Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems are reliable, time-tested technology, but they simply don’t offer the wide variety of features and capabilities that come with Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS). If you have a high-speed, high-performance network connection, UCaaS may offer the cost savings, flexibility, and scalability you need. With unified communications, you have a high level of fluidity between communications formats, offering customers a more cohesive experience that provides cost savings through a subscription pay model. You pay only for the number of users you need, with ..read more

Business continuity and disaster recovery often get thrown together as if they are under the same umbrella, and while each reinforces practices that all organizations should embrace, they have their differences and require individualized approaches. The key distinction between them is that business continuity is primarily focused on business operations and keeping them going regardless of outside influences, while disaster recovery is responding to a specific situation in such a way that data is recovered and the IT infrastructure is not compromised so much that it impacts an organization’s a ..read more

The public cloud and its widespread adoption has led many cloud architects to anticipate the end of network security. But the reality is that network security remains a large market and cloud service providers continue to launch new solutions addressing cloud network security concerns. It should be no surprise, given that the network is the central control point for securing all workloads and applications, regardless of architecture. Even as some companies have anticipated that the network would be unnecessary after moving to the cloud, where security would be handled by the provider, the real ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic caused companies to shake up their network modernization priorities, rushing to secure remote work settings while supporting adequate performance standards. Today, the shakeup continues, albeit at a more reasonable pace, while IT directors consider how to best organize considerations like security, costs, and performance in a hybrid workplace. Some companies have returned to business as usual, with workers reporting in person, but some have found it advantageous to continue in a hybrid or fully remote environment. Here are some ways that network modernization is being pur ..read more

Many companies tout the benefits of upgrading to software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It offers a high level of visibility, traffic optimization, improved security and bandwidth management. But is it truly better than virtual private networks (VPNs)? In this blog, you’ll gain a better understanding of what VPN and SD-WAN are, as well as how their benefits or drawbacks might influence your networking decisions. VPN is a solution that secures the traffic moving between two points, protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks and cookie theft with encryption. VPN is the solution that m ..read more

Implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program sounds like a win for everyone: your employees get to use the device they already know and like, and your company is not having to purchase all of those devices. It turns out that a BYOD program, while overall beneficial, comes with some inherent risk. Some of that risk is related to security. Your employees may be accessing unsecured Wi-Fi or leaving their devices logged in and unattended. They may download apps that aren’t approved. There are also privacy concerns. You need to be able to monitor devices in order to keep your network safe, b ..read more

The corporate network has changed from being an on-site environment of systems and data with a clear perimeter to one that has almost no distinguishable perimeter. Geographically dispersed users and devices, as well as interactions with cloud solutions, make network security a far different and more complex task. First, a definition: network security encapsulates broad concepts including users, technologies, devices, and processes and how they are protected. It is a set of tools, policies, and configurations that protect the confidentiality, accessibility, and integrity of systems and data. A ..read more

If you have not yet adopted cloud services for your business, you may be missing out on some important benefits that add efficiency to your company. From automation to scalability, there are many advantages to cloud migration. And as the resources available in the cloud continue to grow, the efficiencies tend to multiply. Here are a few areas where cloud adoption can make a significant impact on your business: Scalability: Whether you have a busy season or you tend to experience growth in fits and starts, cloud services can allow you to spin up new users in minutes. You can also reduce the num ..read more

As your business moves along the path toward digital transformation, you may be wondering if a hybrid cloud solution is a good way to achieve your objectives. Making the most of both public and private cloud computing, a hybrid cloud environment allows you more control over areas like data storage and security. Hybrid cloud is oftentimes confused with another approach called multi-cloud. While a hybrid cloud is bound together, offering the user a cohesive experience, a multi-cloud utilizes two or more public clouds. Multi-cloud is experienced as multiple cloud environments, rather than a singl ..read more