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Report:Database Appliances Are Gaining Momentum In China

Hardware-Centric Solutions Continue To Have Strong Local Appeal

Mature IT customers in China are facing challenges in analyzing large data sets. Demand for database appliances — a combination of hardware and software integrated with and optimized for a...

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Client Inquiry:Cost Capitalization When Renewing Microsoft Enterprise Assurance (EA) Licenses

What is the current thinking on ways to capitalize existing software assurance (SA) components during an EA renewal? Why?

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Tool:Market Presence Distribution Across Regions, By Vendor

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Blog:New Global SaaS Adoption Data Shows Emerging Geographies Embracing The Deployment Model

Forrester recently surveyed nearly 3,000 technology decision-makers worldwide and found that emerging geographies -- Latin America, China, India, Russia -- are heavy adopters of...

Discussion:Creating a Sourcing Dashboard

Folks Has anyone out there developed a 'Sourcing Dashboard' with measures that go beyond the traditional SLA based view of the supplier engagement/performance? We are looking at measures like...

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Report:Case Study: HP Leverages Software Assets To Deliver Business Innovation To Automakers

Global automotive markets are being transformed by the combined effects of environmental concerns, the fast growth of emerging markets, and changing consumer behavior. In particular, the automotive...

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Client Inquiry:Outsource Preparation

What are some key best practices when preparing to outsource?

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Blog:New Year’s Resolution: Sharpen Your Skills To Keep SVM Relevant

 I needed to order a tool from Amazon.com recently, and I was greeted with a “New Year, New You” panel linking me to whole host of exercise equipment targeted to my lifestyle. Same...

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Tool:The Euro's Plunging Value

Discussion:VMO Maturity Model(s)

VMO Partners:  We all work in different industries and most of us have had to "customize" our VMO to support the culture, acceptance/adoption, and business needs of that organization.  With that...

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Blog:Licensing With The Frenemy -- Exploring An IBM Software Audit

I’m conducting research for our sourcing clients about the right approach to take in IBM software audits. In combing through Forrester’s IBM software sourcing inquiries, I’ve found...

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Client Inquiry:PC Pricing And Contracts Trends In The Marketplace

Can Forrester provide benchmark information for PC cost (with volume considerations)?

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Blog:Understanding The Evolving Ecosystem Of Innovation Service Providers

I recently finished the draft of my report on the ecosystem of innovation services providers.  This report, to be published in July, explores the landscape of companies that are unified by a...

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Tool:Enterprises' Buying Intentions For Various "As-A-Service" Offerings

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Report:Software Contract Review Checklist

You've been given a 30-page software contract, with no time to review it properly and an impossible deadline by which to issue a purchase order. Moreover, the contract includes URL links to various...

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Blog:Central And Eastern Europe – Capturing The Imagination Of Services Buyers?

  IT services buyers are changing their buying requirements. Increasing demand for technologies that drive business innovation agendas, from cloud to analytics to mobile, is creating dramatic...

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Blog:How To Navigate Microsoft's Licensing Of BYOD Scenarios

Microsoft is gradually improving the way it allows for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and other scenarios in which many employees use Microsoft on multiple devices. We’re getting growing numbers...

Discussion:SVM Job Board

Offering or seeking advice on professional development? Looking to fill an open position at your organization? Post the job description here! I'm hoping to maintain this as an open thread for all...

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Blog:I'm back...

I am very excited to be back at Forrester. After 2 years of being immersed in the customer experience, I can’t wait to share new insights and advice with both Sourcing and Vendor Management...

Discussion:Investment record keeping

Are there any investment professionals out there who can help me in finding companies which can provide investment document digitizations services. Basically to electronically prepare reports for...

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Report:SVM Is Uniquely Positioned To Connect Innovation Leadership To Innovation Services

Amid the ups and downs of the global economy, the interest in innovation among senior business leadership has only increased. Most CEOs recognize that in a business environment characterized by...

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Discussion:SVM priorities 2012-2014

The SVM team has just published two documents on sourcing and vendor management priorties for the coming three years. Sourcing And Vendor Management's 2012 To 2014 Priorities: SVM's Value To The...

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Blog:Thoughts On Strategic Partnerships From Infosys Leaders And Clients

I’m in Las Vegas attending Infosys’s Connect 2011 client event, and one of the recurring themes in sessions and side conversations has been the nature of Strategic Partnership. The phrase...

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Blog:Mo' Data, Mo' Problems

Big data is a big topic these days, with companies aggregating consumer data and contracting with third-party marketers to mine it.  However, an unforeseen problem arises around unclear data...

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Report:SAP In The Cloud: Market Update And Lessons Learned From Early Adopters

The cloud continues to get a lot of attention — and scrutiny — from IT buyers. Most IT buyers have accepted the value of the cloud for process areas such as human capital management and...

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