Now that 2019 is in full swing, lets look at one of our software partners, CloudKnox’s 2019 Security Predictions: 1. Securing Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure 2. Mitigating Tougher Insider Threats 3. New Security Perimeters Which of these will be carried into 2020? Let us help you plan your security needs for next year. CloudKnox Security [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way in a very short time and is now a $52.2 billion industry that has changed how many industries operate. It has improved logistics through automation, made maintenance cost-efficient through predictive maintenance technology, and has updated customer service through chatbots. Another area that AI is helping businesses is [...]
Learn about the basics of bitcoin, blockchain & cryptocurrencies and how it can affect your business.
Avis Yates Rivers, provides her insights in 90 seconds, more or less.
TCGi had a fantastic 2017! See where we’ve been, and where going with our Year in Review newsletter! Click Here
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Zomona Brown | Nov 3, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Diversity,
IT Integrated Procurement,
Leadership,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
Uncategorized TCGi kept it all the way up with accolades and announcements! With new partnerships and expanded capabilities, our 2017 looks to end on a great note! […]
How SAM can save your organization a significant amount of money…. almost immediately!
Avis Yates Rivers, provides her insights in 90 seconds for taking those critical first steps that will transform your Procurement Operation!
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Victor Manganaro | Aug 16, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Integrated Procurement,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
Uncategorized Introduction Maverick Spend, Rogue Spending and Tail Spend are common terms in procurement. As an adjective, rogue can be defined as unpredictable. Maverick can be defined as unorthodox or independent. Well, Tail, we’ll explain that in a minute. Clearly, when talking about your procurement spend processes and procedures, these are not descriptors that will instill […]
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Victor Manganaro | Jul 18, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Diversity,
IT Integrated Procurement,
Leadership,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
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To find out about all of the amazing happenings and events of the second quarter of 2017, please click here! It includes the next Ask-Avis webisode on un-managed spend and highlights from events in Sydney, Orlando, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago & more!
Ask Avis: Reducing Un-Managed Spend In this webisode edition of Ask Avis, Avis Yates Rivers, CEO of Technology Concepts Group International (TCGi), provides insights on the topic of Un-Managed Spend, also commonly referred to as Tail Spend. For most medium to large corporations, across all industries, un-managed spend has become a real problem, wasting millions [...]
Spend that isn’t effectively managed quickly spirals out of control. This is especially true at the lower-value-purchase end of the spectrum.
How much money is your company losing to Tail Spend? Typically, millions of dollars! Stop the bleeding NOW!
Avis Yates Rivers, provides her insights in 90 seconds for taking those critical first steps that will transform your Procurement Operation!
Effectively managing contracts is one of the most important ways to mitigate risk and stay in compliance.
How much money is your company losing to overlapping contracts?
Avis Yates Rivers, provides her insights in 90 seconds for taking those critical first steps that will transform your Procurement Operation!
The Power of The Cloud Today, every company, big and small, is using the Cloud. From storage to computing. It has become an essential way of doing business. However, this shift to cloud-based services also creates new security and compliance issues. Storing and sharing documents and files within an organization as well as when communicating [...]
100 Procurement Executives provide insights into the biggest challenges facing their organizations.
According to a 2016 Benchmark Report: Challenges in Procurement, 80% of senior Procurement executives (100 were interviewed for the report) identify managed spend (as a percentage of total spend) as a key performance indicator. So what does this mean? It means that the value of your Procurement organization is directly tied into its ability to reduce [...]
The traditional Procurement Organization, as we have come to know it, is changing. It will soon look much different, as the trend suggests. It’s evolving. Like any other business organization, Procurement is adapting to the needs and demands of the business. It is taking on a more vital role in the operations of the overall [...]
Creating a successful business takes hard work and persistence. At those moments when all of the pieces start to fall into place, it seems almost magical. Well, the WBENC’s 2016 National Conference & Business Fair will be an incredible opportunity for “Creating Magic Together” for all those in attendance in Orlando, Florida, June 21 through June [...]
According to a 2016 Benchmark Report on the Challenges in Procurement, 80% of senior Procurement executives (100 were interviewed for the report) identify managed spend (as a percentage of total spend) as a key performance indicator. So what does this mean? It means that the value of your Procurement organization is directly tied into its [...]
Is your procurement organization becoming overwhelmed by the amount of vendors it deals with? Is it becoming harder to manage your vendor relationships? Does your Procurement Department fail to understand the benefits of vendor consolidation? It’s a common problem. It’s something many companies deal with, and it can be quite frustrating. Having to juggle so [...]
Okay, so you’ve seen the light and realized the importance of tail spend management. This area of non-managed spend is costing your organization a lot of money. At first, you may have believed your organization’s unmanaged spend was a minor issue. You probably thought the rogue spending only made up a few smaller purchases. Then, [...]
It’s a dangerous practice that is threatening your company’s bottom line. Every single day, it could be robbing your organization of more of the capital it needs to be successful. Not only that, it also makes your company vulnerable to several threats both internal and external. And the worst thing about it? It could be happening [...]
