There are three basic legs to my approach that served me well for nearly 30 years as a CIO/CTO: ? Vendor Diversity Avoid single sourcing for technology. Work with multiple vendors for hardware, software and services. ? Vendor Stewardship Insist on open communication, periodic meetings with key account members with minutes and action items, and interim reliability reports. ? Risk Management/Mitigation Conduct an annual assessment of risks and exposures for each vendor. Build and maintain in-house support and service expertise.

Safeguarding against vendor dependencies in critical IT systems involves a multi-faceted approach. Here are several strategies to follow: 1- assess vendor risk 2- diversify vendor 3- establish clear SLAs 4- implement transition plan 5- regular audits and reviews 6- enhance security practices 7- monitor for changes. 8- build in-house capabilities 9- legal protections 10- stay compliant.

One thing you can do is diversify your vendors. Use a multi-vendor strateg to avoid reliance on a single vendor by distributing critical services across multiple providers. This reduces the risk of disruption if one vendor fails.

Diversificar fornecedores, ter planos de contingência e analisar a confiabilidade deles s?o essenciais para proteger sistemas críticos de TI.