Mastering the Tangled Web of Cloud Expense Management
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Managing Cloud Expenses Across a Hybrid Cloud Environment
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud expense management cloud services CSEM telecommunications cloud costs
4 min read
How to Implement an Effective Cloud Cost Expense Management Program
In this blog, we will provide high-level guidance to help organizations expand the capabilities of their expense management program to accommodate all dimensions of premise and cloud service technologies.
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud services CSEM TEM telecommunications
8 min read
Architecting an Effective Enterprise Taxonomy is the Key to Cloud Expense Management
Cloud Can Provide Much Greater Insights
Telecom carriers offer little ability to customize the data structure of their telecom invoices. For the most part, invoice reports are architected from the carrier’s perspective (i.e., with emphasis on what needs to be paid). This structure is primarily due to regulatory and compliance standards around USOC (Universal Service Ordering Code), tariffs, rates, service types and products and automated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). As a result, organizations must create workarounds that programmatically correlate the only customer-defined field in the invoice (i.e., the subaccount) with the appropriate cost center owner. They must also augment other information in the invoice feed to ensure the costs are properly allocated in accordance to the current cost center assignments.
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud services CSEM TEM telecommunications
7 min read
How Stakeholders Derive Value from an Effective Cloud Expense Management Program
As enterprises continue to transfer more of their technology infrastructure to the cloud, business service professionals across the IT sector are being forced to rethink their mission, objectives, strategy and tactics. In this blog we will explain the what, why and where the migration to cloud ushers in many more impactful opportunities for IT professionals to provide value to their organizations. As part of this paradigm shift, IT professionals will be able to evolve into strategic enablers by establishing new dimensions of collaboration to help their business units optimize technology investments and eliminate potential risks. We will categorize the impact of cost savings opportunities by either direct short-term actions versus long-term programs. In subsequent blogs we’ll provide additional clarification and best practice recommendations for IT managers to understand how to implement these cost savings objectives.
Let’s start this conversation with outlining the five areas where an effective cloud expense management program can help optimize the use of leased cloud technologies.
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud services CSEM TEM telecommunications
4 min read
The Right Response to Rogue IT Returns Control, Reduces Risk
Re-enlisting and Enfranchising Rogue IT Departments
With cloud so easy to subscribe to and use, many departments have chosen to “lose patience” with IT and create their own cloud-based IT solutions, perpetuating and extending data silos and non-integrated solutions. The increase in overall operating cost to the enterprise is substantial, and often invisible. Reduced control over IT processes, resources, and costs represent significant business and financial risk. Here’s how to use cost analysis to encourage rogues to work with you instead of at crossed-purposes.
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud management cloud expense management cloud services CSEM TEM IT Finance
4 min read
The Right Response to Rogue IT Returns Control, Reduces Risk
Re-enlisting and Enfranchising Rogue IT Departments
With cloud so easy to subscribe to and use, many departments have chosen to “lose patience” with IT and create their own cloud-based IT solutions, perpetuating and extending data silos and non-integrated solutions. The increase in overall operating cost to the enterprise is substantial, and often invisible. Reduced control over IT processes, resources, and costs represent significant business and financial risk. Here’s how to use cost analysis to encourage rogues to work with you instead of at crossed-purposes.
Topics: Technology Expense Management telecom expense cloud management cloud expense management cloud services CSEM TEM IT Finance
3 min read
MDSL Wins Hottest New Solution Award at AOTMP 2019 for Cloud Services Expense Management
Industry third party recognizes MDSL’s innovation in managing enterprise cloud expenses at annual technology expense management event
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3 min read
MDSL Wins Hottest New Solution Award at AOTMP 2019 for Cloud Services Expense Management
Industry third party recognizes MDSL’s innovation in managing enterprise cloud expenses at annual technology expense management event
