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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.
Einstein Healthcare needed to reduce costs on its Microsoft EA and Server and Cloud Enrollment renewal. But cost reduction was at odds with the need for more functionality. With NPI’s guidance, they were able to meet these competing objectives and enter into a three-year EA with business terms that exceeded Einstein’s expectations.
Download PDFHow does a world-class sourcing team perform even better? It’s a challenge that one of the largest energy conglomerates successfully overcame with the help of NPI. With more than $12 million in annual telecom spending, the company has always been meticulous about the way it sources, negotiates and manages carrier and provider relationships. Armed with NPI’s program, pricing and contracting advice, the company further reduced telecom costs by $1.6 million a year.
Download PDFSkyrocketing telecom costs drove this large community bank’s IT sourcing team to take action. With NPI’s assistance, the bank found cost leakages in a host of areas (MPLS, T1/PRI and MIS) and identified savings ranging from 7 to 77 percent on MPLS, T1 (PRI) and MIS services.
Download PDFThe sourcing team within a large healthcare network suspected they were overpaying for WAN services. That hunch turned into sizeable savings. With NPI’s price benchmark analysis, contract optimization advice, negotiation intel and network grooming guidance, this large healthcare network was able to cut telecom costs by $15M.
Download PDFA world-class healthcare system enlisted NPI to analyze upcoming IT and telecom purchases to be sure pricing was best in class. Backed by NPI’s price benchmark analysis and negotiation intel, the provider was able cut annual IT spend year-over-year, normalize maintenance costs and achieve a 21% cost reduction on a large contact center upgrade.
Download PDFWhen the market took a turn for the worse, this major lending provider needed to find ways to reduce its IT costs without sacrificing performance. NPI helped the company re-engineer key vendor agreements for $3M in savings, greater flexibility and higher performance.
Download PDFTo counter rising Microsoft costs, this healthcare solutions provider turned to NPI for license and cost optimization assistance in advance of a complex EA renewal. The partnership paid off – to the tune of $9 million over the EA term with flexibility to move to Microsoft’s cloud services.
Download PDFThe oil and gas industry is no stranger to volatility. For one company, this volatility (combined with planned M&A activity) made them rethink how to approach two large Microsoft renewals. Guided by NPI, the company saved $17M and achieved the licensing flexibility they would need to support M&A events.
Download PDFWith a large software renewal looming and plans for a data center migration, this large state government needed confidence that their license fees were fair and greater flexibility in contract terms. With NPI’s help, they saved $7M+ on their renewal.
Download PDFWith nearly $20 billion in assets, one of the country’s largest insurance providers needed to rein in rising IT and telecom costs. They added NPI’s price benchmark analysis into the procurement process and 65% of transactions reviewed revealed opportunity for material savings.
Download PDFWith an aggressive expansion plan underway, the CIO of a national retailer turned to NPI to boost the power of its world-class IT sourcing team. The result? More than $8M in savings and more business value for every IT budget dollar.
Download PDFWith more than 5M customers, U.S. Cellular is a growing alternative to the wireless industry’s larger national providers. When the carrier decided to invest in two major software upgrades, they turned to NPI to help define a sound selection strategy, ensure fair market pricing and optimize contract terms.
Download PDFWith a mission to cut IT and telecom costs, construction materials giant LafargeHolcim’s IT sourcing team needed an edge. The company brought in NPI to ensure it was receiving a fair price and best-in-class terms with IT and telecom vendors. The result? Multi-million dollar savings across multiple telecom, hardware and software agreements.
Download PDFOne of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S. has a passion for serious cost-cutting – especially when it comes to IT. Their secret weapon? NPI, which has saved the grocer more than $6M, including 30% reductions in software maintenance fees.
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