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Report:Inquiry Spotlight: SaaS Pricing And Contracting, Q3 2011

Forrester Sees Spike In Inquiries On Pricing, SLAs, And Vendor Viability

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracting has become more important to organizations; firms are now scrutinizing deals before signing. Why the extra attention? SaaS agreements matter more than ever...

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Report:Emphasize Flexibility In Telecom And Mobility Services Contract Negotiations To Reduce Risk

Processes: The Telecommunications And Mobility Sourcing Playbook

This report is an update to "Emphasize Flexibility In Communications Service Contract Negotiations To Reduce Risk," originally published on October 9, 2012. This updated report outlines Forrester's...

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Tool:Software Companies Disagree On Which Policy Is Fairest

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Report:IT Services Firm Changes: What SVMs Must Know

The Coming Upheaval In Tech Services

Since the end of 2008 and continuing today, sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals have been telling Forrester that they are rationalizing the number of providers they use, renegotiating...

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Report:Demand Pricing That Matches Business Value — The Radical Sourcing Trend For 2013

Landscape: The Strategic Software Sourcing Playbook

This report describes the software pricing and licensing landscape and explains why it makes it so important for sourcing and vendor management executives to implement Forrester's strategic software...

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Report:Business Intelligence Services Pricing And Contracting

New Models Better Align BI Services Buyers And Sellers

Business intelligence (BI) is high on the list of technology investments as organizations try to make informed decisions with the growing masses of data available to them. But several significant...

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Report:Per-Processor Licensing — It's All About Core Values

Software Buyers Should Evaluate The Long-Term Cost Implications Of Software Companies' Differing Approaches To Advances In Chip Technology

What, exactly, is a processor? IT sourcing professionals are finding it increasingly hard to answer this apparently simple question when applying their "per-CPU" hardware-based software license...

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Report:Rimini Street Challenges Big Software Maintenance Fees

The Company Proposes To Reduce Your Oracle And SAP Maintenance Costs By Half, But Is It Right For Your Organization?

The popularity of Oracle and SAP software is clear. All you need to see is their long client list and substantial revenues to know they are giants in the technology marketplace. But their high...

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Report:Service Pricing Models Are The Key To Outsourcing Flexibility

With the right pricing models, sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals can build the foundation for flexibility in infrastructure outsourcing contracts. Flexibility has different flavors,...

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Report:Asset-Based IT Services Shift Service Vendors' Operating Models

Four Crucial Steps To Succeed With Asset-Based IT Services Offerings

Forrrester has previously described why the move to software asset-based offerings has been slow to date and what steps service vendors are increasingly taking in order to successfully grow their...

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Report:Software Pricing And Licensing Trends 2011

Software Sourcing Leaders Should Create Sourcing Strategies That Take Advantage Of Profound Changes In The Software Market

In 2011, Forrester expects to see major changes in the pricing and licensing approaches of traditional software providers. Increasing tension between vendors' insatiable demands for revenue and...

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Tool:Significant Gaps Exist Between Major Software Companies' Approaches To Per CPU