![Subscribe to Newsletter](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/732767/7234db1f-c91b-40ea-b44b-e5bd6ac9f656.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/732767/7234db1f-c91b-40ea-b44b-e5bd6ac9f656) ##### 2026 ##### 2025 ##### 2024 ##### 2023 ##### 2022 ##### 2021 ##### 2020 ##### 2019 ##### 2018 ##### 2017 ##### 2016 ##### 2015 #### May 2026 A Note from Kellsey Le, NET(net) CEO: Strength in Relationships How You Can Tame AI-Driven IT Costs Before It Eats Your Entire 2026 Budget Oracle's Java Audit Tour: "We're Just Checking In" Microsoft's July Pricing Cliff is Just Six Weeks Away: Are You Positioned? [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-market-news-may-2026?hsLang=en) #### March 2026 The AI Contracting Problem: Why Most Companies Are Flying Blind The Mid-Year Renewal Window: A Leverage Moment Most Companies Miss Your CSP Is Not Your FinOps Partner - Why That Distinction Matters Tech News that Matters from Around the Web [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-march-2026?hsLang=en) #### February 2026 2026 IT Budget Surge: Ensuring ROI Over Vendor Windfalls Microsoft's 'Retail for All' Pricing Reset SAP Finance Cloud: Breaking Free of Legacy Chains [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-february-2026?hsLang=en) #### January 2026 - Consulting Independence: A Note from our CEO - The IBM - Confluent Collision: A NET(net) Survival Guide - The Quantum Apocalypse Isn't Coming: It's Already Here - Z17 Shackles: The IBM Mainframe Negotiation Playbook [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-january-2026?hsLang=en) #### November 2025 - A Thanksgiving Message from Kellsey Le - CEO - Fiscal Year End Squeeze from IBM, SAP, Workday, SF and Rackspace - Microsoft Overhauls AI Agent Foundry - More Consumption Traps [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-november-2025?hsLang=en) #### October 2025 - Record Cloud Scale in 2025: Usage Running Wild - Outsmarting Suppliers at Year End - The Analyst Illusion: How Big Analyst Firms Keep You Chasing Ghosts [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-october-2025?hsLang=en) #### September 2025 **Dissecting Workday's New AI Credit Model** **Navigating the Wild West of Enterprise AI Spending** **Taming the IT Beast: How CFOs and CIOs are Taming Costs in Economic Storms** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-september-2025?hsLang=en) #### August 2025 **Microsoft's Cynical Pricing Overhaul for Subscription Agreements** **Hard Dollar IT Cost Reductions: Battle Tested Strategies** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-august-2025?hsLang=en) #### July 2025 **A Message from our CEO, Kellsey Le** **Salesforce, ServiceNow and Others are Perfecting the Art of Lock-In** **The Disruptive Surge in Infrastructure Managed Services** **Top 10 Must Have Clauses to Crush Your MSP Negotiatians** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-july-2025?hsLang=en) #### June 2025 **IBS's Acquisition of Datastax** **Mastering OpenAI Deals** **Navigating Emerging Tech Suppliers: Quantum, 5G and Spatial** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-june-2025?hsLang=en) #### May 2025 Salesforce Acquisition of Informatica Breaking Free from Contract Lock-In Navigating the High Cost of Akamai 12 Mistakes to Avoid with New Supplier Relationships [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-may-2025?hsLang=en) #### April 2025 Fight Tableau's SaaS Squeeze Microsoft Calling: SPLA Changes Coming Soon Dave Young Retires from NET(net) Broadcom and VMware Guide [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-april-2025?hsLang=en) #### March 2025 Time is Now for IT Leaders to Act Boldly in Strategic IT Agreements European Tech Leaders Mitigating Geopolitical Risk NET(net) Welcome's New Member of Team [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-news-and-optimization-newsletter-march-2025?hsLang=en) #### January 2025 SAP Extension of ECC Support to 2033 Breaking the JAVA Monopoly AI Hype a Menace to IT Leaders [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-february-2025?hsLang=en) #### December 2024 **Top 10 Round Up from 2024 Articles** **Most Read Year End Edition** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-dec.