Cost optimization and value realization are essential priorities for I&O, Navigating economic uncertainty, inflation, and talent shortages is crucial for success. To meet business demands, it is vital to strategically manage technology sourcing, procurement, and vendor relationships to achieve the best possible cost and value outcomes.
Cloud and AI Cost Management and Optimization
Optimizing Costs and Value
2026 sessions
Cost and Value
- How to Address Risks in Your AI and GenAI Contracts
- Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Management Tools
- FinOps for AI Playbook for I&O
- How Recent Geopolitical Risks Will Impact Cloud Contracts and Costs
- Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle)
- Roundtable: Practical Solutions for Cloud Cost Optimization: Management Practices to Maximize Value
Cloud Computing
- Signature Series: The Future of Cloud in 2031
- Magic Quadrant for Cloud AI Infrastructure
- Cloud & AI Computing Trends for 2027
- Modernize Cloud Strategies for a Fragmented World: Road to Private/Hybrid/Multi/Sovereign Cloud Futures
- Breaking the Reliance on Big U.S. Tech: A 10-Year Roadmap to I&O Sovereignty
- Roundtable: Practical Solutions for Cloud Cost Optimization: Management Practices to Maximize Value
Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI
- Cloud & AI Computing Trends for 2027
- FinOps for AI Playbook for I&O
- Signature Series: The Future of AI Data Centers: 2031 and Beyond
- Navigating I&O Automation in the Agentic AI Age
- From Utilization to Value: Proactive Data Foundations for GenAI Success
- The Strategic Roadmap for I&O in 2031
- Which IT Infrastructure and Operations Roles Will Be Redesigned by AI in 2030
Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management
- Turning the Tables: Strategies for Managing Toxic Vendor Relationships
- How Recent Geopolitical Risks Will Impact Cloud Contracts and Costs
“As systems grow more complex, cost optimization is essential. With future IT talent shortages expected, I see AI agent adoption as urgent, and found the guidance on implementation and cost optimization very helpful.”
Group leader, Banking, Finance and Insurance
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