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The CFO’s Role in Telecom Expense Management

Telecom sits among the top four largest expenses for the enterprise. Large budgets for telecom usually contain opportunities for cost control and optimization. Decentralized purchase decisions and limited oversight of these expenses can result in spending 10%-25% more than you [...]

Why Telecom Expenses Are the Most Complicated to Manage

I regularly hear questions on why it’s so hard to manage Telecom expenses. And of course, I respond by telling them I have the perfect solution to their problem. And I do. But I’ll spare you the Telesoft pitch and [...]

Telecom Expense Management is an Executive Issue

Having ballooned up to a top four overall expense of the entire company, telecom expenses require strategic management.

2010: Year of the Tiger and the Tiger-like CIO?

I swear, I’m not about to make another Tiger Woods joke. Twenty-ten REALLY is “The Year of the Tiger” according to the Chinese zodiac. So, in this time of resolution and goal-setting, I find “The Year of the Tiger” an [...]

Turn Cost to Profit: 6 Tips to Transform TEM

You’ve learned a lot by surviving through tough economic times. Among other things, you’ve no doubt learned that cost centers are the first places where enterprises go looking to cut expenses. And, let’s face it; you’re still not totally safe [...]