When a professional hockey player chooses his equipment, he doesn’t usually buy all of the items from just one manufacturer. He may, for example, choose a hockey stick from one company, skates from another and a helmet from a third. This is because the player has looked at all of the options and chosen the best equipment to get his best results.
Similarly, your business should be free to source the best equipment for the job, regardless of the vendor. That’s the principle behind vendor neutrality.
“You should find the solution to gets the best results,” says Bob Reitenbach, Vice President of Business Development at True North Solutions. “Vendor neutrality opens up the possibility for custom built systems and technologies that will work for your company.”
Vendor neutrality means that your company chooses the most suitable technology, hardware or software without a bias towards a particular manufacturer or provider. There are several key advantages to designing and using a vendor neutral system.
When you aren’t tied to a particular vendor, you can:
“Vendor neutrality is a key aspect of every system we design and deploy at True North Solutions,” says Reitenbach. “We are purposely structured to provide innovative, thoughtful and client-based solutions. A vendor neutral approach allows us to sit at the table as a trusted partner and make the decision thats best for your business.”