What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is a chat-based software application that allows employees to communicate, online, from any location. It’s also fully integrated with other Office 365 software, such as Skype, SharePoint, Exchange, and Yammer. Microsoft Teams is an effective communications solution offering many useful features such as one-on-one chat, ... Read More
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January 18, 2021Tommi
Internet bots are a useful software application that run automated tasks on websites. They're utilized by businesses and organizations to assist customers, because the bots themselves can be programmed to exchange messages and answer questions in a way that feels like a real person interaction for the customer. They provide ... Read More
January 4, 2021Tommi
Previously known as telecom expense management, TEM has evolved as telecommunications have evolved. Instead of being focused solely on managing wireline and wireless telecommunications expenses, Technology Expense Management now includes all manner of a company's networking technologies and services spend, including managed services, maintenance, hosting and cloud services. The complexity ... Read More
December 13, 2020Tommi
Most people have a hard time keeping up with voice technologies and its constantly changing terms and jargon; sometimes it can seem like speaking another language. Many different technologies can be incorporated into Unified Communications – and all can support business and make communication easier.
What is Unified Communications?
Unified communications (or ... Read More
November 30, 2020Tommi
There's a lot of buzz in IT circles, today, around the idea of "Intent Based Networking" or IBN. But what exactly is "Intent Based Networking" and how can it benefit today's modern organizations?
Because of the significant advances in machine learning algorithms, intent based networking could soon be a reality in ... Read More
April 24, 2019Tommi
No matter how much a company spends on technology and equipment, those solutions are not meant to last forever and have an anticipated lifecycle. Even after significant investments in technology in your organization, you may have noticed that those solutions are no longer as effective as they once were. Competitors ... Read More
April 18, 2019Tommi
Penetration testing, also referred to as "pen testing" or "ethical hacking", is the process of testing a computer network, application or computer system to identify security issues that could be exploited by a cyber attacker. This testing is also referred to as a "white hat attack" because in a pen ... Read More
April 10, 2019Tommi
DNS hijacking, also referred to as DNS redirection, is a specific type of cyber attack, wherein a "bad actor" can redirect queries to a domain name server, by overriding TCP/IP settings often by hacking and modifying a server's settings. DNS hijacking is frequently used for phishing - displaying fake versions ... Read More
April 3, 2019Tommi
Machine Learning in business can help improve operations and provide meaningful insights on how customers and prospects are interacting with your company. AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools and numerous machine learning algorithms have become increasingly popular in the business community. Multiple factors, such as easy availability of complex data, less expensive ... Read More
March 27, 2019Tommi
One of the most popular buzzwords in tech today is the "Internet of Things" (IoT) but what exactly is it referring to? This week, we'll explain the very basics of IoT and how it will continue to transform the way we communicate and conduct business in the 21st century.
The phrase ... Read More
March 20, 2019Tommi
If you've ever considered selling your old mobile phone or computer, the first thing you've likely done is a "factory reset" to delete all of your personal data from the phone. After performing a factory reset, your phone is supposed to look like it did on the day you got ... Read More
March 13, 2019Tommi
Windows 7 is quickly approaching its end of life. After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide free security updates or support for computers running Windows 7. And although Microsoft plans to continue to provide a paid support plan for Windows 7 for another 3 years, for certain customers, ... Read More
March 7, 2019Tommi
Directories are hierarchical structures that allow networks to store information about objects. Active Directory Domain Services is a directory service that provides methods for storing directory data and then making it available to network administrators and users. As an example, Active Directory is able to store information about user accounts ... Read More
December 12, 2018Tommi
When it comes to data integrity of a business, cybersecurity can never be stressed enough. Information regarding cybersecurity has become more shared and advanced and cyber criminals are constantly looking for new ways to steal data from businesses, via attacking them online. Unfortunately, they tend to be widely successful at ... Read More
December 6, 2018Tommi
An internet bot is a software application that runs automated tasks on websites. Businesses can use these to assist customers, as the bots can be programmed to exchange messages and answer question in a way that feels like a real person interaction for the customer. Bots can help businesses provide ... Read More
November 28, 2018Tommi