-2024?hsLang=en) #### November 2024 Fiscal Year End for Suppliers and What to Expect: SAP AWS and GCP IBM [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-november-2024v2?hsLang=en) #### October 2024 Cybersecurity Threats and Ransomware Attacks: A Growing Menace Workday Sentiment Analysis Revolution or Obsolescence: Tech Vendors are Redefining Industry [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-october-2024?hsLang=en) #### September 2024 SaaS Subscription Squeeze The Insidious Mask of the IT Channel Top 5 Ways to Expose Traps and Hidden Costs in IT [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-september-2024?hsLang=en) #### August 2024 Five9s Five Alarm Fire Teradata Surviving on Tyranny and Mysticism  Surviving the Broadcom Takeover of Carbon Black [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-august-2024?hsLang=en) #### July 2024 4 Part Series on Current State of Supplier Price Gouging: Part 1 - Supplier Sneaky Tactics to Jack Up Costs Part 2 - Money Grab - Newly Invented and Outrageous Fees Part 3 - Value Grab Report - Scorecards on Value Draining Suppliers Part 4 - The Worst IT Suppliers of 2024 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-july-2024?hsLang=en) #### June 2024 AI Hype - Back to Reality? NetSuite's Trojan Horse for Mid-Market Customers How QAD Stacks Up   [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-june-2024?hsLang=en) #### May 2024 Are Citrix Subscriptions Burning Bridges? Veeva - Pirating the Seas of Life Sciences Azure Optimization Challenges Gen Digital: Potential Competitive Alternative? [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-may-2024?hsLang=en) #### April 2024 Market Alert: Oracle Fiscal Year End May 31st Portfolio Management Software Optimization Salesforce Shows Hand in Growing Market for Data Integration Needs by Targeting Informatica HashiCorp - an Open Source Darling or IBM's Next Disaster [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-april-2024?hsLang=en) #### March 2024 Top 5 Ways to Slash TIBCO Costs Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) Market VMware Infographic - Prepare to Pay More [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-mar-2024?hsLang=en) #### February 2024 Workday Customer Blues NET(net) Launches Mobile App Salesforce in 2024: Innovation Fatigue, Rising Costs, and Your Negotiation Playbook IBM: Top 5 Strategies to Minimize Your Dependency Without Derailing Your Business [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-feb-2024?hsLang=en) #### January 2024 Top 5 Concerns and Countermeasures: Broadcom's Acquisition of VMware Digital Transformation Strategies to Unlock for Prosperity in 2024 Digital Transformation: Procure to Pay with AP Automation [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-january-2024?hsLang=en) #### December 2023 The January 10 Infographic Saving on Mainframe - Part 10 of 10 NET(net)'s Best of 2023 Summary [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-dec-2023?hsLang=en) #### November 2023 Broadcom Completes its Acquisition of VMware...Now What? Do You Really Need a Microsoft 'CoPilot'? Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe #9 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-nov-2023?hsLang=en) #### October 2023 The Technology Sales Cartel Top 10 Ways to Save on Fortinet  Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe - #8 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-oct-2023?hsLang=en) #### September 2023 How Your **PC Refresh** Cycle Affects Your **Microsoft** Licensing Costs (and a better way to look at it) **Cisco** Acquisition of **Splunk** and What It Will Mean for Customers Top 10 Ways to Save on **Mainframe**: Part 7 of 10 in Series **HashiCorp** Starts Charging for Previously Free Open Source CodeExecutive Moves Roundup: **Disney, Omni Resorts, Eversana, Rite Aid, BJ's** and more... [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-sept-2023?hsLang=en) #### August 2023 Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe: Part 6 of 10 in Series Five Ways to Save on Atlassian Top 5 Ways to Save on Bloomberg Q3-Q4 Market Update on SAP, Adobe, Oracle and Salesforce Executive Moves Roundup: News, Moves and Changes in the C-Suite [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-august-2023?hsLang=en) #### July 2023 Disrupting Disruptive Behavior  Top 5 Ways to Save on Crowdstrike Top 5 Ways to Save on Datadog Oracle on the Hunt for New Money   [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-july-2023?hsLang=en) #### April 2023 Debunking Microsoft Part 2: Licensing Terms Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe - Part 2: Minimize MIPS!  