Sourcing relationships have evolved, and so has Core. We are witnessing the movement away from the large-scale, sole-provider outsourced agreements, towards multi-provider environments where buyers are less focused on cost savings, and more focused on innovation, asset-free environments and speed-to-value. This desire has created the movement towards the Everything-as-a-Service(XaaS) world. With an ever growing ecosystem of service partners, driving value from XaaS requires organizations to be properly trained and informed on best practices, tools and trends in the sourcing industry. – Are your relationships being governed correctly in an XaaS world? – Have you selected the correct service partners? – Are you taking advantage of new technologies? – Are you mitigating risk? Are you prepared for future audits with the correct reporting, such as SOC? Core will help prepare organizations to succeed in an Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) world. Core was founded in 2005 as a not-for-profit association, in order to help all organizations (buyers, providers, and advisors) drive value from their service partners. Core has created a community of organizations across Canada, who in an open forum, can discuss challenges, best practices and key learnings to help the industry grow as a whole. In partnership with the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, Core focuses on impartial and agnostic education, providing individuals with the ability to receive their accreditation (AOP™ ) and better manage and drive value from their service partners.