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TEM Provides Better Budget Forecasting; One Version of the Truth
Using a TEM platform gives an enterprise a single, normalized view of their organization’s IT and telecom estate. This enables more accurate and informed forecasting of their annual budgets and identifies redundant services which can be eliminated. In many...
Why C-Level Executives Must Care about ITFM and TEM
CFOs and CIOs should consider IT and telecommunications as a board room topic. There is a need to balance cost management with the strategic need of maintaining a reliable efficient network.
Death and Telecom Taxes
Benjamin Franklin said “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Telecom bills are subject to more than 75 different types of taxes on an invoice. Taxes contribute to 20% or more of the total cost for telecom bills, with 15% to 45% for mobile...
How to Effectively Manage Remote and Office Work Environments
Establish Clear Expectations - miscommunication and misunderstandings are far more likely to occur when there are no face-to-face conversations with employees. Let them know how often to check in, whether they need to touch base before they end their workday and if...
How to Turn IT/Telecom Department from Cost Center to Profit Center: Make the Transition with Technology Expense Management
Every day enterprises ask an age old question: are we sufficiently profitable? If the answer is yes, then the company will think of ways to maintain and increase their revenue and if the answer is no, then the company will look for ways to improve their bottom line...
Reduce Operating Costs by Cutting Mobility Expenses
Many enterprises pay their mobility bills without really having a handle on their expenses, subscribers or consumption. These oversights are costing companies millions of dollars a year. In fact, for many organizations, mobile assets are growing faster than they can...
Data Security Needs, Complexities and Penalties Are Rising
The need to manage mobile data security is increasing. Complexities, penalties and damages from failing to address this critical area are also rising. ETMA members span many different business models and service offerings, but despite the diversity of our...
Keep Up with Mobile Security
As time passes, enterprise mobility continues to become more complex. Cybersecurity threats are growing more advanced with each passing day, so how is mobile security evolving and changing to keep sensitive program data safe?In recent years, mobile security software...
3 Wasteful Expenses You May Be Missing
Bills can tell you a lot about what services you use and how much each service costs. Businesses often look to lower overall payments, but as enterprise’s telecom networks become more complex, this can be difficult to accomplish. There are three telecom expenses that...
IT and Telecom Inventory is Critical to TEM Success
Accurate IT and telecom inventory is critical for Technology Expense Management (TEM) success because it provides a baseline of information to validate items on bills and produce cost savings. What should a TEM inventory include? A TEM inventory consists of...