Cutting Costs
In recent months, the main questions I've had from vendors concern spending. Are firms still spending? What are you hearing in the market? With all the media focus on the credit crunch and turbulent market conditions, it is not surprising that the vendor community, reliant on spending power in the financial community, is increasingly anxious about the future.
But how bad can it be? So far vendors suggest they are not seeing any major differences. Firms are not switching off feeds. The only change
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