There are many levels of hosting services available to businesses, ranging from shared web hosting to colocation.  No matter what size the solution, almost all hosting is done in data centers that span city blocks and have more security than most banks.  
This is the second addition of a three part series on hosting solutions.  In [...]

There are many levels of web hosting services available to businesses, ranging from shared web hosting to colocation.  With the availability of huge internet pipes and data centers that could survive a third world war, every business should have a quick loading, reliable website.  
This is the first addition of a two part series on [...]

You’ve probably heard the term Cloud Computing.  It seems to be the latest technology based buzzword, replacing terms like “collaboration”, “synergy” and “information superhighway”.
The “cloud” is the internet and “computing” refers to software, computing equipment and network infrastructure.  Instead of building a network or purchasing equipment and software, a company leases these services or equipment.
There [...]

When you’re in the market for business phone or internet service you can work through a telecom consultant or with a sales rep employed by a phone or cable company.  Many people believe there’s less risk working with a direct sales rep or that they would pay more if they went through a telecom consultant, [...]

When you’re in the market for business phone or internet service you can work through a telecom consultant or with a sales rep employed by a phone or cable company.  Many people believe there’s less risk working with a direct sales rep or that they would pay more if they went through a telecom consultant, [...]

When you’re in the market for business phone or internet service you can work through a telecom consultant or with a sales rep employed by a phone or cable company.  Many people believe there’s less risk working with a direct sales rep or that they would pay more if they went through a telecom consultant, [...]

If you’re in the market for business phone or internet service you can work through a telecom consultant or with a direct rep employed by a telecom or internet service provider.  It might seem to be safer to work with a direct rep or that an agent might add to the cost of your service, [...]

The following is a list of far too common errors businesses make and carry on when it comes to their technology:
Using nameofbusiness@nameofinternetserviceprovider.net email addresses.  Not only is the business not branding itself, they are portraying a poor image by not using its own domain name.  Even worse when a business has a domain name and [...]

Not every business requires sophisticated telecom services, such as SIP or MPLS.  For some businesses, business phone service with DSL or Cable internet does the trick.  If you called your local phone or cable company and were informed that DSL or cable internet were not available, there are a number of reasons that might be [...]

Criminals have been targeting business phone systems for years, for the purpose of committing toll fraud.  
This is the second installment of a two-part series on the PBX’s role in toll fraud. Last week’s article discussed the perils of toll fraud.  This week, we cover different methods used to protect a PBX, to prevent toll fraud.
Here’s [...]