You would probably be surprised just how many small businesses host their servers out of their own offices. Often times in areas not specifically designated to house extremely valuable equipment vital to the operation of the company. While it may work for more established companies, hosting your own equipment can be a troublesome affair. You could very quickly find yourself Continue Reading...
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It seems like “the cloud” has been the hottest IT & tech phrase over the past few years when it comes to services. And that’s understandable – cloud services have allowed companies to expand their needs quickly and often times inexpensively. To break it down to it’s most basic level, using services “in the cloud” simply means that a company Continue Reading...
Thanks to the Internet and eCommerce, just about any company can now be open for business 24×7. Online shopping has been growing steadily, with recent research showing over 65% of consumers looking to shop online during the holiday season. Those people who are shopping online are also increasingly doing so with their smartphones and tablets as well. Businesses who want Continue Reading...
We’ve written about telecommuting and specific productivity tools a few times on our blog. Studies have shown that giving employees the ability to telecommute has helped reduce company costs as well as improve workplace morale. In fact, a Deloitte study showed that telecommuting did all that in addition to helping reduce greenhouse emissions and reliance on fossil fuels. Over the Continue Reading...
Server colocation is a topic that comes up often in many IT departments. While it can be a good idea to have some servers onsite for ease of use and access, there are more than a few instances where colocating your servers in a secure datacenter can often provide a higher benefit than keeping them inside your office or company’s Continue Reading...
It’s been another blustery, snowy winter here in the Northeast. So far, we’re nearly 20″ over the average in snowfall, and that was even before the storm that hit us over this past weekend. With every winter storm, we see a number of areas lose power or Internet/phone service due to downed lines. Right now, there are still thousands of 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...
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...
We’re starting to see a bit of an interesting dynamic when it comes to increasing bandwidth connectivity and cloud services with our clients here in New England. Larger (and less expensive) bandwidth links are helping businesses move to more cloud services, however there are still a number of servers and services that companies like to maintain first hand control over. Continue Reading...
As part of our basic service, we proactively monitor the 24×7 uptime status for all of our dedicated leased lines, including T1, Metro Ethernet, and MegaNet Business Wireless connections. We’re able to monitor the uptime status of the physical connection, as well as the equipment on the customer’s side of the circuit. In addition to those bandwidth connections, we also Continue Reading...