Inflationary pressures continue to hit almost all industries and geographies. CIOs must plan ahead and use all available tactics to mitigate the downside as best they can, by protecting what is important, proactively managing consumption and reviewing vendor pricing.Galliopi Demetriou is a Senior Director Analyst - IT Finance, Economics, Value and Risk at Gartner. Galliopi supports CIOs in their quest to fund growth and innovation through cost optimization and helps them demonstrate IT’s value to the business.