Why is the Internet so slow? It’s a common complaint many IT departments receive on a daily basis. Especially at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and those that have grown in a short period of time. Identifying exactly which user activities are eating up your company’s bandwidth or clogging the ... Read More
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February 15, 2021Tommi
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is a chat-based software application that allows employees to communicate, online, from any location. It’s also fully integrated with other Office 365 software, such as Skype, SharePoint, Exchange, and Yammer. Microsoft Teams is an effective communications solution offering many useful features such as one-on-one chat, ... Read More
January 18, 2021Tommi
Internet bots are a useful software application that run automated tasks on websites. They're utilized by businesses and organizations to assist customers, because the bots themselves can be programmed to exchange messages and answer questions in a way that feels like a real person interaction for the customer. They provide ... Read More
January 4, 2021Tommi
Previously known as telecom expense management, TEM has evolved as telecommunications have evolved. Instead of being focused solely on managing wireline and wireless telecommunications expenses, Technology Expense Management now includes all manner of a company's networking technologies and services spend, including managed services, maintenance, hosting and cloud services. The complexity ... Read More
December 13, 2020Tommi
Most people have a hard time keeping up with voice technologies and its constantly changing terms and jargon; sometimes it can seem like speaking another language. Many different technologies can be incorporated into Unified Communications – and all can support business and make communication easier.
What is Unified Communications?
Unified communications (or ... Read More
November 30, 2020Tommi
There's a lot of buzz in IT circles, today, around the idea of "Intent Based Networking" or IBN. But what exactly is "Intent Based Networking" and how can it benefit today's modern organizations?
Because of the significant advances in machine learning algorithms, intent based networking could soon be a reality in ... Read More
April 24, 2019Tommi
No matter how much a company spends on technology and equipment, those solutions are not meant to last forever and have an anticipated lifecycle. Even after significant investments in technology in your organization, you may have noticed that those solutions are no longer as effective as they once were. Competitors ... Read More
April 18, 2019Tommi
Penetration testing, also referred to as "pen testing" or "ethical hacking", is the process of testing a computer network, application or computer system to identify security issues that could be exploited by a cyber attacker. This testing is also referred to as a "white hat attack" because in a pen ... Read More
April 10, 2019Tommi
If you've ever considered selling your old mobile phone or computer, the first thing you've likely done is a "factory reset" to delete all of your personal data from the phone. After performing a factory reset, your phone is supposed to look like it did on the day you got ... Read More
March 13, 2019Tommi
Windows 7 is quickly approaching its end of life. After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide free security updates or support for computers running Windows 7. And although Microsoft plans to continue to provide a paid support plan for Windows 7 for another 3 years, for certain customers, ... Read More
March 7, 2019Tommi
An internet bot is a software application that runs automated tasks on websites. Businesses can use these to assist customers, as the bots can be programmed to exchange messages and answer question in a way that feels like a real person interaction for the customer. Bots can help businesses provide ... Read More
November 28, 2018Tommi
Interactive reports, personal stories, presentations, and more can now be easily created and shared through a new app from Microsoft Office-Sway. Sway allows users to simply add pictures and text, search and import relevant content from various sources, and then Sway compiles it into a dazzling presentation. Users are no ... Read More
November 6, 2018Tommi
Microsoft Project Online provides an easy, flexible solution for project portfolio management (PPM), and other various forms of everyday work processes. It works seamlessly with Office 365, and provides users with the ability to plan, prioritize, and manage projects and other portfolio investments from practically any device. It can be ... Read More
October 31, 2018Tommi
In today's business environment, mobility is absolutely essential. Thanks to Microsoft Visio Online, users are able to share and view Visio diagrams, in high fidelity, from almost any device that uses their preferred browser. Productivity can be boosted for everyone on a team, no matter their location because of Visio ... Read More
October 26, 2018Tommi
For employees that do not typically have their own office, desk, or computer, accessing and sharing information on the job can be difficult. Workers are left to rely on outdated manual processes, such as printing off paper schedules or relying on text messages and phone calls to relay information. Microsoft ... Read More
October 17, 2018Tommi