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Will VoIP Work When Your Internet Is Down?

Voice Over IP is one of the fastest growing Internet-based services, and for many great reasons. It’s easy to set up, easy to use, easy to expand, and most of all it saves costs over traditional telephone service. The only real requirement for using VoIP is a quality Internet connection. Home users, or small businesses, can get by with a Continue Reading...
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Is Metro Ethernet More Cost Effective Than T1 Service?

Thanks to the decreasing costs of fiber, Metro Ethernet service has quickly become one of the fastest and best selling methods of mission critical Internet access. Businesses that have been using T1 in any number of setups (including single, bonded, and load balanced) are moving to Metro Ethernet for the increased speeds, and businesses that used other services for the Continue Reading...
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Why Do Companies Colocate Their Servers and Services?

Over the past few years, many companies have been taking advantage of cloud-based services. It makes a lot of sense to do so, as cloud-based services often come at a lower price point and don’t have the maintenance overhead that locally hosted services usually have when you factor in hardware and end user support among other concerns. However, when moving Continue Reading...
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Things To Consider When Implementing A BYOD Policy

Mobile technology is still growing at a rapid pace. Employees are commonly equipped with smart phones, tablets, iPads, netbooks, and plenty of other devices that they can use to stay connected and productive no matter where they are. Many companies are embracing the concept of mobile access, and are allowing employees to access internal systems on their own devices to Continue Reading...
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The Benefits of Managed Firewalls and Security

Data loss is a subject that’s come up more and more in the news recently, and it’s an issue that’s certainly not going to go away any time soon. Thankfully, many companies have addressed concerns on their end by upgrading their network security, implementing employee policies, and instituting strict (but helpful) BYOD standards. Still, though, the aspects of data theft, Continue Reading...

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