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Keep your workforce connected, communicating and collaborating. Discover how to optimize your network’s performance with diverse, available and scalable voice, data, network and cloud technologies—and gain the flexibility and agility to quickly adapt, evolve and thrive in today’s rapidly changing business environment.

Why BYON may be right for you

Looking to supplement your network with newer communications technologies while keeping your underlying connectivity in place? Bring your own network (BYON) may be the answer.
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The impacts of e-commerce on retail

The advent of online shopping has transformed the buyer’s journey. Retail expert Jeffrey Neville looks at how retailers are changing to meet the anytime, anywhere demands of today’s shoppers.
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4 Ways to Improve WAN Security

As cyber-attacks continue to grow in sophistication, the defense of the WAN is becoming ever more critical. Here are 4 key steps to take to dramatically increase your WAN’s security.
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13 frightening impacts of network outages

If you’re an IT professional, few things are more harrowing that a network outage. These 13 statistics tell a bone-chilling tale of what can happen to your business if your network goes down.
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How SD-WAN enhances the performance of existing WANs

Existing WANs weren’t designed to support the demands of today’s businesses. Enter SD-WAN, with benefits like greater reliability, increased flexibility and enhanced security.
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[Book] Software-defined WAN crash course

SD-WAN for Dummies breaks down the definition, motivations, considerations and benefits of this leading-edge technology, and explain how it can benefit your enterprise business.
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The future of work: Streamlined communication

What does our current rapid pace of technological change mean for tomorrow’s workplace—and tomorrow’s workers? Our Keith DeMatteo investigates.
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Does the physical network still matter?

Every day, more enterprise-critical infrastructure, applications and data move to the cloud. In a software-defined network, does the physical network still matter?
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5 key UC components every enterprise needs

Looking for a UCaaS provider? To find the right match for you, focus on these 5 essential components as you put together a short checklist of key criteria based on your business needs.
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How AI is changing business communications

AI is everywhere: productivity apps predict user preferences; chatbots engage customers to solve problems in real time. Learn more about how AI is changing the way businesses communicate.
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How the WAN impacts application performance

The WAN is the critical resource to deliver the experience that customers and internal users demand. Modernize legacy systems, migrate apps to the cloud and enhance security with SD-WAN.
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Protecting your business from crimes of opportunity

Think your enterprise isn’t big enough, or your data isn’t valuable enough, for you to be a target? Think again. Many cyber-attacks are crimes of opportunity. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Read article
“DIYers”: Questions to Ask Before Deploying a SD‑WAN

Whether you have already decided to deploy SD-WAN or you’re still thinking about it, here are some questions you should ask yourself in advance—especially if you’re a do-it-yourselfer (DIYer).
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Strategic innovation starts in the cloud

The LAN can be exceptionally demanding on resources. Transitioning to a cloud-managed LAN services model can increase efficiency and simplify management, freeing IT to focus on strategic initiatives.
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Drive financial growth with continuous quality improvements

Banks and credit unions can create a virtuous cycle of continuous quality improvements for the customer experience by focusing on 3 key components.
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How businesses gain from integrating SD-WAN and security

A recent Gartner survey found that security is the top WAN concern. Fortunately, SD-WAN and security technologies are evolving together.
Read article
Making networks accessible

Looking for network solutions? Seek out a provider who approaches your challenges from your experience first—and can explain them without all the jargon.
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SD-WAN: DIY or NSP?

SD-WAN provides the agility, performance and efficiency needed in today’s highly competitive market. But is it better to DIY or partner with an NSP? This white paper investigates.
Read more
Downtime’s time is up

The explosion of online apps and portals has made application performance issues obvious to your customers and partners. Avoiding downtime and outages starts with enhancing the WAN.
Read more
Hospitality and the Impacts of Network Technology

While hospitality brands investigate the latest trends—drawing primarily from the residential market to re-create “at-home” experiences—hotel management is assessing the impacts of these technologies.
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Optimize Network

Why BYON may be right for you

Looking to supplement your network with newer communications technologies while keeping your underlying connectivity in place? Bring your own network (BYON) may be the answer.

The impacts of e-commerce on retail

The advent of online shopping has transformed the buyer’s journey. Retail expert Jeffrey Neville looks at how retailers are changing to meet the anytime, anywhere demands of today’s shoppers.

4 Ways to Improve WAN Security

As cyber-attacks continue to grow in sophistication, the defense of the WAN is becoming ever more critical. Here are 4 key steps to take to dramatically increase your WAN’s security.

13 frightening impacts of network outages

If you’re an IT professional, few things are more harrowing that a network outage. These 13 statistics tell a bone-chilling tale of what can happen to your business if your network goes down.

How SD-WAN enhances the performance of existing WANs

Existing WANs weren’t designed to support the demands of today’s businesses. Enter SD-WAN, with benefits like greater reliability, increased flexibility and enhanced security.

[Book] Software-defined WAN crash course

SD-WAN for Dummies breaks down the definition, motivations, considerations and benefits of this leading-edge technology, and explain how it can benefit your enterprise business.

The future of work: Streamlined communication

What does our current rapid pace of technological change mean for tomorrow’s workplace—and tomorrow’s workers? Our Keith DeMatteo investigates.

Does the physical network still matter?

Every day, more enterprise-critical infrastructure, applications and data move to the cloud. In a software-defined network, does the physical network still matter?

5 key UC components every enterprise needs

Looking for a UCaaS provider? To find the right match for you, focus on these 5 essential components as you put together a short checklist of key criteria based on your business needs.

How AI is changing business communications

AI is everywhere: productivity apps predict user preferences; chatbots engage customers to solve problems in real time. Learn more about how AI is changing the way businesses communicate.

How the WAN impacts application performance

The WAN is the critical resource to deliver the experience that customers and internal users demand. Modernize legacy systems, migrate apps to the cloud and enhance security with SD-WAN.

Protecting your business from crimes of opportunity

Think your enterprise isn’t big enough, or your data isn’t valuable enough, for you to be a target? Think again. Many cyber-attacks are crimes of opportunity. Here’s how to protect yourself.

“DIYers”: Questions to Ask Before Deploying a SD‑WAN

Whether you have already decided to deploy SD-WAN or you’re still thinking about it, here are some questions you should ask yourself in advance—especially if you’re a do-it-yourselfer (DIYer).

Strategic innovation starts in the cloud

The LAN can be exceptionally demanding on resources. Transitioning to a cloud-managed LAN services model can increase efficiency and simplify management, freeing IT to focus on strategic initiatives.

Drive financial growth with continuous quality improvements

Banks and credit unions can create a virtuous cycle of continuous quality improvements for the customer experience by focusing on 3 key components.

How businesses gain from integrating SD-WAN and security

A recent Gartner survey found that security is the top WAN concern. Fortunately, SD-WAN and security technologies are evolving together.

Making networks accessible

Looking for network solutions? Seek out a provider who approaches your challenges from your experience first—and can explain them without all the jargon.

SD-WAN: DIY or NSP?

SD-WAN provides the agility, performance and efficiency needed in today’s highly competitive market. But is it better to DIY or partner with an NSP? This white paper investigates.

Downtime’s time is up

The explosion of online apps and portals has made application performance issues obvious to your customers and partners. Avoiding downtime and outages starts with enhancing the WAN.

Hospitality and the Impacts of Network Technology

While hospitality brands investigate the latest trends—drawing primarily from the residential market to re-create “at-home” experiences—hotel management is assessing the impacts of these technologies.