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Category: Podcasts

The Continuing Evolution of Managed Network Services Deals

Managed network services deals have become increasingly sophisticated. Big blockbuster deals, where the IT department and a company’s infrastructure assets are transferred to an outsourcer are long gone and replaced by deals that target discrete service towers and functions on an increasingly granular basis. Success in this new environment requires […]

Unified Communication (UC) – The Next Generation

Unified Communications is not a new subject in the enterprise space, but it is still a huge driver in network transformation initiatives.  Many enterprises are executing plans to move from just making phone calls on stand-alone PBXs to full on team collaboration using UC. Listen to this 12 minute podcast […]

SD-WAN and Internet First Strategies

One of the hottest topics in network services today is Software Defined Wide Area Networking or SD-WAN. While too much marketing hype about SD-WAN is currently flooding enterprise sales channels, there is no doubt that SD-WAN really does have the potential to transform enterprise network infrastructure and service deployment. Coupled […]

Leveraging the Competition that Transformation Projects Create

Over and above delivering cost savings from technology change, transformation initiatives also deliver best in class pricing and terms because they drive intense competition. Listen to this 8-minute podcast as TC2’s Project Directors Pat Gilpatrick and Larry York discuss with Joe Schmidt how enterprises take advantage of transformation initiatives to […]

Supplier and Contract Management Best Practices

In this installment of our “Staying Ahead of the Demand for Network Cost Savings” podcast series, Laura McDonald, a Partner at LB3, and Keith Cook, a Project Director at TC2, join TC2’s Joe Schmidt to discuss some important supplier and contract management best practices. In this 10 minute podcast, you’ll […]

Best in Class Business Terms

A key component of a market-leading network contract is commercial terms that provide ongoing contract flexibility and provide the leverage to keep your pricing in-line with market changes throughout the contract term. In today’s installment in the “Staying Ahead of the Demand for Network Cost Savings” podcast series, we review […]