Alsbridge Announces Strategic Partnership with Carahsoft to Provide IT Benchmarking Services to Government Agencies

Award winning benchmarking, sourcing and transformation advisory firm, Alsbridge, Inc., announces it has formed a strategic partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., the trusted government IT solutions provider, to provide IT benchmarking, audit and price check services to government agencies served by Carahsoft.

Alsbridge and Carahsoft will host a one-hour webinar on July 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern during which experts will share analysis of deal pricing trends for IT managed services, insight into strategies to help reduce cost and risk while delivering services efficiently and effectively, and an overview of the State of Illinois case study. To register, please visit: http://events.carahsoft.com/event-detail/3449/alsbridge/

“Carahsoft is a trusted partner for government agencies and educational institutions seeking the most innovative and proven technologies,” said Chip Wagner, CEO of Alsbridge. “We are proud to partner with Carahsoft to further bolster the value and insights government agencies need in order to select and implement the best solutions at the best possible value.

Alsbridge’s benchmarking team and its robust, global benchmarking toolset, ProBenchmark, provide clients the industry’s fastest, most accurate and cost-effective solution for price benchmarks, cost benchmarks, performance benchmarks and contract benchmarks. Founded by leading executives from legacy benchmarking firms, the Alsbridge benchmarking team uses proprietary, patent-pending, parametric models to provide accurate, reliable results that allow clients to rapidly make fact-based decisions. With deep databases of information across functional areas and industry verticals, the team provides IT, finance and sourcing executives with the insight they need to make informed business decisions.

About Alsbridge Inc.

Alsbridge is a global consulting firm that helps companies transform and optimize the way they purchase, manage and leverage technology and business processes. With over 200 global team members serving more than 40% of the Fortune 500 organizations annually, Alsbridge has helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more value from their vendors.  Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary tools and information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for your situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and improve the way you work with your service providers.  Alsbridge clients utilize the most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services, network carrier services, hardware and software, application support and development, business processes and cloud services.

About Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed technology vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of software manufacturers, value-added resellers, system integrators, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company’s dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver VMware, Symantec, EMC, Adobe, F5 Networks, Open Source, HP, SAP, and Innovative and Intelligence products and services, among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry’s fastest growing firms by CRN, Inc., Washington Technology, The Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, and SmartCEO. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.

EDITORS/WRITERS: Journalists interested in covering the above topic or interviewing one of our SMEs may contact:

Laura Mersinger
Office: (214) 696-6410(214) 696-6410

laura.mersinger@alsbridge.com
www.alsbridge.com

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