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Blockchain data management is reshaping how businesses handle security, contracts, and assets at an unprecedented pace. Learn more about telecom expense management and how emerging technologies like blockchain are influencing the field. Blockchain is transforming...
Operating and managing a successful business requires more than the ability to provide products and services with high demand. When you want to build a successful business or brand, keeping your company’s IT management skills and techniques in mind is essential. Knowing how to optimize your company’s IT management is a way for you to ensure all projects and tasks are being completed as effectively and efficiently as possible, even when you are not around. Optimizing your company’s IT management provides a better work culture and environment for employees to help increase the overall output of each day’s work.
Telecom expense management (TEM) software allows companies to have an in-depth view of their employees’ wireless voice, data, and mobile usage. Employees who are responsible for handling communications, including the developing a communications budget, will greatly benefit from the implementation of TEM software.
Valicom is proud to announce that they are officially recognized as a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Wisconsin. Valicom applied for the certification in January of 2018 and was formally accredited in February of 2018.
Big data is a scary prospect for a lot of small businesses. Internet of Things is still a relatively new and expensive concept. While it stands to reason that big data can probably inform your business strategy, it probably feels like it won’t be worth the cost for some time. That’s often true for projects that require attaching smart, connected gadgets to every piece of your business, but big data is a broader and more accessible tool than that. No matter how small your business is, there are a few easy and affordable ways to incorporate big data and improve your bottom line.
Not everyone who works in IT dreams of becoming a manager. Perhaps you started out as a JAVA developer or database architect. Now, someone has tapped you on the shoulder and asked you to take on more responsibility. How do you make the transition from peer to boss? This moment could have been a few days, a few years or decades ago. However, it’s never too late to rethink the basics or pass on advice to someone transitioning into a leadership role.
Per the BLS, in the decade between years 2014 through 2024, the employment of computer and information technology occupations will grow 12% – from 3.9M to 4.4M jobs. Recruiting and hiring the right talent continues to be a challenging and daunting task.According to an article written by Talent Management and HR Technology Brand Strategist, Meghan Biro, hiring IT personnel is a gamble.
As we round the corner on another completed year, ambitious leaders are looking ahead to stay on top of emerging trends. IT has always been a fast-moving game, and 2018 will offer no reprieve on that front. As the person who makes major decisions for your IT department, you need to keep a big-picture mentality to hit 2018 with full force.
Enterprise IT technology is anticipated to grow $100 Billion by the year 2020. While the year 2020 may seem like it is in the distant future, the reality is 2020 is only two years away. The future is here and the need for innovative technology is only going to increase. This means the need for cost management and IT service, software and device control is at an all-time high.
When you look at IT and enterprise technology, the need for new technology continues to grow at an exponential rate. Organizations have all kinds of technology, from software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), internet of things (IoT) and tech from the consumer side. These technologies from all different categories need to be organized and managed within your IT and operations department in order to control costs and afford new technology.
TEM partnership opportunities are one of the most overlooked growth strategies available to IT consultants, MSPs, and technology resellers looking to expand their service portfolio and generate recurring revenue. Learn more about telecom expense management and how...
New technology and tools are adding complexity to the telecom space, making it difficult to accurately track expenses. With so many elements under one umbrella, it can be easy to lose track of services that are no longer valuable or are overpriced. Organizations must take back control of unruly telecom expenses to cut costs.
Every manager understands how important budgeting and spend tracking is to organize business initiatives – primarily procurement departments across the globe. Spend analytics is indispensable to procurement divisions in order to assist strategic planning and assessing total expenditure on products and administration.
Handling and managing your IT assets is a critical part of maintaining your infrastructure and provisioning costs appropriately across your organization. However, there are a number of IT asset management challenges that organizations can run into as they scale and evolve.
With hundreds of telecom expense management software and service solutions, how can you tell which option is the best one for you? Here are six things to look for in a TEM provider to make sure you receive the best service possible with a reliable software solution.
Keeping up with all of the equipment and software within your IT infrastructure can be a challenge for any business. Let’s take a quick look at some tips to help you build an effective IT asset management plan.
TEM has been reaching new heights within the last few years, leveraging exposure to industries that were once unfamiliar to what telecom expense management is. Food and beverage companies are one of these industries. IT expense management for food and beverage companies is becoming a critical piece of the IT puzzle when the objective is to get the highest return on investment.
As business continues to require more and more mobile devices, it is more critical than ever to manage these devices and expenses. Not only does mobile expense management keep an eye on your IT assets, but it also can reveal some extreme savings built up through hidden fees, overused data and underused (or never used) devices.
Most recently, our developers have been working long hours to add the latest addition to Clearview. After much deliberation, planning, and testing, we are excited to announce the newest release of our TEM software, a new task management tool.
Organizations receive a wide variety of bills each month from a number of different service providers. It’s important for businesses to not only pay on time, but to also actively monitor their available resources accurately. Bill payment solutions have emerged as a possible answer to these issues. Let’s take a quick look at the pros and cons of bill payment solutions…
Need help convincing your executive team that TEM is worth while? It should be as simple as stating – “With TEM, we will actually be saving money, not spending it.”
