In today's economic climate, reducing costs while making the right sourcing choices is a tricky balance every organization must master to achieve the desired benefits. What's needed is the ability to create vendor relationships that address near-term cost objectives, but also allow for longer-term scalability, enhancements and innovation.
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Sourcing & Vendor Relationships Events
- 9-10 September 2013 | London, UK
- The premier gathering of outsourcing professionals charged with improving business success through sourcing excellence.
Hot topics to be covered:
- Cloud and emerging technologies
- Vendor management of strategic providers
- Business-aligned outsourcing
- Market place trends and the future of IT services
- Contract and pricing structures
- 23-25 September 2013 | Orlando, FL
- The premier gathering of outsourcing professionals charged with improving business success through sourcing excellence.
Hot topics to be covered:
- Cloud and emerging technologies
- Vendor management of strategic providers
- Business-aligned outsourcing
- Market place trends and the future of IT services
- Contract and pricing structures
- North America
- Europe, Middle East and Africa
- 23-25 September 2013 | Orlando, FL
- Gartner Outsourcing & Strategic Partnerships Summit provides an in-depth exploration of the significant developments and trends shaping vendor and strategic sourcing management practices, as well as the sourcing marketplace. The Summit provides CIOs, IT Directors, Sourcing Executives, Procurement Managers and Vendor Managers with a useful set of best practices, frameworks and tools to create long-term impact back at the office.
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- 25-27 September 2013 | Orlando, FL
- This summit creates a setting for the IT financial, procurement and asset management community to connect and share ideas, experiences and best practices on the latest ITAM topics. Focused on practical advice and results, you'll learn about hot topics such as effective cost-savings strategies, evaluating ITAM strategies, asset life cycle management, vendor management, cloud computing and more.
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- 9-10 Septemeber 2013 | London, UK
- Today's outsourcing is all about ensuring business needs are met by building strong relationships with the right providers, capable of delivering high quality products and services from the right locations. Whether you're an outsourcing veteran or a newcomer, the summit is designed to help you achieving success through sourcing excellence.
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- 11-12 Septemeber 2013 | London, UK
- This summit pulls together and creates a setting for the IT financial, procurement and asset management community to connect and share ideas, experiences and best practices on the latest ITAM topics.
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- 5 e 6 de Junho de 2012 | Sao Paulo, Brasil
- Este é o principal evento para CIOs, Diretores de TI e Executivos de Sourcing. Na essência do evento estão estratégias comprovadas que podem melhorar suas decisões e ações de sourcing – imediatamente.
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