{"id":48016,"date":"2022-06-17T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T20:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/?p=48016"},"modified":"2022-06-17T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T20:19:41","slug":"turning-it-into-a-value-center-using-vsmp-and-vsdp-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdtimes.com\/valuestream\/turning-it-into-a-value-center-using-vsmp-and-vsdp-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning IT into a value center using VSMP and VSDP solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many organizations, IT has historically been viewed as a cost center. 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