Vendor management Questions

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IT sites SOX as reason we can not diag. Dropped packet problem in setting up IP Phone system.
We have wasted 20 hours proving to another IT company that the issues are in their firewall.  They will not let us even see what they are doing…quoting SOX as the reason.  We have finally told the customer that unless we can not see their configuration, they will need to purchase another internet connection and [...]

Answer Question   |  May 4, 2011  1:38 PM
Access Rights, Packet analyzers, Router and switch management, SOX, SOX compliance, Vendor management, Vendor partner business issues
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15 pts.

Options for SAP External Vendor Access to our Internal Data
What options are available to allow external vendors access to our SAP system data related to them?

Answer Question   |  May 27, 2011  1:59 PM
SAP, SAP System Trace, Vendor management
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5 pts.

Advice for handling multiple vendors in storage virtualization
When considering storage virtualization, what is your advice for handling problems that arise across multiple vendors?

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2011  7:36 PM
Storage, Storage management, Storage service providers, Storage virtualization, Storage virtualization software, Vendor management, Virtualization techniques
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975 pts.

When setting up a cluster for failover purposes do you only inclde hardware of one vendor?
When setting up a cluster for the purpose of failover do you only include in that cluster servers made by the same vendor or can you mix vendors? 

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2010  12:59 PM
Clustering, Failover Clustering, Server Cluster, Vendor management, Vendor selection
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820 pts.

Vendor History Report in SAP R/3
I want to “clean up” the Vendor Master Data file.  Which transaction code and what parameters would I use to print a report of vendors who have not been paid for a year or more?

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2010  7:58 PM
SAP, SAP R/3, SAP Vendor Data Model, Vendor management
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5 pts.

Information I should expect when asking a vendor for HW and SW specs
I’ve been asked to ‘get the hardware and software specs’ from a vendor on their document imaging product (a COTS product). The application is currently being hosted in their environment and uses a web browser. When they respond, what information should I expect so that I know I received everything? Thank you.

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  6:28 PM
Product evaluation, Specifications, Vendor management
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5 pts.

When a telecom operator takes over operations without an acceptance certificate
What kind of operational and legal risks would a telecom operator face if it decided to take over the operation and management of its network before issuance of a provisional acceptance certificate to its vendor?

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2008  11:44 PM
Network management, provisioning, Telecom, Vendor management
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1,545 pts.

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