Staying Connected

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 compelling alternative to telco-provided circuits with the added potential benefit of direct integration with enterprise-grade cloud computing, edge and connectivity services.

In this 9-minute podcast, Deb Boehling joins Tony Mangino to discuss the opportunities and risks for enterprise customers and why hyperscalers should be considered in your network technology and sourcing roadmaps.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our and Information Technology Advisory Services and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development Services webpages.

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 Knight from TC2 joins Tony Mangino to discuss the anticipated impact of the layoffs and what enterprise customers should be doing now to prepare.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Strategic Sourcing and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development Services webpages.

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 this 10-minute podcast, Laura McDonald, a partner at LB3, joins Tony Mangino to discuss the best contractual starting point for your deal accounting for leverage, deal size, timing and resource constraints.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Network Services Transactions and Strategic Sourcing webpages.

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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 choose between costly renewals or seeking alternatives in a competitive market.

In this 6-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson from TC2 joins Tony Mangino to break down what's driving these price hikes, how they impact your organization, and what strategies you can use to protect your bottom line.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our IT Cost Management and Strategic Sourcing webpages.

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 avoiding regulatory gridlock.

In this 8-minute podcast, Steve Rosen from LB3 joins Tony Mangino to discuss how these same players are collaborating to prevent similar interference issues before new 5G deployments on the upper C-Band go live.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Spectrum, Wireless and Infrastructure Development and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development webpages.

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, Deb Boehling from LB3 joins Tony Mangino to discuss what happened and specific cloud diversification strategies that enterprise customers should consider.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Information Technology Advisory Services and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development webpages.

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 9-minute podcast, Tony Mangino and Julie Gardner from TC2 discuss why WAN sustainability should be on every CIO and procurement leader's radar and how to include measurable sustainability requirements in your next WAN RFP to enable meaningful supplier evaluation and differentiation.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Strategic Sourcing and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development webpages.

AI is a key driver of innovation in the Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) space, significantly improving agent efficiency and customer experience. However, when the rate of technology change outpaces the applicable legal frameworks, uncertainties and opportunities for disputes arise.

In this 11-minute podcast, LB3 partner Laura McDonald joins Tony Mangino for an update on AI driven legal developments in the CCaaS space and to discuss strategies to mitigate the legal risks inherent in the technology.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Network Services Transactions and Information Technology Advisory Services webpages.

Pre-RFP activities are sometimes treated as optional, when in fact they're among the most strategic actions a sourcing team can take. If you want a high-quality RFP, the work starts long before it's published.

In this 9-minute podcast, TC2 Managing Director Larry York joins Tony Mangino to discuss how to leverage three key pre-RFP activities in order to maximize the outcome of your next sourcing event.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Strategic Sourcing and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development Services webpages.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing struggle with the Verizon outsourcing to HCL, enterprise customers are being forced to rethink their supplier support models and partners.

In this 7-minute podcast, Theresa Knutson and Brent Knight from TC2 join Tony Mangino to discuss what customers can actually do to manage, escalate, and potentially fix support issues with their strategic network suppliers.

If you would like to learn more about our experience in this space, please visit our Strategic Sourcing and Technology Consulting & Strategy Development Services webpages.