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10 IT Savings Tips for 2025

Managing $34 billion in IT spending gives you a front-row view into the true story behind rising IT expenditures. Tangoe shares common wasteful practices, ways to uncover the best deals, and strategies for making more informed purchasing decisions.
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1

Underutilized Devices Sink Your Mobility Budget

2.5

Average devices per employee

70%

Struggle to manage their mobile inventory

50K

Average number of devices per company

It’s easy to lose track of mobile devices. Define your stock, usage, and waste.

2

Shift to Corporate‑Liable
and Stay There

Most Businesses that Embrace BYOD Eventually Transition to Corporate-Owned Models

$4.88M

Average cost of a
data breach in 2024

The highest cost ever and a 10% increase over 2023

IDC

“We are seeing more and more employers move to employer provided devices where CIO’s can have greater governance to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.”

– Phil Hochmuth, Enterprise Mobility Research VP, IDC

3

Think Twice Before Upgrading

$avings

Repairs and maintenance can be cheaper than upgrade plans

GenAI

Not all can cost justify the benefits of new features

6G

Incremental advancements may not be worth it

4

Want the Best Deal?
Navigate the Sea of Sameness

Pricing Sheets for Mobile Data Services Look Like Ripples of Repetition

The Solution: Dive into these details to reveal true differences

  • Premium data allotments and throttling practices
  • Bundled options – devices, plans, and extras
  • Hidden fees (think late payments)
  • Contract terms that restrict flexibility

Warning! Don’t assume unlimited plans are the most cost-effective option.

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5

Lock in Public
Cloud Contracts Now

Cloud Pricing Trends: 2024 vs 2023

Cloud-flation has slowed and GenAI is driving more competitive cloud pricing.

Take Advantage
of Declining Prices

Know How to
Shop for IaaS

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6

Consider Repatriation – Hybrid Clouds $ave

There’s a growing public cloud dissatisfaction rooted in an inability to manage costs.
0 %

will encounter public cloud cost overruns - Gartner

0 %

plan to repatriate at least some public cloud resources

#1

top hyperscaler acknowledged more on-prem competition

How to compare public and private cloud costs

See How

7

Surprise Apps
Drain Your Budget

Take Away

Don’t assume you know
where your SaaS waste lies

0 %
admit their productivity software licenses go to waste but top-of-mind applications aren’t always the biggest budget busters.
0 %

admit their productivity software licenses go to waste but top-of-mind applications aren’t always the biggest budget busters.

How to optimize SaaS

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8

Want the Best Deal?
Navigate the Sea of Sameness

0 %

adopted SD-WAN to reap the rewards of cheaper broadband connectivity…

But few have circled back to benchmark those costs against the current market

Declining internet prices make 2025 the time to maximize savings

9

Legacy Services
Drain Your Funds

#1

Biggest Rip-Off:
High fees for
POTS services

$1K+

per month per line:
Amount some
companies are paying

70%-80%

Average
POTS savings

5 steps to efficiently upgrade your services

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10

Optimize Direct
Cloud Connections

Direct Cloud Interconnections

Can Obscure Optimization Opportunities

The Solution

Actively monitor backdoor connections and optimize IaaS usage

Warning! Don’t Blindly
Accept Provider Prices

Those who use an RFP process pay 6X, 8X, and even 10X less when compared to those who simply accepted their network provider’s charges for direct cloud interconnections.

2025 IT Expense Management Trends and Savings Recommendations

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