Businesses are reliant on their Internet connections to conduct business every day. Over time, many businesses may outgrow their connection and opt to move to a faster or more reliable service; or, in some unfortunate circumstances businesses may need to downgrade due to budget issues. One thing we always try to do is talk to businesses so we can determine Continue Reading...
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Many major cities count a good sized industrial park as part of their commercial base. In this area alone, we have industrial parks in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and Plymouth to name a few. Not only do these industrial parks provide cities with revenue, they also help employ thousands of local workers which help keep local job markets and Continue Reading...
We’re always working on upgrading our network and services here at MegaNet to ensure our clients have access to the best, most reliable services we can offer. Some recent upgrades we’ve completed have helped us enhance the services we can offer to customers who colocate or have dedicated servers in our Providence, RI data center. Specifically, clients who have servers Continue Reading...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
While VoIP has many great features, many customers key in on the cost savings and call flexibility it gives them over traditional phone service. A lot of businesses that move to VoIP see an average monthly cost savings of 30%, and gain a lot of features they didn’t have with analog lines or an older hardware-based PBX. Along with that Continue Reading...
Summertime seems to be the biggest time of year when employees will exercise their flex time, or telecommute as part of their daily work plan. If you’ve ever seen the traffic down on Cape Cod in mid-July, you’ll understand why people are more productive when working from home most days! In today’s workplace, more and more companies are allowing employees Continue Reading...