Technology and vendor consolidation: A recipe for growth

From cost-cutting to strategic simplification

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The organisations that will win in 2026 and beyond are not necessarily those spending more on technology, but those spending smarter, writes Russell Andrews

In recent years, our industry has been defined by a familiar set of pressures: margin compression, rising expectations for hyper-personalisation, volatile markets, escalating cyber risk, and an unrelenting demand for digital agility. For a long time, the default response was cost-cutting through workforce reduction. But that lever delivers only finite returns. As its limits become clear, attention is shifting decisively toward technology and vendor consolidation - a move that has evolved from a "good hygiene" initiative into a board-level strategic imperative. The organisations that w...

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