Pictured above: The now famous Evergreen owned vessel 'Ever Given' blocking the Suez Canal. Also serves as a timely visual for the often monumental task companies face in transforming the enterprise while saddled with legacy IT and escalating Cloud costs.
March 2021 - In This Issue:
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Bloomberg: Can the White Walker Ghouls at Bloomberg be Stopped (Alternate title: How to Save 30% to 93% on Bloomberg)?
Top 10 Technology Suppliers to Watch in 2021
Treasury Management Systems: Reviewing the TMS Landscape and Options for Banks and Financial Services
Cloud Optimization Series: 12 for '21, Installment Number Two
NET(net) Seeking Three-Legged Purple Turtles
Clients in the News
Clarion Events, London Stock Exchange, CustomInk, Alight, W2O Group, and more...
Can the White Walker Ghouls at Bloomberg be Stopped?
How can you save 30% to 93% on your Bloomberg costs?
The name Bloomberg conjures up images of the Night King himself, but also of the market dominance in the Financial Services industry, of its flagship product, the Bloomberg Terminal. Just whispering the Bloomberg name also sends shivers up the spines of their customers when they think about the exceedingly high costs weighed against the apparently insatiable demand coming from their own traders and the seemingly impossible task of making a dent in the massive cost structure. If you have any doubts about how difficult this can be, just have procurement try to take away one of the iconic dual screen Bloomberg Terminals from a top trader who makes your company millions and millions of dollars by doing deals on his machine and see what happens.
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Working with our Clients during a time of heightened need has given us a unique perspective on the market with an ability to see the Industry in real time and in practical terms.
Being ahead of the market has its advantages in that we can see the ‘up and comers’ emerging; those technology suppliers who are showing up in more Client accounts offering high value solutions with real world application and practical use cases.
In our first ever post of its kind (with more to come), click below to read our list of the Top 10 Technology Suppliers to Watch in 2021.
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Reviewing the TMS (Treasury Management Systems) Landscape and Options
There is not one organization, regardless of their size and industry, that can afford to lose sight of their cash and liquidity positions. And in an increasingly complex business landscape, this can be easier said than done.
In a 2018 survey, a total of 371 Finance Executives (companies with more than $250M in revenue) identified a clear and pressing need to increase their capabilities when it comes to cash management, control management, and overall finance functions.
Therefore, it does not come as a surprise that organizations are looking to invest in Treasury Management Systems to automate, record, and control many core treasury management functions.
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Cloud Consumption Tips: 12 for '21 Number Two, Consolidate
Cloud spend is anticipated to continue its massive growth trajectory for the foreseeable future. However, the spend does not have to match that same growth curve! To help our Clients maintain sound Cloud Optimization programs, we've assembled a series of articles and tips called: 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series (note: request a download of all 21 here).
Consolidating under-utilized and over-utilized instances out of your fleet can be a quick start on the path of cost savings.
By leveraging native analytics, you can generate recommendations toward consolidation (e.g. AWS cost explorer, Azure Advisor, GCP billing, and cost management).
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NET(net) is Seeking Three-Legged Purple Turtles for a New Home
Are you a 3-legged purple turtle? If you are, NET(net) may have a great new home for you.
NET(net) specializes in three-legged purple turtles, rarely found in nature. Yet once discovered, they are highly coveted, protected, and utilized to create disproportionate market value for the exclusive benefit of our Clients.
Why Purple? NET(net) brings together the best of unique talents to create a new species that you can only find here:
Blue for Client Buy-Side knowledge together with the
Red for Supplier Sell-Side expertise, to deliver
A Purple Service specifically focused on IT cost and value optimization
Perfectly balanced to help you get the best of both worlds.
Why three legs? The three legs of our unique purple turtles are:
A strong technical understanding of the supplier technology
A strong commercial understanding of the supplier pricing models
A strong consultative expertise in guiding our Clients on how best to optimize their use and consumption of the technology in a way that provides full business value at minimal costs.
These three attributes (technical, commercial, and consultative) rarely reside inside the same living being, so when we find this, it is truly special and something we cherish (and our clients love).
NET(net) is always on the lookout for talented turtles. We have particularly high demands now in Cloud and SaaS technologies, and in the financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications industries – among others. So if you fit our services delivery requirements and are looking for a new home, let us know; we’d love to welcome you to join our world-class team.
NET(net) is also looking for Commercial Account Managers as our business continues to expand globally. So even if you are not a purple turtle as described above, but know how to work with and utilize them, we have a spot for you too.
