Insider Connectivity Review & Savings Analysis Sample Deliverable Insider Connectivity Review & Savings Analysis

What is an Insider Connectivity Review? An Insider Connectivity Review provides a 3rd party objective assessment into the current state of an enterprise’s costs and future state savings based on Advocate’s industry benchmark for voice, mobile, data and conferencing services.

Who Benefits from an Insider Connectivity Review? This is a great tool for CIOs and CPOs who need an expert’s evaluation of the current state enterprise’s costs to establish a strategy and roadmap for network cost reduction.

Sample Client Overview Client Information: Large U.S.-based Manufacturing Company Annual IT Connectivity Spend: $6,904,825 Small IT department Multiple legacy network services Lack of centralized purchasing department with no automated billing capability and limited network cost visibility Client Goals: Reduce voice, data, mobile and conferencing spend Consolidate the number of service providers Use new Unified Communications service (Skype for Business) for all internal communications Utilize new conferencing service for investor relations calls

Service Type and Vendor Spend Data Advocate utilized the client’s spend data (as shown below) to identify cost reduction opportunities by service type and vendor. Service Type and Vendor Spend Data

Sample Client Executive Summary The annual IT connectivity spend identified by the client is $6.9M. After reviewing contracts and commitments, the addressable spend (spend that can be impacted through sourcing activities within 18 months) that would drive cost reduction is $5.9M across 4 service types. A total of 12 service providers’ contracts and rates were benchmarked using the Advocate proprietary database. Type of Services Reviewed   Addressable Spend Analyzed Recommended Strategy Projected Annual Savings Amount Percentage Data Network $ 3,435,995 AT&T and Verizon above current 2015 Benchmark Start detailed inventory assessment, review future state Technology refresh options & develop migration plan Conduct a sourcing engagement $386,519 - $626,165 11% - 18% Mobile $ 1,173,914 Re-evaluate technology provider and future requirements $234,783 - $410,870 20% - 35% Conferencing Services $ 705,170 Evaluate business unit usage and requirements to determine replacement service via Skype Business Source Investor Relations service separately $76,311 - $153,995 11% - 22% Local & Long Distance Voice $ 632,192 Utilize 3rd party aggregator (Granite) to leverage renegotiations with existing providers or move services $77,063 - $128,438 12% - 20% TOTAL $ 5,947,271 $774,676 - $1,319,468 13% - 22%

Based on the free Insider Connectivity Review, Advocate recommended: Conduct four simultaneous sourcing engagements Advocate’s current proprietary benchmark data identifies AT&T and Verizon as having the greatest savings potential based on current contracts and rates Move all internal conferencing to the Unified Communications (Skype for Business) platform Drive voice, data, mobile, and conferencing savings of $774,676 - $1,319,468 Recommendations

Sample Client Annual Connectivity Spend Projection Annual connectivity spend projections showed this client’s potential savings over project completion timeline. Mobile Savings Realized $410,870 Local & Long Distance Voice Savings Realized $128,438 Data Network Savings Realized $626,165 Conf. Services Savings Realized $153,995

Methodology Developed over the last 15 years, Advocate’s proven Insider’s Steps to Transformation and Optimization approach has delivered results for more than 600 enterprises.

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Contact Advocate for Your Free Insider Connectivity Review Phone: 678-987-5900. Email: Sales@advocateinsiders.com. To get started, please complete this brief online survey to see if you qualify for the Connectivity Review.  If you qualify, we will contact you within 48 business hours.  Once approved, all you need to do is to provide your current voice, data, mobile and conferencing A/P spend and top 3-5 contracts by vendor.  It’s that easy!