One of the best things about being in a technology driven society is that many of us can work anywhere. As long as we have an internet connection, it’s relatively easy for us to get most of our day-to-day work done. To build that report, manage our sales teams, send that email, or set up…
DetailsIn light of a worldwide pandemic school teachers, customer care teams, solutions specialists and staff functions have had to be moved to remote workers. IT also has gone remote as do a lot of retail associates for certain sectors who can. Everything that can move to a work-at-home environment has or is being moved until…
DetailsIn 1997, when Billy Beane took the general manager position for the Oakland A’s, a Major League baseball team with lower-than-average payrolls, the businessman/baseball player applied a new type of statistical analysis to find his winning team. Nine years later, the Athletics ranked 24th (out of 30 teams) in player payroll but had the 5th-best…
DetailsThey hadn’t won a championship in over 40 years. The coach was a rookie. Their superstar was young and relatively in-experienced in the playoffs. The team hadn’t even gotten past the second round of the playoffs in years. They were criticized for being a jump shooting team and going against the mainstream NBA way of…
DetailsCloud phone system popularity has exploded in the small business market. Business owners no longer have to settle for expensive legacy phone solutions that carry a heavy cap X. The functionality of Cloud IP systems far surpasses the ability of legacy systems, is easy to maintain, cost effective and simplifies your telco closet. A cloud…
DetailsWhen most people hear “fiber” they think “speed.” But fiber-optic internet has much more to offer than faster connections. For small and midsized business (SMB) customers, it can translate into significant business advantages. Three use cases we’ll examine show, fiber offers a number of distinct benefits over traditional cable and DSL. Yes, the speed guarantee…
DetailsIn any given week in the business world I notice technology being used every day that many would call the workplace of the future. The networking group I’m a part of uses a large Microsoft Surface Hub for presentations. Everyone in attendance carries a smartphone answering emails and texts. As a technology salesman I regularly…
DetailsBusiness Thriving? Mike is CEO of Agility Communications and a telecom veteran of 20 years, having worked for CenturyLink (Qwest) and as an independent telecom consultant. His industry expertise makes him adept at advising businesses on telecom strategy, helping SMBs optimize their communications, especially in the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud services. He is committed…
DetailsFor the majority of business enterprises, a secure Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructure will form one of their biggest operational expenses in terms of total cost of networking. Given this fact, selecting the most secure wide area solution – or even combination of solutions – is a choice that firms cannot afford to undertake lightly.…
DetailsIn most cases the traditional enterprise is slow to adapt to emerging trends. However more smaller more agile companies are taking advantage of technology and the enterprise now needs to react faster to emerging trends and new technologies to stay competitive. Here are 3 technologies companies should leverage into powerful business solutions: 1. GPS Location Marketing…
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