IT Asset Management

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5 Key Challenges of Telecom Inventory Management

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5 Key Challenges of Telecom Inventory Management

There are many challenges when it comes to keeping track of data inventory, telephone lines, and network, wireless and mobility assets. With the right telecom inventory management system, you can track, budget, and utilize or decommission assets effortlessly. Understanding the key challenges in telecommunications inventory management can help you streamline your telecommunications equipment and services.

Valicom provides inventory management services for telephones, fiber optics, microwave communication equipment, Wi-Fi, telephone lines, and internet services. With the right tools, you can stick to your telecom budget and ensure accurate monthly billing for everything from mobile devices to telephone lines.

Global organizations rely on telecom inventory to connect different office locations, suppliers, customers, and remote employees seamlessly. It's important to have one central location to store telecom inventory, usage, and other relevant factors. Managing telecom inventory is paramount to the success of your organization, but it’s far from simple. Here are five key challenges to address when considering inventory management solutions.

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Should You Still Be Spending Money on Faxes?

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Should You Still Be Spending Money on Faxes?

Part of keeping a budget is figuring out what parts of your business are pulling their weight and which areas can afford to trim some fat. For IT, that often comes down to equipment and services. If you’re spending money on something you don’t use, it might be time to cut it from your life. For too many businesses, fax machines sit somewhere in limbo. They still get used, but can you really justify the money? You’re about to get solid answers to that question.

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5 Ways to Manage Cable Costs

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5 Ways to Manage Cable Costs

IT is the lifeblood of modern businesses, but it sure gets expensive. Those expenses come in a number of shapes and sizes, and many of them can sneak up on business owners and operators. One cost that often leads to wide eyes and sore pocketbooks is the raw expense of running cables. The technology doesn’t work without them, but no one enjoys paying for them. These five tips can help you get these costs under control and free up some of your budget.

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What the Century Link Outage Tells Us About Enterprise Internet

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What the Century Link Outage Tells Us About Enterprise Internet

There’s a good chance you noticed CenturyLink’s big internet outage. It wasn’t a massive news story, but it was still a topic of conversations. Enough businesses in enough locations felt the pain that it was hard to make it through the event unaware. While it might put CenturyLink on the spot a bit, this is a great case study to examine how we plan for internet downtime and derive key lessons that can protect your business in the future.

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Managing Software Release Cycles: Quality Advice, Tips, and Tricks

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Managing Software Release Cycles: Quality Advice, Tips, and Tricks

Effective and efficient management of a software release cycle is pertinent no matter the industry your company is operating in. For now, let's take a close look at what happens during the release management process as well as a close view of ITIL V3 Compliant best practices. Since the creation of ITIL, this approach has become widely accepted as an effective form of IT service management for organizations all across the globe.

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IT Management Leadership Hacks

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IT Management Leadership Hacks

It's easy to ignore IT asset management (ITAM) when everything is working. Life is good until a key system fails or doesn't pass an audit. Then, there's a mad scramble as management begins firing off questions. Sound familiar? Whether a key server burns out or your company gets a whopping bill from Microsoft or Adobe, take advantage of the opportunity to highlight the importance of implementing an ongoing IT asset management process.

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2020: The Next Two Years of IT Spend

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2020: The Next Two Years of IT Spend

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.

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Transitioning from TEM to IT Management

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Transitioning from TEM to IT Management

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.

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VIDEO BLOG: What are the biggest IT Asset Management challenges?

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VIDEO BLOG: What are the biggest IT Asset Management challenges?

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.

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VIDEO BLOG: Building an Effective IT Asset Management Plan

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VIDEO BLOG: Building an Effective IT Asset Management Plan

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.

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IT Expense Management for Food and Beverage

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IT Expense Management for Food and Beverage

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.

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3 Benefits of Mobile Expense Management

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3 Benefits of Mobile Expense Management

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.

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VIDEO BLOG: Building Your Business Case for TEM

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VIDEO BLOG: Building Your Business Case for TEM

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."

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IT Asset Management & TEM

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IT Asset Management & TEM

WHAT IS IT ASSET MANAGEMENT? IT Asset Management begins with a central repository for your IT inventory.

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How TEM Maximizes Retail Operations

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How TEM Maximizes Retail Operations

If you are working in retail operations or information technology, you fully understand that your job is never quite complete. As the retail landscape continues to evolve to meet the on-demand needs of your customers, operations optimization continues to top your list of priorities. Managing and directing operations requires an immense amount of organization, and with a tool for almost everything, organization is becoming an automated process.

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