Artificial intelligence (AI) is improving customer interactions and productivity across enterprises. From automating manufacturing processes to chatbot-directed customer service, AI is creating new opportunities for cost savings. Where it really drives change and improvement, however, is through AI analytics. AI analytics is creating superior customer experiences by utilizing data to heighten customization of those interactions. Take a look at five ways customer experiences are being driven … [Read more...]
Commonly Missed Costs in Cloud Mapping
For many enterprises, the sudden need to prioritize work-from-home policies has caused some upheaval in cloud mapping plans. Those that didn’t intend to shift their communications to the cloud anytime soon may have found their timeline significantly sped up. While there are a variety of benefits to cloud communications, including scalability, reliability, and cost savings, many enterprises find the migration process to be full of hidden costs or unanticipated fees. Take a look at some of the … [Read more...]
Three Keys to Data-Driven Business Agility
Enterprises that prioritize agility have been quicker to embrace digital transformation, giving them the ability to swiftly make adjustments to optimize customer experiences. To compete with today’s fast-paced changes, data-driven business agility is the new standard. Agility as the key to success, and even survivability, is nothing new. Stop to consider the brief moment that Netflix was mailing out DVDs. They seamlessly transitioned to streaming, while Blockbuster seemed like a dinosaur with … [Read more...]
Hybrid Cloud Storage Solves the “Cloud Versus Colocation” Question
Since cloud storage solutions have become more common, there has been a general thought among colocation providers that they represented an alternative to the cloud. It was generally believed that enterprises would either choose cloud or colocation, but not usually both. Hybrid cloud storage is changing all of that. Initially, this was a reasonable set of options. It created some competition between colocation data centers and public cloud providers to provide the most competitive and … [Read more...]
Stay Safe While Adopting the Internet of Things Technology
The move to cloud-based applications might have started out rather slowly more than two decades ago, but it quickly picked up steam, and today, cloud-based technology and the internet of things (IoT) is something just about every organization has adopted. What’s unfortunate about this situation is that the fabric that connects all these applications to the cloud wasn’t designed with much thought toward security because 20+ years ago, cyber criminals were a rarity. Therefore, with all the … [Read more...]
Two Key Advantages of Business VPNs
Virtual private networks (VPNs) are a common approach to securing the privacy and networks of individual devices, but many companies opt for business VPNs to address common challenges. From providing secure connectivity to mobile employees to equipping bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs with the right safeguards, business VPNs are a useful solution. Here are two benefits to including business VPNs as part of your enterprise networking environment: Geo-Political Concerns: A significant … [Read more...]
IT Operations Strategies That Work
Trimming the budget and connecting with newer, more advanced technology aren’t often uttered in the same sentence; however, with IT operations revamping almost constantly, the hope for many company leaders and chief information officers (CIOs) is to invest in technology to improve workflow while shoring up financial inefficiencies. Juggling economic efficiencies and modern technology is not easy. As any CIO can attest to, doing more with less is a skill in high demand. According to a survey … [Read more...]
UCaaS – Enabling Smooth Transition into Remote Working
"As COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are gradually lifted and states begin to return to some semblance of everyday life, we shouldn’t assume an automatic return to the office. "Businesses across the globe have learned during the pandemic that their workforce is just as powerful and enabled when working from home, particularly when utilizing technologies such as unified communications (UC), to their fullest effect. Yet because of the circumstances that led us to be remote, setup was generally … [Read more...]
Three Common Disaster Recovery Myths Plaguing Cloud Computing
When an enterprise plans a new cloud computing investment, disaster recovery is a standard part of the conversation. Just like in on-site application investments, IT knows that they must have a plan in place, but it often gets glossed over in the conversation. These conversations are often based on three common myths about cloud computing and disaster recovery: Myth: The Public Cloud Provider Handles Disaster Recovery Public cloud providers do offer some disaster recovery coverage, but … [Read more...]
IT Budgets: No Bounce-Back
"Tech vendors will begin filling the rather bleak picture of business during the April-June quarter as most of the big names release financial results in the coming weeks. But for most on Wall Street, it doesn't really matter. "Investors have already basically dismissed the impact so far of the global COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying recession, which stands as the sharpest economic downturn since World War II. Instead, they have been busy piling into the stocks of the companies they expect … [Read more...]
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