Gartner has been one of the prominent voices for the enterprise in recent times , particularly when it comes to weighing up the benefits of vendor consolidation in this cloud-dominated market . In fact , vendor consolidation was one of their Top 7 Trends in Cybersecurity for 2022 , with Susan Moore , Communications Director of Asia Pacific for Gartner , stating in April this year :

“ Security products are converging . Vendors are consolidating security functions into single platforms and introducing pricing and licensing options to make packaged solutions more attractive .

“ While it may introduce new challenges – such as reduced negotiating power and potential single points of failure – Gartner sees consolidation as a welcome trend that should reduce complexity , cut costs and improve efficiency , leading to better overall security .”

As more cybersecurity point solutions come to market , the leading technology consultants believe that security and risk management leaders have reached the tipping point for vendor integration and management , claiming they must ‘ rationalise their information security portfolio to determine if a consolidation strategy or best-of-breed is the right approach ’.

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