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ACUTA 2017 in Chicago: ASPIRE to Excellence!

Be sure to visit WTC Consulting, Inc. in Booth #407 during the ACUTA 2017 46th Annual Conference & Exhibition.  The event takes place March 19-22, 2017 in the Hilton Chicago.

The theme for the event is ASPIRE to Excellence!  In 30+ educational breakout sessions campus speakers will share their experience and expertise on topics in six critical areas:

  1. Wireless, cellular, and mobility issues
  2. New technology applications
  3. Emergency Management and disaster recovery
  4. VoIP & SIP case studies
  5. Campus regulations
  6. Campus safety

ACUTA, the Association for College and University Technology Advancement, is an international non-profit educational association serving colleges and universities.  ACUTA represents over 1700 individuals at nearly 500 institutions of higher education with members ranging from small schools and community colleges to the largest institutions.

WTC delivers fact based consulting services to higher education and healthcare clients.  Since 1983, WTC has helped organizations solve their most complex financial, technical, operational, and organizational issues related to information technology, facilities, networking, and telecommunications.  WTC has completed over 1,200 engagements for 265 clients.

To learn more about ACUTA and the annual meeting go to www.acuta.org.

To learn more about WTC Consulting, Inc. visit www.wtc-inc.net and our blog www.wtcconsulting.info.  WTC has been a member of ACUTA since 1988.

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Road Show 2017

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American Council on Education 98th Annual Meeting

Be sure to visit WTC Consulting, Inc. in Booth #105 during the 98th Annual American Council on Education (ACE) meeting and exposition at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis, March 12-15, 2016.

ACE 2016 is the country’s premier higher education event, bringing together nearly 2,000 higher education leaders to network with one another and hear from College and University presidents discussing the most pressing issues of the day.

ACE is the nation’s most visible and influential higher education association.  ACE represents the presidents of more than 1,700 member accredited, degree-granting institutions, which include two-and -four year colleges, private, and public universities, and nonprofit and for-profit entities.  The organization collectively promotes, protects, and advocates for students, faculty, and administrators in higher education.  ACE members represent almost 70% of all students in accredited, degree-granting institutions.

WTC Consulting, Inc. is a leader in fully integrated activity based consulting, rate and funding models, and rate implementation for information technology.  Since 1983, WTC has helped many ACE members with the facts they need to make informed decisions for IT strategic planning and the annual budget process.  The success of the WTC approach is based on four characteristics:  Structure, Understanding, Simplicity, Experience.

To learn more about ACE and ACE 2016 visit www.aceannualmeeting.org.

To learn more about WTC Consulting, Inc. visit www.wtc-inc.net and our blog www.wtcconsulting.org.

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TASSCC 2015. WTC presents at the TASSCC 2015 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Monday, August 3rd.

Information Technology – Here are the Costs.  Show me the Value.

Phillip Beidelman – President, WTC Consulting

Dean Oyama – Consultant, WTC

Purpose:

To present a methodology and findings for identifying products, services, lines of business, and value delivered by an IT operation.

Abstract:

How much does IT cost?  How can we do IT cheaper?  How will we pay for IT?  Where’s the value?  These questions drove a detailed study of Information Technology costs at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas.  For this study, IT and financial executives at UTSW partnered with technology cost experts from WTC.  Over a six-month period, WTC specialists examined the institution’s $85M IT operating budget for Fiscal Year 2014.  Every dollar spent on FTE and non-FTE expenses was identified.  From this evaluation over 300 Basic Products and Service Elements (BPSE) performed by the University’s central IT department were identified.  These BPSEs were then organized into IT Lines of Business.  Together this information delivered a transparent picture of IT operations spend, and clearly defined the activities and cost of a large Health Information Technology operation.  The presenters described the study drivers, and the methodology.  They also discussed how this information could be used to allocate IT costs; evaluate outsourcing targets; identify cost-cutting goals; and more.

 

 

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WTC is hiring!

WTC Consulting, Inc. *Southern California

Since 1983 our firm has delivered fact based consulting services to higher education and healthcare clients.  We help organizations solve their most complex technical, operational, financial, and organizational issues related to information technology, networking, and telecommunications.  Due to firm expansion, two new consultant positions are open in our Southern California offices.  These are career positions with excellent potential growth.

