Changing vendors: Avoiding pitfalls, IT vendor contract negotiations

T-Blog Editor/ September 14, 2020/ Data center budget and culture, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesNegotiating IT vendor contract terms is crucial for protecting business continuity, physical property and intellectual assets when contracts end. By Stephen J. Bigelow Changing technology vendors seems like such a simple concept. If a vendor is too expensive, unresponsive or not performing well, you can terminate its contract or choose not to renew it in favor of another vendor. Unfortunately,

COVID-19 puts IT infrastructure spending in flux

T-Blog Editor/ September 13, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Covid-19 Global Responses, Data center budget and culture, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs the pandemic continues, research firms state that organizations must realign IT budgets to support projects that maintain operations and put nonessential initiatives on hold. By Meredith Courtemanche The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted 2020 IT infrastructure spending and projects across all types of industries. Months into this abrupt economic and workplace change, and without an end in sight, organizations must make