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The Rise of Cloud Marketplaces as a Procurement Channel for Software, SAAS, and Services Solutions | Blog

Everest Group

Our survey of procurement professionals reveals that, along with maximizing the value of unused spend commitments, cloud marketplaces are increasingly favored as a sourcing and purchasing channel for their ability to streamline acquisition and accelerate time-to-market.

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3 Ways Sourcing Professionals Can Proactively Address Risk

Sarah Holliman

Consider Hurricane Florence or the Northern California “Camp Fire”— the damage from these devastating events will be long lasting to the communities they impacted and the businesses that supported them. Put in context, this translates to roughly five events per day with approximately 25 percent of them requiring an impact notification.

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The synergy between UEM and medical device risk management

IBM Services

Unified endpoint management (UEM) and medical device risk management concepts go side-by-side to create a robust cybersecurity posture that streamlines device management and ensures the safety and reliability of medical devices used by doctors and nurses at their everyday jobs.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Services

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals. And from that group, 71% would pay a premium for it.

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The risk management process for startups that you mustn’t skip

TMS

One of the most important tasks that a project manager must handle is assessing risks. There are pre-set risk management processes that most managers apply in order to run the projects smoothly, without encountering any problems. The basic risk management process contains five core steps.

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Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Procurement | Blog

Everest Group

Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) into Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes can reshape procurement operations. By seamlessly integrating advanced algorithms and machine learning, GAI has the power to transform Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, taking procurement to unprecedented heights of efficiency, accuracy, and innovation.

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Databricks vs Snowflake: A Rivalry to Last or Lunch for Cloud Vendors? | Blog

Everest Group

The sales and technical teams of these vendors bring out challenges in each other’s platforms to clients, such as how Databricks focuses on Snowflake’s proprietary model versus their open-source platform. The general questions on best sourcing methods will always persist irrespective of technology. What will happen?

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