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Category: Podcasts

Telecom Procurement and Contracting: The Basics

LB3 and TC2 recently ran a three-part on-line class covering the basics of telecom procurement and contracting.  Our aim was to deliver what can be a very difficult topic, in a format that was understandable to someone who’s new to telecom and ICT procurement, and also serve as a refresher […]

Why Benchmarking Matters More Than Ever

When companies buy technology, one of the steps that often neglect to take is benchmarking.  It could be because they believe they already get the best – or at least acceptable – pricing or service level.  They trust that their vendor is looking out for them.  Or maybe they just […]

SD-WAN Trends for 2021 and Beyond – Part 2

In this second part of the two-part series on SD-WAN, TC2’s Mark Sheard and Joe Schmidt take a closer look at SD-WAN, the benefits it can provide your company, and some of the pitfalls you better be watching for when you go down the SD-WAN path. In this 11 minute […]

SD-WAN Trends for 2021 and Beyond – Part 1

Over the last several years, SD-WAN has gained traction with companies looking to reduce networking costs, increase bandwidth flexibility, and improve performance.  The events of 2020 have forced most enterprises to rethink their network architectures and, not surprisingly, SD-WAN is a key component. In this 9 minute podcast, Mark Sheard, […]

Companies Need to Think Differently About New ICT Contracts

The typical long-term contract structure for enterprise ICT deals, particularly telecom deals, has traditionally been a revenue commitment over a fixed period of time.  This commitment might be a minimum annual revenue or volume commitment, or it might be a minimum term revenue or volume commitment.  New technologies and evolving […]