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INVESTING IN I.T. START UPS – LESSONS LEARNED!
INVESTING IN I.T. START UPS – LESSONS LEARNED! Whether you are raising capital or investing in I.T. – I just thought I’d share a few high-level thoughts based upon lessons learned over the past 18 months! First, early valuations are based upon Best Guesses! When I first started Xcelocloud, transparently, I believed it would take approximately $1.25MM to build out
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 5)
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 5) MYTH: “WE SHOULD EVALUATE 5 TO 7 SOLUTIONS TO CREATE COMPETITION, GET THE BEST PRICE AND FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR OUR COMPANY” CONTEXT: Sometimes stated by independent minded IT professionals who have often met with 3-5+ SD-WAN providers and want to show both due diligence and self-sufficiency throughout the organization. Also, stated by
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 4)
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 4) MYTH: “YOU SHOULD PROCURE YOUR SD-WAN FROM YOUR LARGE CARRIER TO KEEP YOUR PROVIDERS AND BILLS TO A MINIMUM” CONTEXT: Usually stated by carriers who have partnered with one SD-WAN provider OR sometimes by a lazy agent who just wants the path of least resistance toward a commission check! HERE IS THE TRUTH: I
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 3)
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 3) MYTH: “GARTNER’S REPORT IS ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SD-WAN” CONTEXT: Typically stated by Gartner Representatives, very conservative IT Decision Makers and/or companies who find themselves in the best/correct quadrant! HERE IS THE TRUTH: The “SD-WAN” report by Gartner is really a WAN Edge Report that includes SD-WAN and other congruent technologies like
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 2)
THE TRUTH ABOUT SD-WAN (PART 2) MYTH: “ALL SD-WAN SOLUTIONS ARE ALIKE” CONTEXT: Usually stated by either the bottom 80% of the 52 SD-WAN providers that currently exist OR by IT Team Members that do not want to take the time to understand and define the market! HERE IS THE TRUTH: There are so many macro and micro differences in
Xcelocloud — Atlantic To The Pacific
This marks a GREAT month for Xcelocloud… October saw us officially expand our enterprise customer base from the Atlantic to the Pacific! As we have organized our company into three business divisions, we have seen the demand for our Xcelo-C group to come into company after company as a CONSULTANT to: Assess current Networks Assess SD-WAN Readiness Identify Gaps Design Next Generation
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What clients say
“Xcelocloud is integrating I.T.
solutions in ways no single carrier could really do. “
“As a Global Enterprise leader, having a boutique high touch consulting company’s resources, expertise in the marketplace and a broad range of current provisioning best practices to draw upon –enables the Team to focus on business outcomes and drive results!”
“Every time a carrier sells a circuit directly, layers upon Layers of people are compensated. These layers create a bureaucratic ecosystem that slows and confuses most Customer Experiences and sometimes adds cost!”
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