CIOs face a difficult task, when emphasis is put on saving on IT, while IT is to be used to save in business or innovation to keep business alive. Services like Uber have shaken stable businesses in many business sectors and it seems that no sector is safe – without innovation, a company can suddenly go bust. Therefore, the following aspects must be distinguished:
"Speed is the new currency of business" (M. Belioff – CEO of Salesforce)
Source: Gartner *
If we want to maintain continuous cost optimisation, the follwing fundamental principles should be observed in companies according to Gartner:
Ways to achieve it:
Optimization phases:
Source: Gartner *
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** Eg. use certified SAM software (Microsoft, Oracle, Sap, ...)
