You may have heard that the US traced the SolarWinds attack back to the Kremlin. Due to the level of invasion this attack had upon "US government agencies and private companies," retaliation of some kind seems expected. These groups, with their extremely sensitive data banks ,were infiltrated while the Trump administration was in office. Preparations for this cyber offense are in full swing, with the offense itself to occur any day. What Do We Know? From the available information thus … [Read more...]
Prepare For A Permanent Remote Workforce With UCaaS
We have seen how effective and cost-saving remote working has become. For these reasons, prepare yourself and your business for cloud services in our workforce. Unified Communications as a Service, or UCaaS, is allowing more freedom to many companies. For example, the ability to accommodate workers that can connect with each other and the cloud is changing the world. What else can UCaaS do for our companies? Maintaining efficiency while lowering overhead costs are some of the most impactful new … [Read more...]
Managed Integration is Crucial for a Successful Digital Transformation
A successful digital transformation is heavily dependent upon managed integrations. A great example is when your CRM upgrades to a sleeker UI experience, the enhancements are helpful, but the transition towards using the new version can be frustrating. Indeed, when an application changes, certain familiar aspects are no longer available or possible to perform. How does this impact daily operations? Are there ways to prevent potential issues that can inevitably arise when moving to a different … [Read more...]
SD-WAN: Survey Reveals Pain Points
Recently, a survey was performed by Telia Carrier that has revealed the biggest pain points for the SD-WAN industry. Customer demand and customer performance showed a large discrepancy, with the largest pain point in security. Here is a graph that shows the breakdown of Telia's results: As COVID is now a part of the entire global workforce, SD-WAN has become even more desired by industries of all types. The ability to remotely view usage and issues, make configuration changes, and pull … [Read more...]
Optimization Needs for Cloud Spending = Opportunity
As businesses move more of their applications and other tools to be cloud-based, the need for cloud expertise is expanding. This creates opportunity and challenge in many ways due to the newly fundamental need for companies to start or continue working from the cloud. Currently, virtual and remote workers are the biggest cause of the IT industry's need towards an optimization of cloud spending. However, the re-allocation of existing budgets has to be taken into account for these new … [Read more...]
How to Create and Maintain Customer Trust
Creating and maintaining trust with your customers can be a slow process as they learn by experience whether you are reliable and dependable. This takes time within the commerce world, just as it does within the personal world. What types of indicators allow you to trust someone, let alone an entire company? When you have signed with a new customer, the next steps involve giving you the keys to their castle, like managing their security and back ups. Doing this is difficult and stressful for all … [Read more...]
External IT Expertise: Needs Are On The Rise
As we move further into the cloud, the need for speed in the deployment of applications and services is ramping up. Most customer want these to be up and running practically immediately, increasing the opportunity for those who can assist. With security and compliance a huge concern for almost all companies, additional external IT expertise is becoming a necessary aspect in the success of a digital transformation. These external resources must be prepared to show how they rise above the … [Read more...]
4 Positive Ways Remote Working Benefits All Parts Of Our Business Culture
Since the onset of our culture's experience with the current COVID-19 phenomenon, more and more companies have chosen to keep their workers at home. Before the virus and its effects, hit so many in the whole of our workforce, remote working was not nearly as common. Now, there are seemingly endless positive benefits for employers to continue on this path, and to increase their efforts geared towards ramping up the process. Here are four of the most valid reasons, and how they relate to … [Read more...]
H5 Makes Another Carrier Hotel Acquisition: In San Antonio, TX
H5 Buys Their Next Carrier Hotel -- H5, a wholesale data center provider, recently bought the 100 Taylor building in San Antonio, Texas. The company's goal is to address the needs of large enterprises and cloud service providers. CenturyLink, LOGIX, Telia, Windstream, are among the carrier networks that are directly accessible from this location. This adds 85,000 square feet and 25 On Net providers to their total Data Center portfolio. This means they are now competing with Cyrus One and Stream … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Working With a Telecom Consultant
Telecom solutions for an enterprise are never a one-size-fits-all purchase. Considerations for data and communications can get confusing fast, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the complexity of the options and make decisions that aren’t beneficial to your company’s needs. Working with a consultant can be beneficial to determine the right solution. Your telecom solution requires a clear understanding of what you need and want, but also what makes sense for your company in terms of budget. … [Read more...]