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Negotiating Zoom Agreements: What Really Matters
When companies say they're "buying Zoom," what are they actually purchasing? In this 10-minute episode of Staying Connected, Theresa Knutson and Julie Gardner join Tony Mangino, for a deep dive…
Wireless & Aviation Industries Wrestle Over Spectrum
As the FCC prepares for a congressionally-mandated auction of upper C-band spectrum sought for 5G, aviation safety experts warn those frequencies are dangerously adjacent to aircraft radio…
Deploying and Operating Starlink at Scale
Deploying and Operating Starlink at Scale Once you've decided Starlink is a fit for your enterprise, you get to the hard part– how to deploy and operate it across your estate, while minimizing…
Starlink for the Enterprise Part 1—Where It Fits and Why It's Different
Where does Starlink work best in the large enterprise networking space? In this part one of a two part series, we examine strategy: where Starlink's high-speed, low latency internet service fits,…
Lumen's EMEA Divestiture
What impact will Lumen's recent EMEA divestiture have on your organization? Lumen's sale of its EMEA assets to COLT allows Lumen to focus on its North American core, while utilizing Colt's expanded…
SASE, A Practical Guide to the Future of Secure Networking
SASE, A Practical Guide to the Future of Secure Networking SASE is one of the biggest shifts in enterprise networking and security — and it's changing how the enterprise thinks about architecture,…
IT Cost Management is a Board-Level Priority
IT cost management is more than a "finance cleanup exercise," it's a board-level priority. If you're responsible for major run-rate spend across cloud, software, telecom, and infrastructure, you've…
Retiring WAN Technology Debt with an Internet-First Strategy
Legacy networks are a classic form of technology debt: they work, but they quietly limit agility, drive unnecessary cost and constrain innovation. In this 10-minute episode of Staying Connected,…
New Year's Housekeeping – The Enterprise Playbook for Renewals, Rights, and Cost Control
Enterprise IT and procurement teams start the year with big priorities; however without disciplined contract management and a clear view of services and spend, those good intentions may be lost as…
Inside Lumen Control Center: A New Era of Enterprise Self Service
Lumen recently announced the migration of its legacy "Control Center" customer portal to the newly branded "Lumen Connect". In this 8-minute episode of Staying Connected, TC2's Theresa Knutson joins…
Reflections on the First Year of TEM Talk, TC2's Fast-Growing User Community
If you manage telecom and technology spend at a large enterprise scale, you already know the hardest part isn't finding "savings." It's sustaining control—inventory accuracy, invoice integrity,…
Technology Debt, Part 2 - Diagnosing the Problem and Funding Transformation
As enterprises push to modernize, many find that years of accumulated decisions have created a heavy, often invisible burden in their IT environments. In this 9-minute podcast, Brent Knight joins…
Technology Debt, Part 1 - The Hidden Cost of Standing Still
As enterprises push to modernize, many find that years of accumulated decisions have created a heavy, often invisible burden in their IT environments. In this 9-minute podcast, Brent Knight joins…
How Hyperscalers Are Rewiring Global Connectivity
Hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft, Google and Meta continue to make significant infrastructure investments in ultra-high capacity subsea cables. This new generation of connectivity provides a…
Verizon Restructuring – What Enterprise Customers Need to Know
Verizon is preparing to cut over 13,000 jobs — about 15% of its U.S. workforce — in a restructuring plan intended to reduce costs under its new CEO Dan Schulman. In this 7-minute podcast, Brent…
Whose Paper?
When doing a deal, invariably we get the "whose paper" question. That is, should the enterprise start contract negotiations using its own paper or the vendor's paper? The answer is…that depends. In…
Lumen is Increasing Rates…Again
Lumen is once again raising rates for out-of-term services, with some customers now facing increases as high as 30% to 40%. These changes put enterprise clients in a tough spot, often forcing them to…
5G and Aviation - The Spectrum Conflict Cools
The struggle between the aviation and wireless industries regarding the use of the lower C-Band ultimately led to regulatory and technical mitigations to prevent interference issues, after narrowly…
Cloud Diversification and How Amazon Broke the Internet
In the early hours of Monday, October 20th, AWS experienced a DNS resolution failure that had a cascading effect on business and consumer applications across the internet. In this 7-minute podcast,…
WAN Sustainability - from Compliance to Competitive Advantage
Green networking, carbon accounting, and energy-efficient hardware are becoming increasingly important for enterprises seeking to comply with ESG regulations and drive competitive advantage. In this…
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