The 2025 Gartner® report: Market Guide for Independent Third-Party Software Support for Megavendors
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According to Gartner ®:
“Software is the second-highest IT spend category, driving sourcing, procurement and vendor management leaders to analyze cost-saving opportunities from independent third-party support providers.”
This Gartner® report, Market Guide for Independent Third-Party Software Support for Megavendors, helps senior IT Leaders like you identify where, and how, you could reduce your software support costs by 50% or more.
From the report:
“Gartner’s 2025 IT Key Metrics data shows that software is a significant spend across industries. It is the second-highest spend category over the five-year period of 2020 to 2024”
It follows…
“In organizations with significant megavendor software portfolios, lower-priced TPSS can offset a significant percentage of the year-over-year annual maintenance and support increases typically imposed by these software vendors.”
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Reference: Market Guide for Independent Third-Party Software Support for Megavendors – Rob Schafer, JoAnn Rosenberger, Adam DeJoy, Ciaran Hudson, Wendy Morin published 27 June 2025.
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