Smarter IT Sourcing: Cutting Vendor Costs | Nataliya Byelokurova

Is IT optimization just cost cutting? Nataliya Byelokurova, sales director at Tech Launch Solutions, tells host Erin Moody how companies source and manage technology more strategically, including a client who cut about $250,000 a year from an AWS bill.

Nataliya covers common misconceptions about IT optimization, retiring redundant tools, how she measures success for clients, starting AI projects with a clear goal, and the new roles AI will create.

Chapters

0:00 Welcome and introduction

1:29 Why she joined Tech Launch Solutions

5:01 A client story: cutting AWS costs

6:47 Building trust with clients

7:48 Common misconceptions about IT optimization

10:01 Retiring redundant tools

11:39 How she measures success for clients

13:21 A client story she is proud of

16:05 AI adoption: start with the goal

18:22 New roles that AI will create

21:43 Technology brokers as strategic partners

23:29 Where to find Nataliya

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QYJi7Y8buIs

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Hosted by Erin Moody for Orlando Insight Group. Henry Clavo, Founder & CEO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryorlandoclavo/

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