Data Net Blog
When companies talk about cybersecurity, they usually brag about their expensive technology they use to do the job: the firewalls, the fancy encryption, and the smart detection software. The thing that matters most, however, your actual employees, gets completely overlooked.
It only takes one wrong click for a whole network to crash. Even the smartest, most well-meaning and vigilant co-worker can accidentally unleash chaos under the right circumstances.
Does your business technology drive you up the wall with uncertainty? Are you reacting to IT problems when you would instead prefer to proactively leverage technology to drive your business’ growth? It’s not your fault; it’s the result of a phenomenon known as the Executive IT Gap, and it’s keeping you trapped in an endless cycle of reactive, costly, and inefficient technology decisions that are slowing your business down.
Are you exhausted from constantly dealing with garbled audio, dropped calls, and confusing telephone bills from your vendor? You deserve better, and while you know it, your telephone provider doesn’t. Thankfully, we do as well, and we have just the solution for you: Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.
However, not all VoIP solutions are the same, and what works for one business might not work for yours. Today, we want to explore some of the mistakes SMBs make when selecting a VoIP vendor.
Clutter is a part of life, but one place you absolutely don’t want it is your business’ network. This clutter is called “digital cruft,” which 1) is an actual word, and 2) creates serious problems if you let it accumulate. Your digital cruft can lead to significant vulnerabilities that put your network at risk.
How often have you been frustrated by the challenges of installing new software? How about expiring licenses or outdated tools that need to be upgraded frequently to prevent them from becoming obsolete? These are all problems associated with buying software licenses, and they can all be avoided through the smart use of Software as a Service.
By “renting” access to applications with a SaaS model, you can lay the foundation for a more efficient, secure, and scalable infrastructure, all while potentially setting yourself up to punch at a higher weight class than your SMB might have been capable of in the past.
