Cut Costs and Increase Stability When Replacing File Servers with SecuriSync
File Servers aren’t only costly, they also are hard to use, with limited mobility and collaboration support. There’s a better option than File Servers for your business: SecuriSync, cloud-based file...
View ArticleStrong Password
In the movies, the bad guys pound furiously on a keyboard while techno music blasts and Matrix-style code flashes across their screens. In reality, the bad guys just launch dictionary tools on...
View Article5 Reasons Why Costly File Servers Are a Relic of the Past
Costs aren’t the only downside to File Servers. If you’re running a File Server, then you may be at risk. Here are five reasons why File Servers are costly and slow down your business: File Servers are...
View ArticleUse our savings calculator to see how much you can save moving to Hosted PBX
Recently, we set out to prove our claim that businesses can “save 50% or more moving to Hosted PBX.” And prove it we did! Our cost savings study looked at 19 businesses who were considering replacing...
View ArticleWhat do SMBs really know about Hosted Phone Systems?
When 74 percent of small and medium-sized businesses rank voice communications as “extremely important to business operations” — you’d imagine that the adoption of cloud-based phone systems would be...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the VENOM security flaw
Another month, another mega-vulnerability. If you haven’t already heard about the VENOM vulnerability, you will. It’s being compared to Heartbleed and could have widespread security implications for...
View ArticleGet the best of both worlds: SecuriSync & File Servers
Traditional file servers became popular in the business world because they facilitate access to files inside a company’s network. But businesses have evolved, and employees need mobile access to files...
View ArticleA Great VoIP Experience Starts with Great QoS
When you pick up your phone you expect to hear that familiar dial tone sound and expect to be able to clearly hear the person on the other side, right? When that doesn’t happen, it’s a Quality of...
View ArticleRansomeware Threats on the Rise in 2015
What does the cloud, “Breaking Bad”, Australia, and bitcoins all have in common? If you are up-to-date on current cyberattack trends around the world, you may have heard about the “Breaking Bad” themed...
View ArticlePhishing Evolves: Best Practices to Avoid Being Phished
A few weeks into my tenure at Ascend Technologies, I received an email from Fidelity alerting me that my 401(k) account needed action. It stated that I needed to activate my account within 2 weeks or...
View ArticleWhat is Active Directory and why is it so important?
You might hear people talk about Active Directory™. Sometimes they refer to it as “AD”. Active Directory is a Microsoft® software that organizes and provides access to information in an operation...
View ArticleExchange 2003’s End-of-Life: One Month Later
It’s been a month since Microsoft ended support for Exchange 2003. I’ve seen quite a few articles and forum threads offering instructions for upgrading on-premises Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 or...
View ArticleWho Creates Risk in Your Organization?
The New York Post broke incredible news this week: the AOL email account of the Director of the CIA was hacked. By a teen. Who “social engineered” Verizon to get the password. Now, every element of...
View ArticleHIPPA Compliant Office in the Cloud
When I’m talking with our customers and partners about healthcare and HIPAA, a frequent question is “What about your cloud-based voice services? Are they compliant with HIPAA requirements?” Discussing...
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