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Cost Optimization

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Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive spending and cost reduction while maximizing business value.

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How are U.S. CISOs Addressing Liability Risk?

New regulations taking effect in the U.S. mean that cybersecurity leaders could face legal liability in the event of an incident. What strategies are they using to protect themselves?

How are U.S. CISOs Addressing Liability Risk?

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Are any of your IT budget items recession-proof? Which ones?

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Does your IT team or your HR team absorb the costs of HR technology?

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Do you allocate a specific budget or resources for addressing technical debt?

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Which of your cybersecurity budget items do you consider to be ‘recession-proof’ (if any)?

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What challenges or lessons have you encountered when managing cloud costs within the context of long-term contracts, and how have you addressed them?

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Do you have any pet peeves when it comes to managing cloud costs or things you've noticed others do?

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Have you been able to bring any previously outsourced capabilities in-house using implemented AI solutions?

Yes (please share capability in a comment)20%

We’re currently working on this59%

Not yet, but we’re exploring this possibility12%

No8%

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What measures have you taken to ensure that your organization doesn't encounter unexpected cost increases in cloud services?

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What's your approach to cloud usage forecasting? Have you managed to avoid paying a premium on usage over your contracted amounts?

What are the top challenges you face in managing cloud spending? And how do you expect those might change in the year ahead?

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Has anyone faced what you consider to be higher than necessary software renewal fees this year because of "inflation"? Is this showing up for you as a real problem, or is this just the media blowing it out of proportion?

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The traditional model of device procurement and management is showing its age. We're exploring how Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Windows Autopilot can simplify global device delivery—without owning inventory and relying on build-to-order machines. If there was globally available, enterprise-grade hardware, consistent and reliably available... are you interested to drop "build-to-order" and enjoy "smart buy" options enabled with zero-touch provisioning ?

Yes – get me out of the logistics and stock management63%

Maybe – depends34%

No – we need unique custom specs2%

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What’s the best “data as a product” idea you’ve had or heard of?

Has your org managed to reduce its cyber insurance premium over the past year? (If so, comment to explain how this was achieved if you can)

Yes64%

No20%

I don’t know11%

Org doesn’t currently have cyber insurance4%

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Any recommendations for an out-of-the-box CPQ solution?

In your opinion, what could cloud providers do to truly address cloud lock-in concerns and give you more flexibility as a customer?

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