Trends Report

Transform Your Infrastructure Ecosystem For Speed And Flexibility

October 27th, 2017
Bill Martorelli, Principal Analyst
Bill Martorelli Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Glenn O'Donnell , Will McKeon-White , Rachel Birrell

Summary

More-flexible sourcing models are now disrupting traditional infrastructure vendor management strategies, so the nature of vendors and vendor relationships is changing. Meanwhile, vendor ecosystems built on the shoulders of a few “strategic” suppliers are collapsing. To optimize customers’ experiences, I&O pros must adapt sourcing and vendor management structures to a different landscape, with self-service and continuous, not sporadic, sourcing as the norm. This report helps you manage this new vendor ecosystem landscape, mixing traditional sourcing and cloud offerings.

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