Thanks for clarifying @matt-lowe!
some IT managers are very much stuck on the 'Microsoft' rut and are unable to see past it, no matter the cost and time it adds to most IT management
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TBH the only way I managed to get ProGet installed was for managing PowerShell scripts for a small project and have managed to keep it ticking over with other options.
I've definitely heard that... personally I think this is where vendor/sales can really come in and make a difference.
Sometimes it's a lot harder to sell things internally... it's not so much about "giving a sales pitch" but more that decision makers can have a different relationship with sales execs.
It's one thing to blow off a vendor demo or delay a project... but team morale can get shot if you do that internally, so it's safer to stick to status quo. And of course, sales execs can challenge the status quo in a much more direct way... trying that as an employee might be uncomfortable or feel insubordinate.
Anyway this isn't related to WinGet, but we might be able to help with the bigger picture -- might be worth spending 15-20 minutes just talking through it and seeing if there's any paths to go from there. We're seeing a lot of movement on the WinOps/ProGet/Chocolatey in big orgs, so clearly they're getting something over DIY solutions or WinGet.
Feel free to shoot a note at the contact form, and we'll take it from there!