In February 2023, IBM announced changes to its Passport Advantage Agreement terms that increase customers’ software license compliance burden and risk. In this bulletin, we share what customers can do the mitigate the impact of these changes.
Most enterprises pay more than they should for Microsoft 365. But the rate of overspend has recently reached alarm-worthy levels. This checklist helps IT procurement practitioners identify and remediate overspending on their rapidly changing M365 estates.
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Software license audits are on the rise. Without careful navigation and proper risk mitigation controls, these unbudgeted events can be disastrously stressful and expensive. In this Procurement Foundry panel discussion, we discuss what’s driving this increase, which software estates are most susceptible to vendor audits (and why), and what IT procurement practitioners can do to mitigate and remediate compliance risk. Join IT procurement practitioners and experts from GoTo, Firelands, Ocean Spray Cranberries and NPI as they share in-the-trenches perspectives and insights on how enterprises can stay ahead of software audits.
Join Jeff Muscarella, EVP of IT and Telecom at NPI, as he shares the three most effective ways procurement practitioners can keep IT costs in check as they balance economic uncertainty alongside IT-fueled business imperatives. In this 30-minute workshop, he discusses how IT procurement can deliver material reductions to software, cloud and telecom spend without negatively impacting operations.
Inflation is escalating – what are you doing within your business mitigate and manage the increases both from suppliers and internally within the business? In this panel discussion, Jeff Muscarella, EVP of IT and Telecom at NPI, joins senior procurement executives from Boeing, HUB International, EIPM and Koerber to discuss how companies can ensure they’re paying a fair price with their suppliers in the current economic climate, how to push back on price increases, and how to negotiate a win/win deal. Other topics explored include: examining contracts/contract language, source diversification, onshore/nearshore/offshore mix, and more.
When it comes to optimizing large software estates like Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce, what is IT procurement’s role? How can practitioners optimize licensing and cost across these complex, mega areas of spend? NPI and Procurement Foundry join IT procurement executives from American Airlines and ADM to discuss where practitioners can make a meaningful impact, tactics and best practices they can deploy, and in-the-trenches insights into common challenges and opportunities.
What can you do to improve the outcome (and cost) of your Software Renewal agreements? NPI and Procurement Foundry join IT procurement executives from Walmart and Transamerica to discuss advice, challenges and best practices for knocking software renewal negotiations out of the park.
In 2022, companies will move more of their IT ecosystem to the cloud. NPI and Procurement Foundry join IT procurement executives from Walmart, MassMutual and Allegis Group to discuss important considerations, challenges and opportunities for cloud spend management. Topics include: How can IT buyers can get more value out of their cloud spend? What are best practices for negotiating and managing spend on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and others? And how can customers leverage their existing spend footprints with vendors to secure best-in-class pricing and terms?
NPI and Procurement Foundry join executives from Gap, Inc. and Intuit to discuss the complex category of telecom sourcing and cost management. Hear real-world insights on how the telecom landscape is changing relative to cloud services, what internal best practices companies are using to centralize and manage telecom spend, and tips for more effective control of telecom costs.
How can IT procurement teams optimize pricing and terms during every purchase and renewal event? Join us at Procurement Foundry’s Dollars & Sense conference as we provide an informative exploration of IT vendors’ sales playbooks and how buyers can respond to ensure they only buy what they need, when they need it and at the best price.
Join IT procurement experts from Ericsson, Boeing and NPI at Procurement Foundry’s Dollars & Sense conference as they discuss why pricing analysis and negotiation intel is an important step in the strategic sourcing process.
There are 2 things IT procurement practitioners need to do to optimize their EA for savings and flexibility. Join NPI at Procurement Foundry’s Dollars & Sense conference to learn more.
NPI and Procurement Foundry join executives from ViacomCBS, Pacific Life and Liberty Mutual to discuss the current state of ITAM in the enterprise. In this discussion, we get “in the trenches” perspectives on a variety of topics and questions, including the definition of ITAM, intersections of ITAM and procurement, how cloud is changing the ITAM landscape, and more.
Ineffective governance of cloud assets is producing toxic IT spend – as much as 30% of cloud fees are estimated to fall into this category. Jim Hussey, SaaS Optimization and SAM Support Service Practice Lead at NPI, joins Procurement Foundry's Mike Cadieux to discuss the challenges behind SaaS asset management, culprits for overspending and how to optimize large SaaS software estates for savings.
NPI is working with Facebook to help the company accelerate the IT purchasing cycle, eliminate overspending and increase buy-side confidence. In this short video, Facebook Strategic Sourcing Manager Raj Patel discusses how the partnership has helped the company achieved 22x ROI and identify savings opportunities on 75% of deals reviewed.
Amid current volatility, today’s IT sourcing pros need to be able to deliver immediate reductions in risk and cost with minimal business disruption while also preparing the business for the next unknown. NPI CEO Jon Winsett and Facebook Strategic Sourcing Manager Raj Patel discuss 5 ways IT sourcing can achieve this objective.
Volatility is reshaping the role and priorities of enterprise IT sourcing, and challenging IT sourcing professionals to rethink how they can support enterprise resiliency. Learn how and why as NPI CEO Jon Winsett and Facebook Strategic Sourcing Manager Raj Patel discuss.
Today’s IT sourcing pros must deliver reductions in risk and cost – as well as prepare for the next unknown. NPI CEO Jon Winsett and Facebook Strategic Sourcing Manager Raj Patel discuss how to overcome these challenges in today’s business climate.
Not every portion of every company’s Microsoft estate requires software assurance. But how do you know if this option is best for your business? Joshua Osborne – an expert in Microsoft licensing and cost optimization – discusses different factors to consider when evaluating whether to drop software assurance.
What is a Microsoft Licensing Statement? What does it tell you (and not tell you!) about your Microsoft license entitlements? Join Dan Brewster, NPI’s Microsoft Client Services Director, as he discusses the critical importance of this document, how to interpret it, and how to use it to optimize Microsoft costs.
What are the best practices for keeping up with the changing IT buying landscape? What do the best-of-the-best IT and sourcing teams do differently? Join Spend Matters Chief Research Officer, Pierre Mitchell, and NPI COO, Kim Addington, as they answer these questions (and more) about the new realities of IT sourcing and how to tackle them.
Software license audits are on the rise. Knowing your audit risk (and how to stay ahead of it) is key to avoiding hefty compliance penalties and fees. Join Mike Beals, leader of NPI’s Audit Defense Practice, and Dan Brewster, a Microsoft licensing and audit expert, as they discuss the top myths and pitfalls to avoid during a software license audit.