Companies no longer need to be sold on the benefits of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN); instead, they’re evaluating best practices for how to ensure a smooth transition. IT teams are no longer asking why they should invest in SD-WAN, but rather how best to launch it, troubleshoot network problems, and avoid complexity. IT teams wonder how SD-WAN security will dovetail with their policies already in place, including achieving the desired levels of visibility and managing … [Read more...]
The Top 5 Workforce Productivity Apps MSPs Should Offer
MSPs Should Keep Your Workforce Productivity In Mind Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are having a moment. There is a major shift throughout the world towards the increased prioritization of applications (apps) that are highly focused on productivity. These types of apps are referred to as Solutions as-a-Service, or SaaS. Any knowledgeable MSP will understand this focus and will offer workforce productivity apps in accordance to the specific needs of a company. The Top 5 Productivity Apps: … [Read more...]
Yet Another Phishing Expedition: “Smishing” – What Is It?
Network Breaches Brought On By Smishing Can Bring Your Business Down Smishing may sound like a funny word but it is actually a very serious threat to anyone who simply receives a suspicious text. This text relies on social engineering to trick someone into revealing their personal information. These texts, via links within them, use anxiety-provoking terms like "security department," "unusual activity detected in your account," or "for security purposes." They want your attention. Ironically, … [Read more...]
Allstream Increasing Rates – Will it Impact You?
Allstream Raising MRC on Basic Business Lines For most business subscribers in the United States with an Allstream Basic Business Line, there is an impending monthly recurring charge (MRC) increase. Whether this will impact you depends on certain parameters. If your business phone line is non-VoIP, your initial contract term has expired, and/or you are not currently in a contract, you will be affected. This rate increase will be effective November 1, 2019. Allstream has stated that only … [Read more...]
Three Key Benefits of Working With an IT Partner
When you’re running a small business, it often feels like you have to make a series of decisions related to outsourcing versus in-house solutions. Areas such as payroll and other bookkeeping tasks are often the first areas of expertise that businesses outsource, but when you invite an IT partner to help you solve some technology challenges, you may wish you had started there. When you think about the far-reaching influence IT has over your business processes and success, you can see that … [Read more...]
Three Steps to Prep for a Successful VoIP Migration
You’ve decided it’s time to upgrade to a new communications solution either because your private branch exchange (PBX) is limiting your growth objectives or because your contract is up for renewal and it’s simply a good time to switch. Your Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) migration will be easier than installing an on-site system, but there are still some steps you should take to ensure it’s a success. Step One: Prep Your Infrastructure: When transitioning to VoIP, your communications … [Read more...]
QLC as the Latest Flash Price Reducer
Changes to Data Center Flash Over the past six years, Data Center Flash has moved rapidly from SLC Flash which stores one data bit per memory cell through MLC flash storing two bits per cell. It will then go to the current three-bit TLC Flash, which now accounts for over 90% of all flash shipments. Each move lowered the per-GB cost of flash but also delivered diminishing price reductions. This was done while introducing increasing technical challenges maintaining flash performance, reliability, … [Read more...]
What You Can Do To Protect Your Network – Watch out for Certain Network Attacks
Watch out for These Three Types of Network Attacks Every industry is targeted by certain common attack strategies. There are three major types of attacks that can occur in your network: • Reconnaissance Attacks These are general knowledge gathering attacks. They occur by an outsider probing the network or through social engineering and physical surveillance; these attacks can be preventable. Common examples of reconnaissance attacks: Packet sniffing, ping sweeping, port scanning, phishing, … [Read more...]
Moving Forward With Digital Transformation
Most enterprises are pursuing digital transformation, harnessing volumes of data through cloud solutions and responding more quickly to customer preferences. For each enterprise that successfully moves through initiatives to achieve improved agility and scalability in their business processes, there may be a line of unsuccessful transformation stories from similar enterprises. What’s the difference between enterprises that nimbly move through a digital transformation and those that get stuck … [Read more...]
Two Requirements for SD-Branch
Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) has solved many of the problems that tend to emerge with a cloud environment, such as managing the cost of higher bandwidth demands and improved visibility into the network. Changes at the branch level require enterprises to take things a step further and invest in the software-defined branch (SD-branch), which simplifies management and improves the security at each location. The need for SD-branch is partly due to the increased number of … [Read more...]
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