Author Archives: Stacey Loew

How Do Your Unified Communications Fit Into Your Business Continuity Plan?

Since the mid 2000’s, unified communications within organizations of all industries has been increasingly popular, mostly because of just how effective they can be. Companies that have embraced multiple forms of unified communications are simply more productive than their competitors that do not have or utilize collaboration solutions and strategies. What’s shocking is that despite […]

6 Layers of Cyber-Security that You Should be Using to Secure your Organization

Securing networks, hardening systems, and protecting data from cyber threats have become more important with cyber incidents on the rise. With over 53,000 security incidents and over 2,000 security breaches confirmed in 2018, it seems that these trends continuously grow year after year. The big question is  “What can we do as an organization to […]

4 Surprising Causes of Wi-Fi Network Interference

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Most problems with Wi-Fi network interference can be boiled down to wireless regulations. Wi-Fi operates in the frequency ranges of 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz. Transmissions in these ranges are inexpensive as they don’t require complicated licensing requirements. Wireless devices operating in this range are supposed to tolerate interference, and some are designed to change channels within […]

3 Tricks to Reduce Network Latency

3 Tricks to Reduce Network Latency

Even a small business can sap a lot of data, which can lead to slower speeds and high latency. Network latency will lead to lag and could potentially cause your computers to have trouble connecting to the network. If you’ve ever had an issue with your computers intermittently losing their internet access, then latency is […]

The Importance of a Strong Business Backbone: The Network Infrastructure

THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG BUSINESS BACKBONE: THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

You need a reliable network for both new client acquisition and for retaining current clients. Most businesses rely on the network to process customer orders and maintain client records. Communication between your business and your customers is vital, and it depends significantly on your network infrastructure. Consider your network infrastructure to be the backbone of […]

The Hardphone vs. Softphone VoIP Debate

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Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is technology that makes it possible to use the IP network to make phone calls with IP or VoIP phones. VoIP phones are either hardphones or softphones. What’s the difference between the two categories of phones and how do you choose the right IP phone for your business’ needs? […]

How Many Security Vendors Do You Actually Need?

How Many Security Vendors Do You Actually Need

qIn this year’s US IT Services Report, it was determined that a bit over 10 percent of organizations have a single security vendor. In stark contrast, a third of all companies surveyed use five or more security vendors. It’s worth mentioning that nearly a third reported that they use three security vendors. When referencing security […]

Use Persistent Group Chat to Optimize Productivity

Use Persistent Group Chat to Optimize Productivity

People hate emails. Seriously. Emails are the devil in the workplace. Sometimes a necessary evil, emails are often forgotten, lost, or flat out ignored. How many times have you sent an email and just never received a response? There is a good chance that you, yourself, have forgotten to respond or even check an email from a […]

How to Avoid Becoming the Victim of Social Engineering Hackers

How to Avoid Becoming the Victim of Social Engineering Hackers

Manipulating people into giving away security-related information is known as “social engineering.” Hackers make it their mission to get computer access or find out revealing information with psychological tricks on humans. Social engineering attacks are becoming extremely common against small and medium sized businesses and enterprises, with hackers learning how to outsmart employees into giving […]

Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx

Fidelus Blog - Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx

In the past, businesses had to come up with a ton of money to pay for their technology infrastructure as an upfront, capital expense (CapEx). Everything from physical servers, network pipes, racks, hardware, storage facilities, cooling systems, and software would be purchased for thousands of dollars – only to be purchased again a few years […]