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Tackling wasteful cloud usage and exploding cloud spend is the first step of cloud management. The good news: You can stop wringing your hands about the best approach to solve this pain. Cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) tools are genuinely here to save the day. Vendors in this market have solved the right cloud challenge, at the right price point, with minimal red flags to prevent adoption — and we don’t say that lightly.
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Target audience level: intermediate
Vendors mentioned: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, Turbonomic, CloudCheckr, Densify, Nutanix, Replex, and Turbot.
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In our 27-criteria evaluation of cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) providers, we identified, researched, analyzed, and scored the eight most significant players — Apptio, CloudCheckr, Densify, Flexera, Nutanix, Replex, Turbonomic, and VMware.
This report highlights key information on CCMO for infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals leveraging public cloud today.
This webinar was originally scheduled for June 12th, 2025.In today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses must adapt to ever-evolving technological demands. Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the importance of business-optimized networks and how they can transform your organization's efficiency and productivity.Key takeaways: Understand business-optimized networks — what they are and why they matter.Discover benefits of optimization — enhanced performance, security, and scalability.Explore real-world applications — case studies and success stories.Learn implementation strategies — practical steps to optimize your network.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate
End-to-end automation means different things to different people. At its narrowest, it’s going from compile to staging. More broadly, it can encompass the entire software development lifecycle, from collecting requirements to eventual retirement of the product and the infrastructure it runs on. Join Naveen, Chris, and Andrew to learn where to best end — and start — your automation journey.Key takeaways: Learn what end-to-end automation means.Discover how to redefine the boundaries of automation.Target audience level: intermediate and advanced
B2B buyers are rapidly adopting AI-powered search as one of their primary sources of information. Providers will have to shift their marketing strategy to engage buyers in zero-click environments before they arrive at their sites.This webinar looks at how buyers are using AI-powered search, how zero-click search is impacting the revenue engine, and how to coordinate activity across portfolio marketing, content, communications, and digital to engage buyers in this new environment.Key takeaways: Understand how to adjust your marketing goals and strategies for zero-click search.Learn how to measure your performance on zero-click search.Discover digital, content, and messaging techniques for reaching buyers through zero-click search.Target audience level: intermediate
Today’s public sector environment changes daily. Tech leaders in government groups are pushed to maximize the budget they have. The most logical place to start? Portfolio rationalization. Techniques such as project prioritization, resource allocation, and redundancy elimination are essential to streamline operations and enhance overall efficiency. Although these steps will help drive down cost — the goal is creating a more adaptive platform that is responsive to changing needs and capable of integrating advanced technologies, including AI. This AI-ready framework enables agencies to leverage data-driven insights for better decision-making, predictive analytics for future planning, and automation to reduce manual workloads, ultimately driving innovation and delivering superior outcomes for their constituents.Key takeaways: Learn how to assess and rank projects based on strategic importance and resource availability to ensure optimal portfolio composition.Discover techniques to streamline operations by removing overlapping or unnecessary initiatives, thereby improving efficiency.Gain insights into effective resource management strategies that enhance operational effectiveness and drive better outcomes for government agencies.Target audience level: beginner and intermediate
CRM is a critical piece of technology infrastructure that underpins a firm’s ability to deliver next-generation financial services. It connects organizational silos to drive customer and business value. CRMs are integrating AI and adding intelligent agents to boost productivity and deliver personalized customer experiences at scale. This makes CRM an indispensable tool for financial services firms aiming to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and drive growth.Despite the benefits, we often hear that financial services firms struggle to justify the investment in CRM modernization, and firms that have done so say that they’re struggling to extract value. This makes it more important than ever to choose the right vendor. But the financial services CRM market is bifurcating, making vendor choice even harder.Key takeaways: Understand the financial services CRM market, key vendors, and common financial services use cases.Learn how AI (predictive, generative, and agentic) is transforming CRM and what it means for financial services firms.Uncover the mistakes that are leading to the underutilization of CRM by financial services firms.Identify the key considerations that should inform financial services firms’ CRM purchasing decision.Target audience level: intermediate and advanced
Generative AI (genAI) and agentic workflows are roiling technology services markets, overturning the 15-year stability of the prevailing business model. The era defined by time-and-materials pricing, agnostic technology positions, and people-driven business growth is no longer viable. Since the peak growth seen in 2021, the sector has become entirely different.Starting in 2022, four powerful forces began converging to disrupt the services status quo, forcing providers toward radically different choices and reshaping the sector to deliver what enterprises need now.Key takeaways: Learn how four forces shape technology service business models.Find out what separates winners from losers.Explore how, as a buyer of services, you can thrive in a reconstructed services economy.Target audience level: intermediate