Info-Tech Advisor: Eight Ways to Slash Network and Telecom Costs by Half

The average enterprise spends 11% of IT budget on network communications services. Enterprises also allocate 11% of overall staff resources to network management and administration. When the axe falls on IT budgets, the capital, operational, and administrative costs allocated to networks and communications will undoubtedly be scrutinized.

This research note will focus on the following:

• Eight options to reduce network costs.
• The key areas on which to focus.
• Hard to balance cost reductions with high service levels? For sure. Impossible to maintain high network service levels in a cost cutting environment? Absolutely not.