Vendor lock-in

Debatably a dramatic headline. But the same issue for the UK Government as well. Also the same issue for businesses.

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You should definitely have the following on a risk register:

➡️ Vendor lock-in - how are you mitigating it and what if you have to move?
➡️ SaaS price increases - related to the above, and it’s beginning to happen. Periodic CBA reviews
➡️ Growth tiering - initially you may take the base offering plus one or two things. But with growth you need more, and that can get surprisingly pricey with SaaS. Consider that at the beginning and keep it under review.

My gut feeling with interest rates remaining high, the big vendors needing cash for the ‘next big thing’ and smaller vendors relying on bigger ones (Azure/AWS - are you asking how they are provisioning?)…there’s going to be a squeeze and if you trap yourself. It’ll hurt.