Utilizing the cloud offers a broad range of benefits, but it also comes with its own set of risks, especially when it comes to data security. With more enterprises leaping head-first into the cloud, managed service providers (MSPs) are now faced not just with meeting their clients’ varied needs, but […]
The Real Cost of a Data Breach (and How to Prevent One)
Despite evolving security tools, data breaches are still common. While many breaches are handled quietly and are only announced to relevant customers, others become international headlines. Because breaches are now larger and more sophisticated, they are also more expensive. A single breach can cost a company upwards of $100 million […]
MSPs: Ensure the Success of Mobile Cloud Applications
In this cloud-friendly era, managed service providers (MSPs) are tasked with the challenge of providing customers with an accessible, secure, and flexible means of accessing data in the cloud. Thanks to the abundance of mobile devices, mobility and mobile applications are a key part of this cloud access. Users must […]
How SIP Trunking Can Improve Business Communications
Better communication has always been the overarching goal of forward-thinking businesses, especially in today’s data-driven business environment. However, bringing distant and disparate networks together has resulted in a less-than-optimal communications environment with questionable efficiencies. The purpose of SIP Trunking is to essentially make in public switched telephone networks (PSTNs), Internet, […]
How Failure Can Spell Success in the Age of the IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t yet here in full force, but it’s coming and fast. Service providers looking to capitalize on what could prove to be the key tech trend of the decade are going to have to extract actionable strategic insights from the massive amount of data the IoT will […]
Extracting Meaning from IT Metrics
Over the past 10 years, technology has triggered a sea of change in the way businesses deal with information management. The emergent landscape has created unique challenges for chief information officers (CIOs), who are tasked with extracting meaning from a growing and increasingly abstract field of metrics. By viewing system […]
3 Factors that Will Define the CIO Role in 2015
While there is widespread perception that chief information officers (CIOs) are primarily focused on emerging technologies, shifting business landscapes mean that the CIO role itself is changing. Increasingly, consumers are using technology to research and choose products in retail environments, and businesses that embrace these and other key trends are […]
MSPs: Strategies to Avoid 4 Common Pitfalls
Managed service providers (MSPs) need to constantly adapt to the shifting needs of their clients, particularly since technology is evolving at such a rapid pace. This demands a proactive approach–one that anticipates and preemptively solves the most common problems that MSPs face in building, maintaining, and growing their businesses. Threat #1: […]