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SASE, A Practical Guide to the Future of Secure Networking

SASE is one of the biggest shifts in enterprise networking and security — and it’s changing how the enterprise thinks about architecture, access, and risk. If you’ve heard secure access service edge (SASE) come up in cloud or cybersecurity discussions but still want a clear, practical definition, you’re not alone. […]

IT Cost Management is a Board-Level Priority

IT cost management is more than a “finance cleanup exercise,” it’s a board-level priority. If you’re responsible for major run-rate spend across cloud, software, telecom, and infrastructure, you’ve probably felt this shift. Cost questions used to be periodic, but now are continuous and tied directly to governance and risk. In […]

Retiring WAN Technology Debt with an Internet-First Strategy 

Legacy networks are a classic form of technology debt: they work, but they quietly limit agility, drive unnecessary cost and constrain innovation.  In this 10-minute episode of Staying Connected, TC2’s Keith Cook joins Tony Mangino to talk through how enterprises are shedding that debt by moving to an Internet-first WAN—and […]

Inside Lumen Connect: A New Era of Enterprise Self Service

Lumen recently announced the migration of its legacy “Control Center” customer portal to the newly branded “Lumen Connect”.  In this 8-minute episode of Staying Connected, TC2’s Theresa Knutson joins Tony Mangino to cover what’s changing with this rollout, why Lumen is making these moves now, and what steps your team […]

Reflections on the First Year of TEM Talk, TC2’s Fast-Growing User Community

If you manage telecom and technology spend at a large enterprise scale, you already know the hardest part isn’t finding “savings.” It’s sustaining control—inventory accuracy, invoice integrity, governance, and supplier leverage—month after month, deal after deal. In this 9-minute episode of Staying Connected, TC2’s Theresa Knutson joins Tony Mangino to […]