Shane Schick, Editor-in-Chief of CanadianCIO, provides his perspective on the most recent CIO Roundtable held by Avema. IT leaders met to discuss the security risks of VoIP. Read more here: http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/hold-the-phone-it-execs-are-starting-to-foresee-voip-security-issues/100334.
Category: Cost Savings
We’ve been discussing 10 rules to help reduce your mobile costs. Rule number five may seem pretty obvious, but then again, every employee wouldn’t mind a shiny new device. Rule #5 – Procure Wireless Devices Rationally Procuring wireless devices can certainly be interesting. Weighing the pros and cons of different devices and […]
We’ve been discussing 10 rules to help reduce your mobile costs. Once you’ve assessed your business needs to create mobile user profiles, you can use this information to address rule number four…. Rule #4 – Develop Clear Guidelines for Employee Mobile Usage Once you have established the business needs for each employee, it is necessary to […]
We’ve been discussing 10 rules to help reduce your mobile costs. Step three means assessing your business needs in order to create mobile user profiles. Rule #3 – Create Mobile User Profiles Based on Business Need Wireless devices and services should be allotted based on what employees need to do their jobs. To determine best fit, […]
Have you completed rule number one of the 10 essential rules for reducing wireless expenses? Then it’s time to address rule number two. Rule #2 – Move to Corporate-Liable Devices To centralize the wireless spend, all wireless devices used in the business should be company-owned. This step not only enables the […]
So what are the 10 essential rules for reducing wireless expenses? Let’s start with rule number one. Rule #1 – Move to Pooled Plans Industry studies have shown that savings from this single step can reduce mobile expenses by 40% or more, and this has been the case with many of Avema’s customers. With a pooled plan, employees […]
Where the Money Goes – 3 Prime Targets Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing 10 essential rules for reducing wireless expenses. However, before we look at the rules, let’s take a look at the three areas where companies waste the most money. Paying Carriers Too Much Many companies overpay for the […]
It’s no surprise that wireless telecommunications represents one of the fastest growing areas of corporate spending. It is also one of the least understood. Few companies question the value that mobile technology brings to the business, as it is viewed as critical to employee productivity. However, expenses can quickly accumulate. Since there can be so many costs […]
We recently discussed ways to reduce your costs by pooling mobile plans with your organization. We’ve gather a few more tips to help guide you when moving your users to pooled mobile plans. Ensuring That Your Pool Size is Sufficient Another potential pitfall that you may encounter is ensuring that your pool is always larger […]
Enterprise mobile services eat up a lot of an organization’s telecom budget. For large companies, pooling your voice, text and data is the best way to manage your account, and drive down your expenses. How Mobile Pooling Works Pooling works in one of two ways. Either you’re paying a certain amount for a block of minutes, gigabytes […]