RampRate Sourcing Advisors

RampRate is the world’s first software-defined IT sourcing advisory service provider.

Sourcing of IT services in today’s marketplace is challenging and risk-laden for many organizations. RampRate is the world’s first software-defined IT sourcing advisory firm. Our HyperSource.IT! Decision Execution Platform enables IT decision-makers to make optimal sourcing decisions, and to rapidly execute best-cost supplier contracts for outsourced data center, telecom, colocation, hosting, CDN and cloud infrastructure services. RampRate manages billions of dollars in IT spend for some of the most important firms in the world. By leveraging RampRate’s software and services, our clients have saved millions and gained the cost transparency they need to transform and modernize their IT infrastructures. In this highly competitive market, RampRate holds a unique advantage due to its proprietary technology and team expertise. RampRate has performed over 500 IT sourcing transactions including 170 restructures with a 99% success rate. Sourcing specialties include datacenter / Colo, content delivery networks (CDNs), hosting, telecom, bandwidth, managed services, helpdesk / desktop, WAN / LAN, mobile, and server / network hardware. RampRate is engaged with leading companies in industry verticals including media and entertainment, online video gaming, publishing, tech, finance, e-commerce and Web 2.0. We help optimize connections between buyers and suppliers by: • Knowing what services are available from which suppliers • Engaging with the supplier in the proper manner • Matching client needs the to right supplier products, payment methods and terms • Finding suppliers with flexible offerings and transitional services such as mixed colo / cloud and migration services • Matching client service level requirements with supplier managed services capabilities • Normalizing pricing and terms across supplier options to facilitate client consensus and decision= making objectivity In its 14-year history, RampRate has executed and/or restructured IT services contracts exceeding $24 billion delivering 23.8% in savings on average for its clients. In 2013 alone, RampRate handled $4.5B in IT sourcing transactions and has $15B in IT spend restructuring its pipeline for 2014 with an average managed client portfolio of $125 million.