Oracle's JAVA Pricing and Licensing Changes Top Ways to Save on Cloud - Part 3: Repatriating Workloads from the Cloud [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-april-2023?hsLang=en) #### MAY-JUNE Top 8 Reasons Cloud Optimization Will Improve Over Time 2023 Forecast: A Little Less Cloudy Top 5 Ways to Save on ServiceNow, Microsoft and Cisco Mainframe Cost Optimization Series: Part 4 of 10 Part Series [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-june-2023?hsLang=en) #### March 2023 Series: Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe Debunking Microsoft Part 1: FUD Around BYO License to Cloud Top 5 Workloads Not Well Suited to the Cloud - 3 Part Series Oracle 3rd Quarter Results and Your Spend Considerations [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-march-2023?hsLang=en) #### February 2023 Time to Re-do Your IT Services Contracts Top 5 Ways to Save on Kyndryl Top 10 Ways to Save on Mainframe Price Shock of Cloud Cost Series SAP Benchmark Calculator [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-february-2023?hsLang=en) #### January 2023 2023 Market Disruption Major IT Suppliers with Fiscal Year End - Time to Act Now Docusign Analysis Crowdstrike and Veeva Fiscal Year End  [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-january-2023?hsLang=en) #### December 2022 Is There a Crack in the Rock That is Workday? Stop Overpaying for Salesforce VMware and Broadcom Acquisition Coupa Acquired  Okta and Anaplan Fiscal Year End [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-net-effect-newsletter-december-2022?hsLang=en) #### November 2022 Taking the Spin out of Oracle's Growth and What it Really Costs You Calling all Mid-market Organizations Challenged with Reducing IT Spend, Learn How to Save on IT Like the F500 Do Oracle Cerner Merger 6 Months Later and NET(net)'s Predictions  [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-november-2023?hsLang=en) #### October 2022 6 Questions with Microsoft Practice Leader, Scott Braden Oracle's War in Rimini Street, third Party Support, and What it Means for You NET(net) Announces Relationship with ASUG = Americas SAP User Group [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-optimization-newsletter-october-2022?hsLang=en) #### September 2022 Be Skeptical of IT Suppliers Raising Prices with Inflation Excuses Healthcare Industry Financial Systems Worsen; But a Cure is Available What is Your Cloud Migration Readiness? The RaaP Podcast, Featuring Mike Welsh [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-september-2022?hsLang=en) #### August 2022 Qualtrics: SAP's Latest Deal 'Stalking Horse' NET(net)'s Proprietary SAP Calculator Europe's Growing Energy Crisis and the Impact to Your Cloud Capacity and Pricing [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/sap-customers-are-facing-some-difficult-hardships-of-late?hsLang=en) #### July 2022 What is a Cloud Cost Audit?  How Can it Shield Your Organization from Economic Pressures? Using IT Savings to Boos Productivity and Mitigate Recession Risks Your Cyber Security Stack May Become Irrelevant Thanks to Quantum Computing [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-july-2022?hsLang=en) #### June 2022 NET(net) in the Private Equity Industry Six Things You Haven't Done to Optimize Microsoft Costs  State of the HCM Market - Where's the Money Going? [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-june-2022?hsLang=en) #### May 2022 IT Cost Reduction: You Don't Need Another Superhero CEOs: #1 Action You Can Take to Protect Your Organization from the Looming Recession Don't Let Microsoft Surprise You at Year-End [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-may-2022?hsLang=en) #### April 2022 Memo to CFOs: 6 Things IT Didn't Tell You About Microsoft Spend Is Your Digital Strategy 5G Ready WIN(win) Client Dashboards Reduce Cloud Computing Spend [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-april-2022?hsLang=en) #### March 2022 Oracle Innovation: Costing Customers More While Getting Less Netsuite in the Modern Enterprise Guide to Selecting the Right Microsoft LSP Top 5 Reasons the IBM Mainframe Empire Will Strike Back [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-mar-2022?hsLang=en) #### February 2022 4 Part Series on IT Services Suppliers Oracle Planning and Resources  Breaking! Mainframe is not dead! [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-supplier-mgt.-and-insight-newsletter-feb-2022?hsLang=en) #### January 2022 Insight on FYE deals for Salesforce, Workday, VMware, Splunk, and more Our Top 5 Technology Research Firms for 2022  Watson: IBM's Healthcare Moonshot Flatlines  [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-jan-2022?hsLang=en) #### December 2021 NET(net)'s Most Read Articles  of 2021 NET(net)'s Most Used Vendor Tools for 2021 Oracle Acquires Cerner: Healthcare Customers Are About To Shed Blood  [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-dec-2021?hsLang=en) #### November 2021 Microsoft Still the Audit Leader Microsoft Evolution from Disruptor to Dominator CRM and Marketing Platform Opportunities Post-Pandemic [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-november-2021?hsLang=en) #### October 2021 **Calling All Budget Heroes: Seven Major Suppliers and Strategies for Extracting Year-End Value (SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and more)** **5 Q4 Strategies Suppliers Use Against You** **12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series** [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-october-2021?hsLang=en) #### September 2021 International 2022 Budget Planning: Like a Bad Hangover, Did You Wake Up and Wonder Where Your Money Was Spent? Negotiating Cloud Infrastructure Agreements Microsoft Price Increases and Term Changes [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-september-2021?hsLang=en) #### August 2021 Cloud Lock-In: A Risk to be Avoided Is 'Overspend' Culture Impeding Your Transformation Efforts? 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Tips: Number Eight: Elastic IPs [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-august-2021?hsLang=en) #### July 2021 Oracle's Latest Rebate/Credit Scheme That Will Ultimately Cost More HCM/HRMS: UKG - Kronos and Ultimate Software Merger One Year Later - What You Should Know Cyber Security: Punching Above Your Weight with MSP/MSSPs [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-it-savings-and-insight-newsletter-july-2021?hsLang=en) #### June 2021 Bloomberg: Top 5 Reasons Why the Bloomberg Empire Will Fall Hidden Costs in Your IT Agreements: Beware the "I" Word Our Top Cyber Security Firms for 2021 12 for '21 Cloud Savings Tips: #6 and #7 Financial Services Series: How Lemonade is Disrupting the Insurance Industry [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-june-2021?hsLang=en) #### May 2021 Microsoft as Your Security Solutions Provider...Do You Really Want That? eBook Guide to Savings Big with Cloud Cost Optimization Oracle: A Culture of Fear at Oracle Infrastructure Unit? 12 for '21 Cloud Savings Tips [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-may-2021?hsLang=en) #### April 2021 12 for '21 Cloud Tips #3: Demand Management Top 4 Technology Review Platforms (Out of 100!) Migrating Oracle Workloads to AWS or Oracle Cloud: Size Matters Veeva Systems: Key Advice Before Your Next Deal is Signed Top HCM HRMS Suppliers of 2021 - A Review [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-april-2021?hsLang=en) #### March 2021 Can the Bloomberg Ghouls be Stopped? Top 10 Suppliers to Watch for 2021 TMS (Treasury Management Systems) Landscape and Options Cloud Optimization Series: 12 for '21 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-march-2021?hsLang=en) #### February 2021 AWS Update and 2021 Market Forecast IBM's Diminishing