The Pros & Cons of Vendor Consolidation – Shawn Surber – BSW #310
In a tight economy, security budgets have been under scrutiny. Vendor consolidation strategies are real, but what are the pros and cons of this strategy? Shawn Surber from Tanium joins us to discuss how vendor consolidation is playing out and what to look for. It's not just an expense exercise, it's also a strategic alignment exercise.
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Shawn Surber is Senior Director of Technical Account Management at Tanium. Over his 20+ year career he has worked his way up through the guts of IT, supporting applications, servers, desktops, networks, security, and most importantly, end users. In his work at major healthcare institutions, Shawn led efforts to modernize and operationalize IT Security tools, processes, and policies. At Tanium, he has helped a wide variety of customers achieve a better state of cyber hygiene through effective application of principles of good operational and security practices. A passionate builder of teams and products, Shawn has led product management, technical solutions, and technical account management teams helping guide customers through their digital transformations.
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