Picture above: Kittywake dive site, Grand Cayman.

June 2019 - In this Issue:

• NET(net) Supplier Market Update: Huawei
  • Huawei has been under greater scrutiny with multiple countries placing restrictions on working with them.  Get the latest from NET(net) in understanding the risks and opportunities.
• Oracle Series: Countdown of Oracle's 12 Most Egregious Terms and Conditions
  • #7 - Bundling of Support
• ICYMI: Oracle eBook
  
  • Download our report detailing all 12 of Oracle's Most Egregious Terms and Conditions
• SAP: Confusing HANA Licensing?
  
  • Confusing Cocktail of Document Licensing in SAP's HANA Strategy
• CXO's on the Move
  • Some of June's CXO announcements and appointments

What our Clients Say:

            “Virgin Care engaged NET(net) to review and assist us by leading the negotiations with one of our most strategic suppliers, constituting a projected five year spend of well over £7m. The NET(net) subject matter experts were able to dive in and find inconsistencies in the proposed terms, pricing and project plan that enabled us to drive considerably more business value and savings than had previously been identified. The results were impressive starting with a bottom line savings of over £1m over five years. Equally as impressive was the speed at which we were able to reach an agreed result. Additional services added around Time and Labour, Planning and Budgeting, and additional test environments added significantly to our bottom line results in the engagement. To cap off these benefits, we were also able to mitigate our long term risk with improved pricing for future units which yields additional savings over the long term. In summary we were more than pleased with not only the results, but the professionalism and expertise of the NET(net) staff who was able to dissect a complex agreement, and remake it into an effective partnership model that will drive value for us over the next several years.” 

– Chief Technology and Transformation Officer, Virgin Care Limited 

CXO's On the Move

• Navy Federal Credit Union taps Anthony Gallardy for CIO 
• Global packaging leader TricorBraun has appointed Brett Hecker as Chief Information Officer
• ApprioHealth Adds C-Level Executives, Naming Dinesh Pai as Chief Financial Officer and Michael Wilmoth as Chief Operating Officer
• Nike: Ratnakar Lavu Claims Global Chief Digital Information Officer Position for Nike
• YRC Worldwide has promoted T.J. O'Connor to chief operating officer
• CSAA Insurance Group has named Paul Acevedo executive vice president and chief information officer
• United States Steel Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt announced the appointment of Steven D. Bugajski to Chief Information Officer
• Adam Noble Named CIO Of $9 Billion Veritiv Corporation