Role in the Enterprise Time to Extract Value from VMware Will SAP's Rise Be Your Downfall? [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-february-2021?hsLang=en) #### January 2021 Oracle Audits the World Microsoft: Opportunity in Chaos 12 for 21 Cloud Optimization Series: Shut it Off [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-january-2021?hsLang=en) #### December 2020 Industry Megatrends 2021 eBook SolarWinds Hack and What You Need to Know Four Ways to Find Savings and Reduce Opex [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-december-2020?hsLang=en) #### November 2020 AWS Outages are a Warning to Plan Ahead Salesforce 2020: Updated eBook, 'An Inside Look at Salesforce Free Pricing Benchmark Tools for Salesforce, VMWare, and AWS [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-november-2020?hsLang=en) #### October 2020 Microsoft Security and Compliance Driving Consolidation (and cost) Oracle Sales Silos and How They Can Work Against You Cloud Resource Center [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-october-2020?hsLang=en) #### September 2020 Cloud Benefits: Diminished or Eliminated Without Governance Cloud Cost Optimization: Moving Mountains with Shovels Microsoft Alert: SLAs and Outages NET(net) Case Studies [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-september-2020?hsLang=en) #### August 2020 Five Ways Your Cloud Gets Wasted NET(net) Announces New Board of Advisors Appointment Multicloud: A Definitive Guide [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-august-2020?hsLang=en) #### July 2020 SAP: Time to go Back to School on Licensing Changes Ways to Terminate Your  IT Services Agreement Beware Cloud Vendor Pricing Calculators SAP Resources [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-july-2020?hsLang=en) #### June 2020 Cisco in Focus: Time for Bold Action Financial Services: Biggest Risk - Reputation Loss Cisco Resources [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-june-2020?hsLang=en) #### May 2020 Cloud Cost and Related Myths That Can Cost Millions DaaS - Considering Desktop as a Service? Beware Supplier Offers During Pandemic [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-may-2020?hsLang=en) #### April 2020 Java: Like Being Free, But Oracle Instead Look That Gift Horse in the Mouth HCM Customers: Three Warning Signs to Look Out For from Your Provider Rundown of COVID-19 Content [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-april-2020?hsLang=en) #### March 2020 Free Software Offers for Business During Pandemic Managing IT Spend in a Pandemic 4 Tips to Save with Microsoft [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-march-2020?hsLang=en) #### January 2020 Countdown of Oracle's Most Egregious Terms and Conditions: Part I - Audit Clause Kill the AWS Zombies! Oracle 2020 Series: Audit Outlook C-Suite on the Move [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-january-2020?hsLang=en) #### February 2020 IBM's Ginny Rometty: Sinking Ship SOC (Security Operations Center) Outsourcing NET(net)'s Savings Cloud [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-february-2020?hsLang=en) #### November 2019 Countdown of Oracle's Most Egregious Terms and Conditions: Part II - Auto Install Financial Services: If You Read it in the Newspaper, It's Too Late Multicloud Series Part III: Application Portability C-Suite on the Move [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-november-2019?hsLang=en) #### October 2019 Oracle's 12 Most Egregious Terms and Conditions Part 3 MultiCloud Series Part II: Pricing and Product Transparency Supplier Profits and Fiscal Year End Tactics They Use Against You [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-october-2019?hsLang=en) #### August 2019 Oracle's 12 Most Egregious Terms and Conditions #5 Cisco Enterprise Agreements: Where's the Beef Oracle Directors Give Go Ahead for Shareholder Lawsuit [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-august-2019?hsLang=en) #### September 2019 Oracle's 12 Most Egregious Terms and Conditions #3 Multicloud Strategy Series: Part I Funding Innovation by Unlocking Value from Current Spend [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-september-2019?hsLang=en) #### July 2019 Oracle's Most Egregious Terms and Conditions #6 Thrive Ultimatum Part II - Disruptive Technologies How Deutsche Bank Plans to Cut Spending and Modernize Infrastructure [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-july-2019?hsLang=en) #### June 2019 Supplier Market Update: Huawei Oracle's Most Egregious Terms and Conditions: #7 SAP Confusing Licensing re: HANA [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-june-2019?hsLang=en) #### April 2019 Oracle Series: 12 Most Egregious Terms, Number 11 and 12 Financial Services: A Journey to World Class IT Outsourcing VMware Benchmark Tool [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-april-2019?hsLang=en) #### May 2019 Executive Announcement for LATAM Oracle Series: 12 Most Egregious Terms, #9 Microsoft Fiscal Year End [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-may-2019?hsLang=en) #### March 2019 Blockchain Supplier Invoicing Software License Dis-Entanglement in M&As HCM Software: Breaking Down the Top 5 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-march-2019?hsLang=en) #### February 2019 Software Audits: Top 10 Audit Crazy Suppliers 2019 Oracle Getting Sued Again WIN(win) Updates and Enhancements [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-feb-2019?hsLang=en) #### January 2019 **Digital Transformation for Financial Services: **'Winter is Coming'. **Oracle: **So, you think you know SIA?  Think again. **Forbes:** Top 10 Strategic CIO Priorities for 2019 **Thrive Ultimatum 2019: **Thrive Ultimatum - The Digital You Must Do [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-jan-2019?hsLang=en) #### December 2018 NET(net) Year End Resource Guide: Original 2018 Articles and Whitepapers Video Series and Benchmarks [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/the-netnet-newsletter-dec-special-edition-resource-guide?hsLang=en) #### November 2018 SAP at Year End: Pitfalls and Opportunities Salesforce: Stronger (and more expensive) than ever. Steven Zolman: The Thrive Ultimatum - The Digital You Must Do [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-november-2018?hsLang=en) #### October 2018 Thrive Ultimatum Series Part I: The Digital You Must Do NET(net) Client PRA Health Recognized by AHL Magazine SAP Indirect Access Charge Legality Questioned in Germany [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-october-2018?hsLang=en) #### September 2018 5 Q4 Sales Strategies Suppliers Use Against You Defending Yourself from an Oracle Audit Salesforce Dreamforce 2018 [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-september-2018?hsLang=en) #### August 2018 Microsoft Pricing Alert: Changes that take effect Oct 1, 2018 HCM 'Bewares': What to watch out for in sourcing HCM ICYMI: NET(net) Named by CIOReview a Top Banking Tech Provider [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-august-2018?hsLang=en) #### July 2018 CIOReview Names NET(net) 2018 Most Promising Service Provider Microsoft Pricing Updates AWS Escalating Consumption Costs [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-july-2018?hsLang=en) #### May 2018 Financial Services: Enemies at the Gate Whitepaper: Top 10 Ways to Defend Yourself from a Technology Supplier Audit Hiring a CIO - What Companies Are Really Looking For [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-may-2018?hsLang=en) #### June 2018 5 Ways You Lose Technology Deals Negotiating Cloud Agreements How CIOs Can Last Longer Than 4.3 Years [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-june-2018?hsLang=en) #### April 2018 GDPR Opportunities Oracle Fiscal Year End - What to do now? Cloud Revenue Leaders [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-april-2018?hsLang=en) #### March 2018 SAP Maintenance and Support for the Zombie Hordes Oracle Audits Will Get Worse in 2018 CFO Take on How to Make the CIO/CFO Relationship Work [ Read More ](https://optimize.netnetweb.com/netnet-technology-newsletter-march-2018?hsLang=en) #### February 2018 Optimizing IT Spend in Banks to Improve Efficiency and Fund Innovation Can Oracle Compete in the Cloud Wars? 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