a familiarity with your vendors goes a long way toward negotiating favorable terms and pricing.
“The more your vendor understands your business, the more likely there will be an opportunity for negotiation, especially with cloud providers,” Jensen says. “Vendors are constantly adding new ways for businesses to save money and reduce cost, and partners can help guide you through the complicated process. But you have to be pretty far along with your cloud optimization process to benefit from those organizations.”
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Nancy Fonseca, senior manager of global partner marketing at Aerospace & Defense (AD), has a long history of working in FinOps. The aerospace giant is both a Bluemetrix client and a close partner of Werner Alleweldt, the company’s chief technology officer.
After receiving an invite to speak at a conference in Denver, Colorado, Fonseca jumped at the opportunity to attend AltConf by Rackspace. ?
They’re both “incredible” people, but Fachaoch wasn’t previously familiar with Nancy and AltConf notes. This was Fonseca’s first AltConf, and she says she was particularly impressed by the warm atmosphere:
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