| cost, cost reduction, inventory management, telecom expense management, TEM
Trust and Making MACD Changes
Should you trust your MMS or other provider to make MACD/plan changes on your behalf? Let me tell you a story. Recently, a provider executed a request for a plan change with a carrier on behalf of a client. They also requested it to be backdated to the beginning of the billing cycle. While I’m…
| cost reduction, technologyexpensemanagement, telecom expense management
You are probably paying your Telecom vendor too much.
Yes, you are probably paying your Telecom vendor too much money. Have you watched your Telecom expenses continue to increase despite there being no clear reason? Does your staff do all they can trying to decipher invoices and compare rates/terms and conditions yet each month you are certain you’re paying more than you should. Maybe…
| bandwidthcapacityplanning, itexpenses, technologyexpensemanagement
Intelligent Bills on Bandwidth Capacity Planning
Modern enterprises need to effectively manage bandwidth capacity planning, that’s a given. It impacts production, communication, collaboration, technology and data gathering in any modern business. Bandwidth capacity prep must be a dominant part of any business strategy no matter the size of the firm. Our tenure in the Technology Expense Management industry and three decades…
| ITexpensemanagement, licensingmanagement, SaaS
Two Truths and a Lie about Enterprise Software Compliance
The following are 2 truths and a lie about enterprise software compliance: 1. License compliance for most enterprise software is basically on the honor system. 2. It is critical to understand your enterprise software publisher’s distribution model. 3. Licensing compliance is a straightforward, timely process with minimal business disruptions. Okay, we all know that last…
