Core Banking, Vendor Management & Consulting
"VPASS" - Vendor Procurement as a Service
Your FI needs an experienced hands-on experienced partner to help you navigate the complexities and nuances of software vendor selection and negotiation. With 35+ years of expeience from the sales side, we are intimatey familiar with how major core and software vendors negotiate, price and structure service contracts. Bank technology has dramatically changed in the last 5 years and so have the BIG 5 CORE VENDOR's. Having an industry advocate representing your FI can be invaluable. We know the latest vendor news, who is making market leading changes, what ancially solutions integrate of 'play nice" in the API sand box of your core banking vendor why the dominant players charge so much and often deliver sub-standard client care. We don't exist to simply negotiate your vendor contracts and drive down your annual IT vendor bills, we are industry experts you can rely and trust on for valuable information and we exist to serve our clients.
We acknowledge that bank executives know outside of labor or employee expenses, IT expenses are a close second. Year after year and year they see their vendor invoices continue to grow exponentially, we call this "Invoice Creep". We can fix this, and this is just one of the services you will enjoy working with us and thats why we formed Crush I.T. Consulting.
This is how we do it, we have developed a unique and differentiated subscription service called Vendor Procurement as a Service or "VPAAS". VPASS is a living and breathing service designed to provide an FI with the peace of mind that we have their back and are there for them at any time of need. Some of you may know that Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks have a dedicated person or team who's responsibility is to handle IT Procurement and vendor management. Well there are many banks and credit unions that are not fortunate to have these resources. At Crust I.T., we function as you're IT Vendor Procurement & Vendor Management Department.
Call us today and lets set up a meeting to discuss the many benefits of this service.
IT Asset Lifecycle Management
Managing IT infrastructure presents considerable challenges for numerous financial institutions. Through our collaboration with our partner Critical Technology Services, we offer all-encompassing solutions that optimize the entire lifecycle of a bank's IT systems.
Our expertise includes acquiring outdated datacenter infrastructure and providing customized decommissioning services, which encompass unracking and onsite data sanitization For equipment that has extended lead times, we can deliver either new or certified refurbished hardware within 1 to 10 days.
Value Recovery: We offer buyback value for retired servers, networking devices, storage solutions, laptops, and digital signage.
Data sanitization services
Datacenter relocations: Unracking, packing, and insured logistics services.
Datacenter/Client Hardware: New and certified used hardware available for shipment within 1 to 5 days.
Managed Deployment: We handle inventory management, imaging, kitting, and shipping laptops directly to end users. Our goal is to ensure a systematic refresh of all your technological assets, including desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, teller printers, check scanners, and servers. Our managed services can take on these responsibilities on behalf of your bank. Should you need assistance with recycling or acquiring old assets, we are equipped to facilitate this process.
Digital Transformation Consulting
The digital banking landscape is rapidly changing daily and banks need an experienced partner that can guide you through the difficulties of selecting the right vendor for a new digital banking platform solution. Whether you are thinking of converting off a legacy online or mobile platform or desire to modernize your core banking platform, we can help you navigate the crowded vendor landscape and help you choose the right partner.
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