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SASE security has rapidly evolved from an emerging technology concept into a foundational requirement for enterprises managing distributed workforces, cloud-native applications, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Learn more about telecom expense management...
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored challenges facing the telecommunications industry. It’s time to make bold moves to help your company. There are areas of opportunity for telecommunications leaders to consider in their recovery strategies.
Here are three ways to thrive in 2021:
Focus on customer needs with a nuanced customer engagement approach.
Upgrade the customer experience with new service offerings and adopt agile business models.
Position your branding in a way that maximizes secure wireless networks and includes this technology in your services and business models when possible.
Valicom’s team sat down to discuss the most important questions to ask during the discovery phase of finding a trustworthy TEM vendor. The discussion started with basic questions, which we concluded could be applied to most technologies. These points also specifically had to do with the software provider’s team and who they work with directly. That brings us to the top two fundamental questions:
Call accounting software is one of the most misunderstood tools in the enterprise technology landscape — and many organizations are paying for capabilities they already have through their existing TEM solution. Learn more about telecom expense management and how...
At Valicom, we have been negotiating with vendors on our clients behalf for over 30 years. For any company, the art of negotiation is perfected over many years. Negotiation looks different from industry to industry and product to product but there are a few negotiation best practices that are the same across the board. This includes the industry of telecommunications. Let’s dip our fingers into the secret sauce of successful vendor negotiations.
With the evolution of technology continuing to grow forward, there’s no doubt that organizations across the globe are seeking new ways to update their invoice management process and complicated technology environments.
Accounts Payable and Chief Financial Officers understand the need to automate but proceed with caution. With automated procedures, the risk of accuracy is always an important variable in the process. Trusting automated systems can put the risk of accuracy on the side which can result in extensive overpayments and other overlooked fees which can make the automation process irrelevant and redundant.
Imagine this. You don’t have to worry about missing invoice errors, you don’t have to lay a finger to pay for your invoices, and you can access a user friendly dashboard to view all activity regarding your utility bills. Technology is not only changing the way we communicate at the office but it’s increasing efficiencies in our finance departments. The other thing is, it will save you so much money! We’ll get to that.
What guides your decision making? When times get tough, how do you decide what is worth your time and what needs to be eliminated to maintain a healthy business environment?
At Valicom, having a set of core values is how we all stay on the same page, and make decisions that align with our company goals. How you treat one another, how you work together, how well you know your teammates – this creates the mold we need for success. Wouldn’t you agree? This all starts with having values that align.
Clearview looks very different today than it did 30 years ago. When I started the business in 1991, my office tools consisted of an Intel 10286 computer (100Mbps memory) which was a second-generation home (user friendly) computer, and word processing and spreadsheet (Excel) software. I used spreadsheets extensively to calculate pricing and perform long distance vendor cost comparisons based on the pricing schedules offered by AT&T and several other alternative carriers who had entered the marketplace after divestiture.
Working with a utility invoice management service immediately cuts your administrative cost by 30%. Valicom’s invoice services can help you manage and control virtually all your facility-related expenses. We receive, allocate, pay, and report on over 90 different service types including:
Overcoming challenges associated with a male-dominated industry came with many hurdles. Industries associated with technology, especially in the ‘80s and ‘90s, was vastly run by male ownership and operations. It was difficult to gain respect as a leader and successful business owner as a woman in the field of information technology. There were significant challenges being taken seriously with sales to clients, developing partnership with telecom vendors, attracting dedicated employees and involvement in making a difference with industry associations.
The foundational purpose, cause or belief (our why?) in which Valicom was started was based on the customer confusion in the marketplace and the difficulty experienced by alternative telecom providers to fairly compete. The same inequality still exists today.
“The service provided by Valicom is top notch. I know that I have a team supporting me and adding value by taking care of day to day task along with providing project management on the larger task.”
Where did my entrepreneurial journey begin? I would say, from the day I was born.
My mother was a huge inspiration of mine growing up. She began the Mary Linsmeier daycares and preschools, during the late 1960s, when it was almost unheard of for women to be in the workforce, let alone owning a business.
We think in-person is much better. Wouldn’t you agree? Here are hot topics in the IT world that are answered by Valicom’s President himself.
Now more than ever the healthcare industry should be looking into services such as technology expense management. Due to our current conditions caused by the 2020 pandemic, a new opportunity for rural healthcare organizations makes adopting TEM easier than ever. The Healthcare Connect Fund offers a 65% discount to those that qualify.
“A digital twin is a digital replica of a living or non-living physical entity. Digital twin refers to digital replica of potential and actual physical assets, processes, people, places, systems and devices that can be used for various purposes.”
Digital twins provide an alternative to expensive physical models. They are popular in business tools, especially for organizations that use the IoT. One of Valicom’s original ITin3 videos explains why digital twins are so important. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
Have you ever wondered how much you would save by working with a TEM provider before you actually work with a TEM provider?
There are some general criteria that can help determine how much you would save by using a TEM provider, allowing us to create a TEM calculator for you to use. The items we look at in this quiz are:
Running a business is all about managing costs. In all industries, keeping the overhead low is essential. It’s also almost impossible. It feels like costs only ever rise, even while profits like to play their roller coaster games. Ultimately, managing costs gets a lot easier with some specialized help. Telecom Expense Management (TEM) might sound like it has a narrow purview, but it’s really a widespread means of identifying and resolving runaway costs. Despite the name, TEM resources (including audits, planning and software improvements) can revamp all corners of your business, even accounts payable. Here’s how.
For every challenge, there is a solution. Unfortunately, finding the best solutions often takes time. That’s why we’ve put this blog together with IT solutions we feel every company should consider.
The information technology advancements we have seen over time are incredible, but they also cause headache for our IT professionals every day. Questions like,
How do we keep our information secure?
