Tommy Siniard's guest appearances

Tommy Siniard

Next Lawyer Up Podcast with Attorney Ron Sykstus

Fiberside Chat

Tom Ryan

Joshua Cohen

Joel Robbins

Jeff Bennett

Ali Katz

Doug Jones

Robert Bailey

John Strohm

Joe King

Ron Burdge

Bob Vance

Andrew Jennings

David Meyer

Stephen Williams

David Martin

OwlTail

Greg Connors

It may sound simple, but it’s something many telecommunications companies forget when modeling their network: It’s easier to plan if you have a deep understanding of what the current overview looks like. Too many telcos may not understand exactly where they have fiber, how close or far it is from their potential customers or how much they would have to connect when evaluating a potential merger and acquisition. “I think most people understand that today, but some of the people just starting out are looking so much at the right now and not really at the future of what they’re going to do,” said Tommy Siniard, Chief Technical Officer at 3-GIS. Having the data on exactly what your network looks like can also have big benefits, whether it’s reporting to local authorities, dealing with taxes or even showing places where inefficiencies can be cut and costs can be reduced by eliminating redundancies. “It’s important to keep in mind that this data, from a financial perspective, can be used for both reducing costs and also growing your network and revenue generation,” said Greg Connors, 3-GIS’ Technical Product Manager. The best way to achieve some of those goals is to make sure there are open lines of communication between the people managing the fiber network and those in the office. “In order to get the true value of the data from a financial and reporting perspective, it’s important to understand connectivity both from the outside network, between the buildings, inside the buildings, all the way to the intelligent electronics, which is where the circuits ride,” Conors said. “So, understand down to the level where you could say, this is where these circuits are riding through these fibers through this part of the city. “That’s challenging, but that’s really where you get the most value out of your physical network and logical combined data.”

It may sound simple, but it’s something many telecommunications companies forget when modeling their network: It’s easier to plan if you have a deep understanding of what the current overview looks like. Too many telcos may not understand exactly where they have fiber, how close or far it is from their potential customers or how much they would have to connect when evaluating a potential merger and acquisition. “I think most people understand that today, but some of the people just starting out are looking so much at the right now and not really at the future of what they’re going to do,” said <a href="https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/tommy-siniard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommy Siniard</a>, Chief Technical Officer at <a href="https://www.3-gis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3-GIS</a>. Having the data on exactly what your network looks like can also have big benefits, whether it’s reporting to local authorities, dealing with taxes or even showing places where inefficiencies can be cut and costs can be reduced by eliminating redundancies. “It’s important to keep in mind that this data, from a financial perspective, can be used for both reducing costs and also growing your network and revenue generation,” said <a href="https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/greg-connors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Connors</a>, 3-GIS’ Technical Product Manager. The best way to achieve some of those goals is to make sure there are open lines of communication between the people managing the fiber network and those in the office. “In order to get the true value of the data from a financial and reporting perspective, it’s important to understand connectivity both from the outside network, between the buildings, inside the buildings, all the way to the intelligent electronics, which is where the circuits ride,” Conors said. “So, understand down to the level where you could say, this is where these circuits are riding through these fibers through this part of the city. “That’s challenging, but that’s really where you get the most value out of your physical network and logical combined data.”

A Model Is Key for Present and Future Understanding of Your Network with Tommy Siniard and Greg Connors

Damion Harrylal

LEAD

For years, the concept of “the cloud” seemed nebulous and difficult to get a grasp on. That’s understandable, given the nature of clouds both in the sky and as computer utilities. Today, though, cloud storage is being increasingly demystified, with many communications service providers moving their network management systems to the cloud. For 3-GIS, helping a CSP move to cloud technology is simply practicing what they preach. With so many people around the world currently working remotely, it’s been a good time to be set up with a cloud system. “The flexibility and ability of the cloud to access those things just seems to be much simpler and easier to use, and people understand it better,” said Tommy Siniard, Chief Technical Officer for 3-GIS. “Pretty much all our applications, and even our development, is done up in the cloud today, so we’ve embraced it, internally, and we see our customers doing so, also.” Conventional wisdom in IT departments may have trended toward proprietary systems that set up the department almost as gatekeepers. Yet, in today’s collaborative world, there are plenty of benefits to allowing more users access to those systems (while IT maintains control over access and other functions). “What we see is the breadth at which the organization can access the same data. So, that data can be sent to other systems inside of the organization, where a salesforce could go look at a client being built live and be able to turn their strategies around using that information,” 3-GIS Solutions Engineer Damion Harrylal said. “It does make it really helpful when you have a centralized store of data that is managed and scaled accordingly for an entire large organization.” Now that the fog is clearing, more and more businesses are realizing switching to the cloud makes sense for them for many reasons.

For years, the concept of “the cloud” seemed nebulous and difficult to get a grasp on. That’s understandable, given the nature of clouds both in the sky and as computer utilities. Today, though, cloud storage is being increasingly demystified, with many communications service providers moving their network management systems to the cloud. For <a href="https://www.3-gis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3-GIS</a>, helping a CSP move to cloud technology is simply practicing what they preach. With so many people around the world currently working remotely, it’s been a good time to be set up with a cloud system. “The flexibility and ability of the cloud to access those things just seems to be much simpler and easier to use, and people understand it better,” said <a href="https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/tommy-siniard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommy Siniard</a>, Chief Technical Officer for 3-GIS. “Pretty much all our applications, and even our development, is done up in the cloud today, so we’ve embraced it, internally, and we see our customers doing so, also.” Conventional wisdom in IT departments may have trended toward proprietary systems that set up the department almost as gatekeepers. Yet, in today’s collaborative world, there are plenty of benefits to allowing more users access to those systems (while IT maintains control over access and other functions). “What we see is the breadth at which the organization can access the same data. So, that data can be sent to other systems inside of the organization, where a salesforce could go look at a client being built live and be able to turn their strategies around using that information,” 3-GIS Solutions Engineer <a href="https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/damion-harrylal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damion Harrylal</a> said. “It does make it really helpful when you have a centralized store of data that is managed and scaled accordingly for an entire large organization.” Now that the fog is clearing, more and more businesses are realizing switching to the cloud makes sense for them for many reasons.

How Taking Network Management to the Cloud Can Lead to Success with Tommy Siniard and Damion Harrylal

Ron Sykstus

Episode 3 of the Next Lawyer up Podcast features Alabama, attorney Tommy Siniard. His credentials, background and the work he has done for his clients over the years is impressive and well-respected throughout the state of Alabama. 

Episode 3 of the Next Lawyer up Podcast features Alabama, attorney <a href="http://www.law-injury.com/tommy-h-siniard.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tommy Siniard</a>. His credentials, background and the work he has done for his clients over the years is impressive and well-respected throughout the state of Alabama.

Ep. 3: Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Tommy Siniard