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title: NET(net) IT Supplier Optimization Newsletter - July 2023
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Insight and articles on Oracle, Datadog, Mainframe, Supplier Disruption for 2023, Crowdstrike and Data Gravity issues with Cloud providers.

| View in browser The NET Effect Newsletter July 2023                IT Supplier News, Insight, and Market Intelligence. New original articles in this issue: Disrupting Disruptive Behavior Top 5 Ways to Save on Crowdstrike Oracle on the Hunt for New Money Top 5 Ways Cloud Providers Can Solve the Challenge of Data Gravity Top 5 Ways to Save on Datadog NET(net) Series on Optimizing Mainframe - Part 5   Scroll Down to Read More: Doing the same things and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity, at least according to Albert Einstein. Engaging with suppliers in 2023 requires a different approach otherwise, you can expect price increases of 20% or more on your renewals!   Click below to read full article: Read Article In this review of Crowdstrike, we review their history, top competitors, the market landscape and most importantly, how you can save when working on renewals, new purchases, or navigating M&A activity.   Click below to read entire article:  Read Article With Oracle Cerner integration going slowly and as expected, most valuable and highly skilled resources are leaving the organization, the acquisition has not delivered (yet) the value Oracle has been expecting. See our post from 2021 on this topic here.   As always, Oracle is not waiting and are on the hunt for new revenue.  With Oracle this can take many different and subtle paths.  So, what can you do and what do you need to know?   Click below to read the entire article: Read Article While cloud adoption has been growing rapidly since before the pandemic, in recent years, there are signs of a slowdown in the overall rate of growth. Several factors contribute to this trend: Price shock, workload suitability, complex migration challenges, and the nescient nature of cloud cost optimization services.   In this article we review all the above and discuss the concept of Data Gravity - what it means and how it impacts your Cloud spend.   Click below to read entire article. Read Article Many client organizations buy a Datadog subscription (at least initially) to monitor cloud application performance to identify and reduce cloud costs (generally as a result of inefficient processing). As time goes on, and the client organization expands its use of monitoring, these costs start to stack up. At some point, clients start wondering, ‘who is the Datadog for my Datadog’!? If you’re getting rolled by your Datadog subscription, you just may need to get that dawg in you. For real!   Click below to read entire article. Read Article When it comes to Mainframes, NET(net) sees incredible savings opportunities in 2023. Not since 2008 has there been as much downward pricing pressure on technology incumbents, and we believe meaningful savings targets can be achieved, but due to the market conditions, technology incumbent suppliers are seeking to increase prices and will be highly disruptive to any cost savings agenda, so it will require a commitment to do the hard work to realize meaningful reductions.   In case you missed our previous installments, take a look back at our previous posts: Part 0 (Feb 1): Price Benchmark Your Mainframe Costs Part 1 (Mar 1): Optimize Mainframe Licensing Part 2 (Apr 1): Minimizing MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second) Part 3 (May 1) Optimizing MLCs Part 4 (June 12) Upgrading Your Operating Environment Click below to read part 5: Read Article Read how one Client saved $22M USD in Annual Savings with NET(net) on AWS: Schedule a meeting See Our Newsletter Archive Did this get forwarded to you? Sign Up To Our Monthly Newsletter Here NET (net), Americas, EMEA, APAC, +1 616-546-3100 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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