{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"IRI","provider_url":"https:\/\/beta.iri.com\/blog","author_name":"Donna Davis","author_url":"https:\/\/beta.iri.com\/blog\/author\/donnad\/","title":"5 Downsides to Megavendor Devotion - IRI","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ijVJ5NIVJB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.iri.com\/blog\/iri\/business\/5-downsides-to-megavendor-devotion\/\">5 Downsides to Megavendor Devotion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.iri.com\/blog\/iri\/business\/5-downsides-to-megavendor-devotion\/embed\/#?secret=ijVJ5NIVJB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;5 Downsides to Megavendor Devotion&#8221; &#8212; IRI\" data-secret=\"ijVJ5NIVJB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/beta.iri.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEGAvendor.jpg","thumbnail_width":581,"thumbnail_height":464,"description":"Very large legacy IT vendors, or what we&#8217;ll call megavendors, provide valuable hardware, software, and services to companies worldwide. Often however, their technical approach, product roadmap, and price point will not be the best fit for your use case. There are also intangible and at times long-term, consequences of expanding megavendor footprints in your shop.Read More"}