Optimize IT Operations with Effective Vendor Management

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT podcast, brought to you by Device42, features Scott Bickley, Advisory Practice Lead at Info-Tech Research Group, discussing how effective vendor management is essential for optimizing IT operations while ensuring compliance, security, and cost efficiency.

As organizations increasingly depend on third-party vendors, managing contracts and relationships becomes critical for safeguarding IT environments and driving operational excellence. In this episode, Scott shares actionable strategies for mitigating security risks, improving audits, and fostering vendor collaboration to achieve business goals.

Key topics include:

• The evolution of vendor management and its role in modern IT.

• Balancing compliance, security, and cost control with strategic vendor relationships.

• Recognizing red flags in contracts and addressing third- and fourth-party risks.

Tune in to learn how businesses can leverage vendor management to stay secure, compliant, and agile in today’s digital landscape.