"We in IT are in the business of change, but we don't like change ourselves. The world is changing and we need to be ready," says Glenn O'Donnell.
Part Three—Vendor Consolidation
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Are your vendors simplifying or complicating your life? Are your software license contracts under control? Do you know what your vendor deliverables are and how they are performing? If you need to get a better handle on what's going on with the myriad vendors you are working with, listen in as we talk with Glenn O'Donnell and Jim Grant about saving costs with vendor consolidation.
Bios
(See Part 1 for Bios and Photos)
Questions
- Jim – With that much of the IT budget being spent on vendors, I would think Vendor Management is an area where customers could see some significant cost reductions from consolidation and managing their vendors and contracts better. What are some of the key features that enable companies to generate these types of savings? So Jim, BMC has helped many companies with vendor consolidation. Can you speak to a few examples that highlight the incredible savings these organizations have been able to attain?
- How is BMC Software best positioned to help IT organizations address their cost reduction mandates, but at the same time position them for growth in the long term?
