Perspective
Vendor sprawl is a technology risk leaders underestimate
Cost and value
The average company manages far more vendor relationships than its leadership team is aware of. Each vendor is a potential security exposure, a contract obligation, a data sharing agreement, and an operational dependency. Vendor sprawl accumulates quietly over time as teams add tools to solve immediate problems without central oversight. By the time leadership tries to get a clear picture, the inventory is complex, the contracts are inconsistent, and some integrations are not well understood by anyone currently at the company.
Further reading · Security Boulevard
SaaS Sprawl Has Become the New Shadow IT
This is the kind of problem I help companies work through.
If technology feels like a black box you keep paying for without clear returns, that is the conversation.
I work as a fractional CIO or CTO for companies that need senior technology leadership without a full-time hire.