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Quolum Customers Can Now Access AWS Cost Control Using Vantage

Quolum and Vantage are joining hands, allowing customers to reduce both SaaS and Cloud spend. It's a one-two punch on technology costs.

Sanjay Krishna
Jan 18, 2022 3 min read

The Evolution of the Card Scanning Machine

The card scanning machine has come a long way since the knuckle buster, sometimes requiring no scanners at all.

Mansoor Ahmed
Jan 12, 2022 7 min read

Brex vs. Divvy

When your options come down to choosing between Brex vs. Divvy, here’s what you need to know.

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 16, 2021 4 min read

Best Practices Around Invoice Management for Expensing

Invoices have changed a lot in the last 7,000 years, as have the best practices for managing them. Are you keeping up?

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 15, 2021 5 min read

Airbase vs. Ramp: Do They Really Compare?

Airbase now offers a free tier of their expense management and billing software, along with charge cards. Is it a better choice than Ramp?

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 14, 2021 4 min read

Brex vs. Amex: Which Corporate Card Wins?

Stick with the known, or go for something new? How to decide between Brex vs. Amex for your corporate charge card.

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 12, 2021 7 min read

Shadow IT Costs: Immediate and Lasting

Shadow IT costs businesses millions of dollars per year in unauthorized spending, and security risks may end up costing much more.

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 11, 2021 5 min read

How to Eliminate Shadow IT—And How to Control it if You Can’t

You already suspect that shadow IT is a problem in your organization. How do you eliminate it? There are several options.

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 10, 2021 7 min read

How to Detect And Monitor Shadow IT

If your company is like many average companies, you’re unaware of 50% of your IT spending.

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 9, 2021 5 min read

The Bright Side of Shadow IT

There are definite risks to losing control over your IT solutions. But looking beyond the threats, what about the benefits of shadow IT?

Mansoor Ahmed
Dec 8, 2021 4 min read

I Analyzed SaaS Billing Dark Patterns

SaaS vendors are exploiting growth loops to hit the jackpot with recurring billing. Some of these practices are not just notorious but borderline illegal.

Indus Khaitan
Nov 16, 2021 9 min read

Ramp vs. Divvy

Find out how Ramp and Divvy expense cards compare on rewards, integrations, signup process, fees, and support.

Mansoor Ahmed
Nov 12, 2021 4 min read