Managed Services: Making the Right Decision CD

Managed Services: Making the Right Decision

Winning Strategies to Negotiate, Purchase & Better Maintain Your Telephony & Data Equipment

Managed services is “top of mind” for every enterprise communications professional. Increasing network complexity… an explosion in the number of routers and switches… more and more critical corporate applications moving to an integrated IP platform… and the always present drive to lower OPEX, all combine to make outsourcing most aspects of network management an obvious and attractive option. But are managed services right for every enterprise, and if so, what are the keys to putting a winning managed services arrangement in place?

You’ll get the answers you need and the guidance you must have when you attend Managed Services: Making the Right Decision a special 90-minute Voice Report webinar featuring David Lee of TechCaliber Consulting, LLC and Marc Lindsey of Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP. Together, they’ll share their frontline experience working with companies just like yours. Attend this webinar and you will get:

- A template that details the breadth and depth of managed services options. (You’ll be amazed at your choices!)

- Explanation of how the pricing structures for managed services differ for voice and data services… you’ll learn that more than IP-based services can be covered!

- A detailed list of critical questions to ask your vendor, such as, are they truly offering the service themselves or sub-contracting it from someone else. The answer will significantly impact your contract terms.

- Key terms and conditions for service level agreements (SLAs) that lead to air-tight, fair and workable service-level guarantees.

- “End of Support” considerations that are especially important for IP services.

- Justification for not overlooking equipment performance and capacity planning reporting.

- The essentials of managed services contracts… key considerations like technology upgrades, acceptance rights, capacity planning and forecasting, and exit strategies.

Managed services can be the perfect solution – or it can be a minefield of mismatched and costly expectations. But when you attend Managed Services: Making the Right Decision, you’ll be better prepared to make the best managed services decision for your company. So don’t delay, register now!

Recorded October 3, 2007

Speakers:

David Lee, TechCaliber Consulting, LLC

Marc Lindsey, Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP

Includes: Presentation materials and 1 CD.

Shipping Information: Allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.

Winning Strategies to Negotiate, Purchase & Better Maintain Your Telephony & Data Equipment

How do you determine if managed services are for your enterprise? And if they are, what are the keys to putting a winning managed services arrangement in place? Find out from two expert presenters who have frontline experience working with companies like yours. Managed Services: Making the Right Decision will give out a detailed outline of the wide array of options available to you, clarification on the different voice and data serice pricing structures, critical questions to ask vendors, key Ts and Cs for service level agreements, and many more essential elements you can't afford to overlook in your managed services contract.

Price: $299.00