IT Consultant

Required Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in an IT related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive IT Management experience.
  • Experience designing, implementing, or operating enterprise level IT systems.
  • Ability to identify IT lines of business and related IT concepts and services.
  • Ability to functionally assess, evaluate, and consolidate large sets of servers and storage.
  • Familiarity with activity based costing for multi-million dollar budgets.
  • Experience making presentations to senior management at universities or medical centers.
  • Participation in vendor identification, selection, or contract negotiations.
  • Ability to build business models and integrate financial data for projects.
  • Possess excellent leadership, organizational, communications, and documentation skills.
  • Experience with information security is a plus.

 

Telecommunications & Network Infrastructure Consultant

Required Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in an IT related field.
  • RCDD or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of progressive network infrastructure experience.
  • Experience designing telecommunications systems, network, and high performance technology infrastructure in higher education and healthcare.
  • Experience with infrastructure project management including operations and services.
  • In-depth knowledge of networks, processes, and procedures.
  • Participation in vendor identification, selection, or contract negotiations.
  • Ability to build business models and integrate financial data for projects.
  • Experience making presentations to senior management at universities or medical centers.
  • Possess excellent leadership, organizational, communications, and documentation skills.
  • Experience with information security is a plus.

 

These are career positions with excellent growth potential and offer a competitive salary plus commission, bonuses, and excellent benefits.  Both positions require travel and being away 5-8 nights per month.

For immediate consideration, interested candidates should contact George Banks direct at 626-334-9492 or email at banksgh@verizon.net

WTC Consulting, Inc. is an EO/AA employer dedicated to excellence through diversity.

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The Principia Unified Communications Strategic Plan and Procurement Process

Check out our new Client Brief for The Principia.For more WTC Client Briefs visit www.wtc-inc.net

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Union College Technology Infrastructure Strategy

Check out our new Client Brief for Union College.

For more WTC Client Briefs visit www.wtc-inc.net

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University of Tulsa Technology Infrastructure Strategy and Roadmap

Check out our new Client Brief for the University of Tulsa.

For more WTC Client Briefs visit www.wtc-inc.net

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Rate and Funding Trends from the desk of Phillip Beidelman

One of the trends we see these days has been an extension of activity-based costing principles directly to the entire IT environment.  In the past, colleges and universities limited the idea of full costing to telecommunications and networking, but in recent years there has been significant interest in extending the identification of fully-loaded cost into IT.  It seems in these hard economic times, everyone is interested in what things really cost and how the cost of services might be reduced.  One way to reduce costs is to conduct an analysis of services provided by central providers on campus and departments.  This analysis will give you the knowledge necessary to consolidate duplicate services, discontinue departmental services that are centrally provided, or combinations of other ways to reduce your IT costs.

Another trend we have been seeing across different institutions is an interest in integrating strategic technology planning, with capital and operating cost projections, and the development of rate and funding plans to come up with a realistic picture of what it will take to fund strategic goals.  These are complex interactions that need clear issues-based decisions.  Creating such models and plans for your institution will allow for greater flexibility for the adoption of newer technology solutions, like mobility.

With all the issues in the economy today, it is important to fully utilize your budget in a way that best benefits your institution.  Creating a practical 5 or 10-year plan will help you focus on what is important and make sure you are able to reach all your strategic goals.

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Information Technology Review for a Northern California Campus

During the Spring 2010 semester a California State University campus experienced three major IT service interruptions.  These interruptions prompted the IT leadership team to engage WTC to review how ITS manages and monitors the systems supporting IT services as well as the extent to which the systems have been designed and configured for high availability.  Additionally, WTC was asked to evaluate how the University’s strategies and trends for managing IT services compared with other institutions.

WTC was able to identify key factors leading to the service interruptions.  WTC made recommendations regarding emerging practices designed to control IT costs and at the same time, meet user expectations for service levels.  These recommendations addressed a structured approach to managing user systems, centralized file storage, server co-location, and virtual server hosting services, establishing a sustainable rate structure, and assessing the split organizational structure for managing enterprise applications.

For more information click the Client Profile tab at www.wtc-inc.net

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Having a Hard Time Putting the Technology Puzzle Together?

We can help!

WTC Consulting, Inc. is a national professional services firm delivering consulting services to a higher education and academic medical centers for over 28 years.  Expertise in strategic technology planning, rate and funding strategies, IT assessments, and wired and wireless infrastructure planning.  WTC has conducted more than 860 engagements for 250 clients.

Visit our website at www.wtc-inc.net

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