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October 24, 2023 – New York City LB3/TC2 Conference

Join us in New York City as we discuss leading market trends and developments that will affect your company in 2023 and the coming years. IT and network technologies and services are evolving faster than ever before – services to as-a-service, licenses to subscription, on-prem to cloud, network to NaaS, […]

Carriers vs. aggregators: How to select the optimal mix of network transport providers

Enabled by SD-WAN, internet-first networking strategies are now the order of the day for wide-area connectivity and have been for some time. While MPLS used to be the de facto choice for enterprise-grade network transport, companies today are using internet-based transport technologies such as dedicated internet access, business broadband, cellular broadband as well […]

Verizon & HCL Announce Strategic Partnership

In this episode of Staying Connected, we discuss the recently announced global strategic partnership between Verizon Business and HCL.  The announcement indicates that Verizon will lead sales and customer acquisition efforts for Managed Network Services while HCL will lead implementation and ongoing solution support. In this 10-minute podcast, Managing Directors […]

Navigating the Co-Management Conundrum

On this episode of Staying Connected, we’re going to dig deeper into a recently published Network World article about how to navigate the co-management conundrum in managed service provider (“MSP”) engagements.  MSP refers to the partners many enterprises seek to optimize the cost and service for the delivery and management […]

Has My Provider Gone “MAD”?

ICT service providers spin-off entities and services, acquire others, go into bankruptcy, and merge.  When contracting with a provider, you need to take steps to ensure these changes don’t adversely impact your deal and the services you are purchasing.  More importantly, you need to think about what you can do […]

September 21, 2023 – Minneapolis TC2/LB3 Conference

Our agenda for this half-day event includes: Effective strategies for the sourcing and deployment of Unified Communications (UC) solutions How to conduct successful network services RFPs and contract solutions with a special focus on Internet First strategies How to take control of your TEM and IT Expense Management tools so […]