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Don't Let Vendor Mergers Derail Your Data Strategy

70% of organizations will face a critical vendor M&A event in the next 18 months. Get the playbook data leaders are using to navigate consolidation, from the Fivetran-dbt merger to whatever comes next.

The Data Leader's M&A Survival Guide

What's Inside The Data Leader's M&A Survival Guide

When your data vendors merge, you have a narrow window to protect your organization. This guide gives you a systematic framework to turn vendor uncertainty into strategic advantage.

Three-Phase Response Framework

Proven methodology from immediate assessment to strategic execution

Week 1 Action Plan

Critical steps to assess exposure, protect contracts, and brief stakeholders immediately after a merger announcement

Decision Framework Matrix

Clear criteria to determine whether to stay, negotiate, or migrate based on your dependency level

Negotiation Tactics

Specific demands for price protection, enhanced SLAs, and migration assistance during M&A transitions

Financial Impact Modeling

Project costs across stay vs. leave scenarios, including hidden migration expenses

Vendor Question Templates

Exact questions to ask about product roadmaps, pricing changes, and support continuity

Why Download This Guide

Waiting is the riskiest move. Most data leaders don’t have a response plan when vendors merge, and by the time they realize they need one, their negotiating leverage is gone. If more than 20% of your data workflows depend on the merging vendors, you need an evaluation plan—not in months, but now. This guide compresses lessons from dozens of M&A events into an actionable playbook you can implement immediately to protect your organization and potentially turn disruption into opportunity.