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TAC Expertise-as-a-Service™ (EaaS™) Includes Unique
Hardware Reliability Benchmark Offering
August 25, 2010
As a component of its breakthrough EaaS (Expertise-as-a-Service) offerings, TAC’s
Hardware Reliability Benchmark enables IT managers to truly understand the total-cost-of-ownership
of their hardware portfolios. “Our Hardware Reliability Benchmark empowers IT managers
to reduce their hardware maintenance costs short-term, and to deliver superior service
levels long-term,” says TAC President & CEO Peter Schay. The EaaS Hardware Reliability
Benchmark enables IT organizations to compare their experience with other users
in a benchmark format covering comparisons between equipment categories, equipment
types, manufacturers, specific models, model series, and parts.
EaaS is a new concept in solutions and services delivery designed to provide today’s
IT organizations of any size with a flexible, scalable, networked set of services,
skills, products and tools. TAC has aligned EaaS to provide the broadest coverage
in the industry. Each product, service and workshop provides the same level of personalized
service its clients have come to expect. TAC EaaS now gives its clients the ability
to provide unprecedented service to their organizations.
TAC Adds “IT Organizational Transformation”
Workshop to EaaS™ (Expertise-as-a-Service™)
August 12, 2010
As a new addition to its breakthrough EaaS™ offering, TAC has added a unique workshop
designed to help prepare IT organizations for the next decade of business expectations.
Created due to strong client demand, this workshop is designed to facilitate the
building of an IT organization structured to support the rapidly changing demands
that businesses place on today’s IT groups. “Traditional IT organizational structures
do not have the flexibility to meet the changing needs of today’s businesses,” says
Alan Guibord, TAC Founder and Chairman. “Effective organizational transformation
has become a critical factor in providing IT groups with the ability to adequately
support today’s business demands.”
EaaS is a new concept in solutions and services delivery designed to provide today’s
IT organizations of any size with a flexible, scalable, networked set of services,
skills, products and tools. TAC has aligned EaaS to provide the broadest coverage
in the industry. Each product, service and workshop provides the same level of personalized
service its clients have come to expect. TAC EaaS now gives its clients the ability
to provide unprecedented service to their organizations.
TAC Expertise-as-a-Service™ (EaaS™) Now Provides the Most Comprehensive
Group of Benchmarking Offerings
July 29, 2010
As a component of its breakthrough EaaS™ (Expertise-as-a-Service™) offering,
TAC now provides the most comprehensive group of benchmarking offerings in the industry.
“We have tailored our benchmarking services to meet the specific needs of our clients
from both a cost and coverage perspective,” says TAC President & CEO Peter Schay.
EaaS Benchmarking gives TAC clients access to the same comprehensive data that only
large organizations have previously been able to afford. The addition of “Benchmark
Lite” and “Benchmark Ultra-Lite” to TAC’s unique
EaaS packaging and delivery model enables it to bring that same quality of service
to a much larger audience at affordable prices.
EaaS is a new concept in solutions and services delivery designed to provide today’s
IT organizations of any size with a flexible, scalable, networked set of services,
skills, products and tools. TAC has aligned EaaS to provide the broadest coverage
in the industry. Each product, service and workshop provides the same level of personalized
service its clients have come to expect. TAC EaaS now gives its clients the ability
to provide unprecedented service to their organizations.
TAC Announces Expertise-as-a-Service™ (EaaS™)
July 14, 2010
TAC (The Advisory Council), now in its eighth year, has announced its launch of
Expertise-as-a-Service™ (EaaS™), a major expansion of its offerings.
The company has been in a continuous mode of expansion in its offerings based on
client demand.
Expertise-as-a-Service encompasses a set of services, products and workshops designed
to support the growing demands of today’s IT organizations. The new world order
of effective service delivery now requires a networked organization of skills and
tools. Leveraging costs and improving results are the essence of EaaS.
Transformed organizations are comprised of a model based on replacing fixed costs
with variable spending. EaaS enables progressive IT organizations to balance spending
with customer demands, while improving quality and delivery.
TAC has aligned its offerings to provide the broadest coverage in the industry.
Each product, service and workshop provides the same level of personalized services
that their clients have come to expect. EaaS gives TAC clients the ability to provide
unprecedented service to their organizations.
The Advisory Council Expands to Europe
March 30, 2010
The Advisory Council (TAC) has entered into a new joint venture extending its services
to the United Kingdom. This is the first expansion for TAC beyond North America.
“We have been planning an expansion into Europe for several years. We recognized
that our services are capable of serving a global audience. This seems like the
perfect time and opportunity for us to expand,” said Peter Schay, TAC President
and CEO.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to expand TAC’s offerings to the UK market.
This is exactly the type of service that this market has been looking for,” said
Steven Edge, Vice President of TAC’s UK affiliate.
TAC has been serving several global clients for many years, and this expansion enhances
our ability to support them.
Miro Consulting Lends Oracle Licensing Expertise to The Advisory Council
December 14, 2009
Bringing a wealth of Oracle and Microsoft licensing experience, Miro Consulting
acts as client advocates pre, post and during software vendor negotiations and audits.
Miro’s focus on vendor licensing issues and TAC’s broader programs create synergistic
offerings that can lower the total cost of ownership (TCO).
“Miro’s Oracle licensing expertise is second to none, and our clients are often
looking for ways to optimize their IT spend and manage their enterprise vendor software
licensing agreements,” said Peter Schay, President and CEO, The Advisory Council.
“We are extremely pleased to be able to offer Miro’s expertise to our clients.”
Through this newly formed alliance, TAC clients will be able to spend a consultative
phone hour with an Oracle or Microsoft licensing analyst from Miro Consulting before
making a determination on whether to engage Miro’s services fully.
Outsourcing Expert Stuart Harris Joins TAC Expert Decision Support Network
August 31, 2009
Stuart Harris has more than 30 years of international experience in the IT outsourcing
industry, initially as a client, later as a service provider, and for seven years
as a Partner at TPI, a leading sourcing advisory firm. His experience includes extensive
service delivery and management while at a provider, and comprehensive sourcing
life cycle advice while as a consultant. Stuart has advised clients on sourcing
and renegotiation strategies while at TPI, and taken them through complex international
outsourcing deals. Stuart’s specialty is in understanding outsourcing market prices
and benchmarking; while at TPI Stuart developed their Mark to Market price assessment
capability.
Recent Books by TAC Experts
- Douglas Hubbard, The Failure of Risk Management: Why It’s Broken and How to
Fix It
- Douglas Hubbard,
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of “Intangibles” in Business
- Sanjay Anand, The Sarbanes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology
Professionals
- Jessica Keyes, Software Configuration Management
- Jessica Keyes, Software Engineering Handbook
- Jack Keen and Bonnie Digrius, Making Technology Investments Profitable
- Ian Hayes, Just Enough Wireless Computing
- Bruce Dearstyne, Effective Approaches for Managing Electronic Records and Archives
- Jeff McLaughlin, Consumer's Guide to Cell Phones & Wireless Service Plans
- James DeCarli, Professional ASP Data Access
- Stephen Rood, Computer Hardware Maintenance: An IS/IT Manager's Guide
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