Ep 5 – The BFCs: Putting Microsoft Azure to the test for telcos

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Ep 5 – The BFCs: Putting Microsoft Azure to the test for telcos

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Oct 13, 2020

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Rick Lievano, Worldwide Director of Technology Strategy at Microsoft, builds a good case for why Azure should be telecom’s cloud platform of choice, not the least of which is Azure for Operators -- a game changer in the quest for carrier-grade cloud.

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Oct 13, 2020

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Give me 20 minutes, and we’ll cover the next 20 years in telco. Get the latest news, insights and best practices on how public cloud is transforming telecom – and enjoy a few laughs!

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Telco in 20 – Subscribe now!: You’ve found my podcast! Telco in 20 presents my vision for where the telco industry will be in 20 years and how savvy leaders will get there. New episodes, specifically for telco executives, drop every two weeks. Get the latest insights and best practic by Telco in 20
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Ep 4 – Lift Off: Right-size your public cloud spending: Find out how telcos can control public cloud spending and avoid leaving money on the table. Featuring cloud economist and snark-master Corey Quinn. by Telco in 20
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Ep 2 – Lift Off: Taking the first step: Telcos need to start moving to the public cloud, like, yesterday. Migration specialist Troy O’Brien offers his advice on smart planning for a smooth journey. by Telco in 20
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Ep 5 – The BFCs: Putting Microsoft Azure to the test for telcos: Rick Lievano, Worldwide Director of Technology Strategy at Microsoft, builds a good case for why Azure should be telecom’s cloud platform of choice, not the least of which is Azure for Operators -- a game changer in the quest for carrier-grade cloud. by Telco in 20
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Ep 20 – The paradox of the public cloud: There are massive upsides to the public cloud for telcos, but that’s not the whole story. TelcoDR CEO Danielle Royston tells it all in her MWC21 keynote. by Telco in 20
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Ep 18 – A digital telco: Meet Yaqoot: Transformation leader Juha Korhonen shares his experience with the successful launch of Yaqoot, a digital mobile operator in the Middle East. by Telco in 20
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Ep 21 – How we rocked MWC21: CLOUD CITY shifted the spotlight to the public cloud for telco for the first time in MWC history. by Telco in 20
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Ep 16 – #SaveMWC: The rumors are true... Public cloud is taking center stage in Barcelona and TelcoDR is leading the way! by Telco in 20
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Ep 17 – The Software Series: LastMileXchange: LastMileXchange’s cloud-based access quoting solution shines a spotlight on how the public cloud can transform telecom. by Telco in 20
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Ep 25 – Get ready to use the public cloud… in Afghanistan: Former Roshan CFO Imtiaz Esmail and his team refused to be sidelined by two devastating attacks on the Afghan telecom. Instead, they guided the company through a successful digital transformation. by Telco in 20
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Ep 23 – DynamoDB: A tier 0 database: AWS Rick Houlihan tells us why flexible and scalable NoSQL databases are a great fit for telco. by Telco in 20
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EP 24 – What’s up with Totogi?: Heres the latest on Totogi, the telco software darling built specifically for the public cloud – 80% lower TCO, anyone? by Telco in 20
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Ep 22 – Meet mediation vendor Digital Route: Jonas Wallenius, Strategic Product Manager at Digital Route, has a clear view of the public clouds potential for telco, and ideas about how the industry can get there. by Telco in 20
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Ep 29 – Telco in 20’s Best of 2021: In our most popular episode from 2021, transformation leader Juha Korhonen shares his experience with the successful launch of Yaqoot, a digital mobile operator in the Middle East. by Telco in 20
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Ep 5 – The BFCs: Putting Microsoft Azure to the test for telcos

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