Every moment counts when you’re trying to optimize your technology lifecycle. Every day that goes by on a cost optimization project represents many dollars lost. Every week that is wasted finding the right solution or vendor is a week that strategic capabilities are delayed. Every hour spent managing infrastructure is an hour taken from your team’s core competencies. C3 expedites that process of your technology lifecycle so you can get to the desired outcome faster.
COST CENTER OPTIMIZATION
Our services are designed to be applicable to a suite of technology services and solutions across hundreds of providers. They include:
TELECOM
There is always room for improvement regarding your telecom services. Our experts will inventory and audit all your current services and spend to identify savings opportunities and strategize on technologies that are available to you.
The first step is to capture savings through a comprehensive billing audit. Once this is complete, we can focus on identifying recent technologies that are available to you and developing a strategy to implement these changes in a timely and cost-effective manner.
TELECOM
There is always room for improvement regarding your telecom services. Our experts will inventory and audit all your current services and spend to identify savings opportunities and strategize on technologies that are available to you.
The first step is to capture savings through a comprehensive billing audit. Once this is complete, we can focus on identifying recent technologies that are available to you and developing a strategy to implement these changes in a timely and cost-effective manner.
CLOUD
Most Cloud based and SaaS services are relatively new to the marketplace. The ability to audit these billings and contracts is also new to the marketplace.
C3 can audit your Cloud based services and billing in the same manner as we audit your telecommunications services: billing audits, savings recommendations, eliminating unused services and licenses, and negotiating new term agreements.
Many companies spend in this area is relatively untouched. This makes a cost savings audit and assessment an area to likely produce significant savings for our clients.
CLOUD
Most Cloud based and SaaS services are relatively new to the marketplace. The ability to audit these billings and contracts is also new to the marketplace.
C3 can audit your Cloud based services and billing in the same manner as we audit your telecommunications services: billing audits, savings recommendations, eliminating unused services and licenses, and negotiating new term agreements.
Many companies spend in this area is relatively untouched. This makes a cost savings audit and assessment an area to likely produce significant savings for our clients.
MOBILITY
Mobility is a constantly changing environment of carrier competition, unpublished rates, new providers entering the marketplace, and an increasing market share of the entire communications workforce. As business and communications become more global, it can be challenging to keep a close eye on your mobility spend.
Frequent optimizations of your current wireless bills and devices to capture and implement savings is a necessity in today’s workplace.
MOBILITY
Mobility is a constantly changing environment of carrier competition, unpublished rates, new providers entering the marketplace, and an increasing market share of the entire communications workforce. As business and communications become more global, it can be challenging to keep a close eye on your mobility spend.
Frequent optimizations of your current wireless bills and devices to capture and implement savings is a necessity in today’s workplace.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
The telecom and cloud service providers are in constant competition with one another. Many new term agreements for IT services are negotiated and executed, while clients are leaving massive additional savings on the table without realizing it.
C3 has been in the contract negotiation business for years and offer our rate benchmark and contract negotiation services to ensure our clients get the maximum savings possible out of their IT spend.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
The telecom and cloud service providers are in constant competition with one another. Many new term agreements for IT services are negotiated and executed, while clients are leaving massive additional savings on the table without realizing it.
C3 has been in the contract negotiation business for years and offer our rate benchmark and contract negotiation services to ensure our clients get the maximum savings possible out of their IT spend.
TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION
Our deep expertise from decades of experience and hundreds of projects has taught us what is possible, and what levers to pull to get you where you want to be. Why try it alone when you can leverage our aggregate experience and institutional knowledge to give you an advantage in solution design, vendor selection, negotiation, and implementing best practices for management?
C3 wants to be your trusted partner in the space of optimizing your technology needs and ensuring this is done on a cost-effective manner for your company.
TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION
Our deep expertise from decades of experience and hundreds of projects has taught us what is possible, and what levers to pull to get you where you want to be. Why try it alone when you can leverage our aggregate experience and institutional knowledge to give you an advantage in solution design, vendor selection, negotiation, and implementing best practices for management?
C3 wants to be your trusted partner in the space of optimizing your technology needs and ensuring this is done on a cost-effective manner for your company.
CASE STUDIES
A Dallas based VOIP reseller engaged C3 to perform a contract compliance review on their wholesale services to identify and repair billing errors. The cost per minute rate was incorrect, and C3 secured refunds for the client in excess of $250,000.
A $6B Texas based oil and gas company engaged C3 for an audit of their AT&T local dial tone services. After completing a massive inventory and cleanup project, C3 negotiated a new agreement with AT&T to drastically reduce these rates. The end result was an annual savings of $300,000 on their $1.6M annual spend.
A California based University engaged C3 to audit their voice and data services and perform a contract compliance review against their state AT&T contracts. C3 rerated their Long Distance and local dial tone services according to their state contracted rates. The newly implemented rates reduced cost on their Local, Long Distance, and Toll-Free services. The end result was $1.1M in annual savings and $45,000 in refunds.
A Global Fortune 200 oil and gas company engaged C3 for a fixed audit of their US voice services. An audit and disconnect project provided a clean dial tone and LD inventory that was used to negotiate new contracts for these services. The end result was an annual savings of $1.7M and three-year savings of $5.2M. This project also generated $146,000 in refunds.
A national sales and marketing company engaged C3 to review all of their voice and data contracts. C3 performed a full contract negotiation, primarily and AT&T and Verizon. The end result was $1M in annual savings and $3.1M over the three-year term.
Why perform a C3 Zero-Cost, Risk-Free Telecom Audit?
- 80% of bills contain errors
- If we don’t save you money, there is no charge
- We’re vendor-neutral, so you stay with your carrier while you save
- Our off-site analysts never interfere with your team
- We’ve saved businesses over $50 million with our expertise