Your organization’s business priorities: When identifying the must-have requirements for your SaaS management platform, align to your organization’s top priorities. According to a survey of IT leaders, the top C-suite initiatives in 2023 include optimizing IT costs and reducing security risks.
Hybrid IT environment support: According to Gartner, spend on SaaS applications was 11% of the total IT budget, compared to 18% for on-premises applications. If your organization has a mixed environment – on-premises applications and infrastructure, SaaS applications and IaaS — it may be ideal to look for a vendor who can help provide visibility and insights across all technology domains.
Global support: Because SaaS management is such a big problem, the number of SaaS management platform (SMP) vendors has exploded. Many of these vendors only serve certain countries or size organizations. If your organization is global, either through organic growth or via M&A, it is important to choose a vendor who can support your current and future requirements.
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