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The Myth:

We control our vendor/product strategy

Reality: the marketplace drives

the impact of vendor and product consolidation

beware of the empire builders

We like to think that we are in control of our iT strategy, carefully choosing our products, vendors and providers to fulfil our Grand Designs. But there can be Hell to pay when our well-planned roadmaps are threatened by the sudden merger or acquisition of a key vendor or

The Myth:

our old iT management models are still good

Reality: iT needs a whole new management mind-set

managing right-sourced iT

get me my broker

The old Command and Control model of iT management, with an army of dedicated professionals arrayed neatly in ranks, is desperately outdated in the world of iT, where services are delivered through a complex matrix of providers. This new order needs a new management model [...]