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02 Dec

A Vision for Cloud Services in 2017 and What They Provide

in Cloud Servers, Cloud Services, DaaS, SaaS

The need for advanced analytics and data management has changed how many businesses see their infrastructure needs. And those needs are expected to be a driving force for the wider adoption of cloud-based services. As reported by Forbes, U.S-based adoption of cloud models has risen and can be seen as the new normal for enterprise applications. The increased demand also means that more cloud service providers...

02 Dec

Is Your Business Ready to Meet the Needs of the On-Demand Culture?

by Derek Roush

in Cloud Services

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The ability to access information almost instantaneously is nothing new. Since the internet gained in popularity, and the smartphone allowed us to take these capabilities wherever we go. People are used to getting what they want, when they want it. But now these expectations have grown. Companies like Uber and Netflix have changed how customers think about services. Instead of having to wait for what they...

24 Oct

When Your Site is Down, Hours Feel like an Eternity

by Nathan Weatherford

in Cloud Servers, Cloud Services, Disaster Recovery, Network Services

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On the morning of October 21 st , many smartphones were quieter than usual. Instead of lighting up with notifications from sites like Twitter, or streaming music via Spotify, a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) took them down throughout the East Coast. How were so many sites hit simultaneously? It’s simple. A single attack on Dyn, one of the largest internet management businesses in the United States, brought...

08 Aug

How To Choose The Right Hosted UC For Your Business

by Derek Roush

in Unified Communications

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On November 10, 2015, Gil Press of Forbes Magazine wrote an article called Transform or Die: IDC's Top Technology Predictions for 2016. Based on IDC's research, Press commented on Hosted UC, saying "A significant portion of today’s IT suppliers will be acquired, merged, downsized, or significantly re-positioned. In this environment, enterprises will have to constantly monitor and assess the solutions offered by their suppliers and partners and be...

01 Jun

Case Study: Matthews Buses

by Nathan Weatherford

in Data Services, Network Services, Voice Services

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Matthews Buses first approached us at VocalPoint Consulting when they were trying to get a handle on their telecom spend. As a successful business, they have multiple locations throughout New York, The Carolinas, and Florida. Unfortunately, after years of operation the variety of tacked on telecom services and fees had created a lot of confusion within their staff. Employees were having trouble discerning which services...