IDG Contributor Network: CIO alert: Purchasing is not positioned for emerging IT models

Purchasing has driven substantial costs out of enterprise IT spend, so it has been an important part of IT for the last 15-20 years. That makes it rather like the monster under the bed that figures prominently in American stories because employees tend to look for ways to avoid or fight this monster that imposes disciplines on acquiring goods and services. Purchasing has succeeded in its mission for years, but today it’s in the wrong position for understanding Digital Age integrated servic