Vendor Ecosystem Mapping & Benchmarking

In many organisations, the vendor ecosystem grows organically over time. New tools are introduced to solve immediate needs, contracts renew quietly, and services overlap without a clear view of what's truly being used, owned, or delivering value.

As a result, organisations often lack a single, reliable picture of their ICT vendor landscape — including where spend is concentrated, where risk is accumulating, which contracts are approaching renewal, and where duplication or shadow IT is quietly increasing exposure.

Without clear visibility, organisations struggle to optimise cost, reduce complexity, or confidently manage third party risk — and decisions become reactive, often made under time pressure when a renewal or incident forces attention.

Our Vendor Ecosystem Mapping & Benchmarking service provides a structured view of your entire ICT vendor landscape — including software, cloud services, MSPs, contracts, costs, and renewals — so your organisation can see where overlap, inefficiency, and risk are hiding.

We identify duplication, risk concentrations, shadow IT, under utilised services, and opportunities to reduce cost and complexity. This enables your leadership team to make informed decisions about vendor consolidation, optimisation, contract negotiation priorities, and risk reduction — all with a clear understanding of what matters most.

The result is improved operational efficiency, a stronger information security posture, and a vendor ecosystem that supports long term strategic alignment rather than ongoing sprawl.

Instead of uncertainty about what you're paying for, what is renewing next, or where risk is concentrated, your organisation gains a clear, structured view that supports deliberate optimisation. Overlap and inefficiency become visible. Risk hotspots can be addressed before they create disruption. Renewals become planned decisions rather than urgent events.

At Catalyst, we understand how vendor ecosystems evolve — and how quickly they become difficult to manage without structured visibility.

Our advice is grounded in real world experience across managed services, complex ICT environments, and information security. This means we don't just document what exists. We help you understand what it means, where risk and waste are hiding, and how to simplify without disruption.

We know the questions to ask and the hidden costs to look for.

That perspective matters.

This is how we help organisations move from vendor sprawl to a controlled, aligned ecosystem that supports resilience and growth.

If you want a clear view of your ICT vendor ecosystem — and a practical path to reduce cost, complexity, and third party risk — we'd be glad to help.

Explore a way forward with Catalyst. Clear priorities. Trusted advice. Enduring impact.