Christiaan Murphy

Global Software Category Manager
CGI

Christiaan oversees all software spend within CGI. He has experience in a wide variety of software category management work: managing strategic global software suppliers, negotiating complex software licensing agreements, resolving disputes with software vendors, carrying out in depth analysis on software spend, building savings roadmaps, risk analysis on the software content within new outsourcing deals, managing software sourcing projects and advising business stakeholders on software technology. Having worked in software procurement for over eight years in extremely complex outsourced IT environments, he has become a recognised subject matter expert on software procurement matters. When his busy work schedule allows, he tries to blog and podcast at http://www.softwarespend.com/. Christian will be participating in the Panel Discussion ‘It’s All About The ‘Cloud’ - How Do You Seize The Opportunities But Avoid The Risks?’ on the 6th December.

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Day 2 - Tuesday 6th December 2016

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

16:20 Panel Discussion: It’s All About The ‘Cloud’ - How Do You Seize The Opportunities But Avoid The Risks?

What is the financial case for moving to the cloud? Are the desired cost benefits really being achieved?
Solution providers are publicly marketing cloud as “flexible – scale up scale down” and “only pay for what you need”. However, old habits die hard, and when it comes down to doing the deals, are commitments still king?
What are the hidden costs? Examining connectivity, cloud brokering, and software tools needed – what is the true total cost of the cloud?
How can procurement take advantage of innovations in cloud based solutions and what should its role be throughout the sourcing, negotiating, contracting and ongoing lifecycle process?
The growth of cloud brokering – getting beyond the buzz word and understanding the marketplace and if you can do it yourself
What are the important IT and data security issues and regulations you need to be aware of when migrating to the cloud?