Buying a business communication platform is a big deal for an organization. It can sometimes be a big culture shock and the thought of instant messaging in the workplace will mean something different to each employee of your organization. Some will embrace it, but for the wrong reasons. Some will completely forget about it. Some will flat out resent […]
Category Archives: Managed Services
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Dec
Dec
The workplace as we know it is changing quickly. Instead of going “to” work, workers are working from anywhere and everywhere on mobile devices. The number of mobile devices each employee uses to access their work is growing, too. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system on a centralized […]
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Organizational IT planning, or strategic planning, is used by organizations to create the roadmap to reaching business goals. Modern businesses must embrace new approaches to organizational IT planning that can adapt to rapidly changing technologies while still keeping the long-term business goals in sight. According to Gartner’s 2017 CIO Survey, only 29% of IT leaders […]
Managed Services, Outsourced IT, Professional Services, Technology
Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx
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Nov
Nov
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 […]
Managed Services, Outsourced IT, Professional Services, Technology
Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx
30
Nov
Nov
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 […]
Managed Services, Professional Services, Security
Outsource Your Security Needs and Let Your IT Team Sleep at Night
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Nov
Nov
When asked for the number one reason they lose sleep at night, nearly 45% of IT workers named security as their biggest challenge, followed by new technology implementation and legacy systems upgrade, cost reduction, and cloud deployments. IT professionals aren’t leaving their work behind when they clock out at the end of each day – […]
Managed Services, Professional Services, Security
Outsource Your Security Needs and Let Your IT Team Sleep at Night
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Nov
Nov
When asked for the number one reason they lose sleep at night, nearly 45% of IT workers named security as their biggest challenge, followed by new technology implementation and legacy systems upgrade, cost reduction, and cloud deployments. IT professionals aren’t leaving their work behind when they clock out at the end of each day – […]
Managed Services, Networking Technology, Professional Services
How to Achieve Efficient Device Management on Your Network with WAN Optimization
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Nov
Nov
The growing number of devices connecting to your organization’s network as a result of BYOD, guest access, and the Internet of Things (IoT) adds to the bandwidth demands that your IT team must manage. A Microsoft study indicates 67 percent of people are using their personal devices at work, regardless of whether or not you […]
Implementing a resilient and secure infrastructure is critically important to the safety of your organization, your employees, and your customers – which is why security is the number one focus of 45 percent of organizations around the country. Emailing and browsing the internet are the highest concerns for network attacks by organization IT teams. [1] […]
Managed Services, Network Security, Networking Technology
Are You Protected if Your Firewall or Anti-Virus Software Fails?
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Nov
Nov
Implementing a resilient and secure infrastructure is critically important to the safety of your organization, your employees, and your customers – which is why security is the number one focus of 45 percent of organizations around the country. Emailing and browsing the internet are the highest concerns for network attacks by organization IT teams. [1] […]