When you hear people talking about the cloud these days, it is not a Seattle day in November that they are talking about. It’s about hardware, like your server, phone system, data storage and the other many things you can put up on the cloud. While...
Net neutrality is a subject most of us don’t know about or could care less about, that is until you are not able to access some websites or services such as Netflix that you currently use with your current Internet Service Provider (ISP). So what...
WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY? What is Net Neutrality and why do we care? Net neutrality allows for a fair fight to get your message or products out to the public. In January of 2014 the FCC changed the net neutrality rules that allowed all data to...
The following is based on a true story. We recently had a customer who was looking at switching their voice and data connectivity (circuits). Their requirements were that they wanted to save money, have redundant voice and data and better customer experience. Their goal was to...
Time flies when you are having fun or learning something new. I have just had my first year in Telecom and what a learning experience. I definitely learn something new every day. There is so much to consume that it is mind blowing. Who would...
Preventive Maintenance The last few days have been really nice, blue sky, sun and the sunglasses are out. I know I am itching to get on the golf course, boating, camping and other activities out in the sun. The last thing on your mind is computer...
ARE YOU SECURE? As you all have heard about the Cyber-attacks on Premera, Target and Sony to name a few. In those attacks millions and millions of people’s personal data was stolen. The Premera attack affected 11 million past and current members. Social Security numbers, bank...
With the NFL draft today, hundreds of prospects have been training since the end of their college’s seasons to get bigger, faster and stronger. They say speed kills and you see it every Saturday and Sunday on the ESPN highlights. Speed is one of the most...
The telecom world is ever changing as technology changes. The companies are changing as well. In this past year, WCI Telecom was purchased by Integra Telecom. Comcast had a bid in to buy Time Warner Cable, but did not go through and that is a...