The end of the year is a great time to look back and see how our industry has changed and consider what the future holds for communications. The oncoming year will be full of development and change in the network world. Here are a few predictions that have been made that we agree with: SDN Moves Beyond the Data Center. The …
Hosted Vs. On-Premise PBX – What’s the Difference?
Moving forward from your legacy system is a no-brainer. The advantages of scalability, enhanced security, constant updates, and workforce mobility are clearly a win for any business. But how do you decide whether to host on premise or off site? What are the differences?Here is some info to help you sort it out from VoIP-Info.org. What is Hosted Phone (PBX) ? …
Cloud Security Concerns? You’re Not Alone.
You hear about the cloud constantly now. For some companies, they use it daily and know what it entails (and the benefits of it). But, for many organizations, it’s still just a buzz word; a trend in computing and data that they’ll wait to adopt until ‘all the kinks are worked out’. But they’re missing out. Our partners at RapidScale have some …
CTG Hosts Tech Summit to Engage with Cloud Thought Leaders
This week Corporate Technologies Group hosted a Technology Summit designed exclusively for CIO/IT leaders who want to enhance their knowledge around IT innovation and cloud transformation. The Summit was led by Michael Sterl, Chief Strategy Officer for Carve Digital and IT Thought Leader. The days’ speakers included representatives from CTG and several of their partner cloud solution providers, most of which are …
The Green Side of Cloud Computing
There are the very obvious benefits of cloud computing: increased security, decreased downtime, enabling a mobile workforce, and reducing hardware and maintenance costs to name a few. Then there are the less obvious benefits, like a decreased impact on our world and supporting a more sustainable business model. Six reasons the cloud is a greener solution are outlined in a white …
[Infographic] Comparing Cloud vs. In-House Servers
Every day we are hearing more about the growth of cloud computing in business. It’s big business, and it’s good business too. If you’re still not sure how it measures up against on-site data, check out this infographic for 9 compelling points of comparison. If you think you’re ready to shift your operations to the cloud, contact the experts at Corporate Technologies Group. …
Cloud Predicted to Have $1 Trillion Impact
IT firms have long understood why moving to the cloud is good for the bottom line. It has a host of benefits to businesses ranging from increased security, decreased downtime, enabling a mobile workforce, and reducing hardware and maintenance costs. And now the numbers are showing that many other industries are embracing cloud technology in various types of applications. Gartner has just …
Cloudy with a Chance of Poor Network Performance
It is said that currently only 15% of the market is using Microsoft 365 (cloud-based office) and that over the next two years Microsoft is going to phase out premise-based MS office. The average company has 6 cloud applications working on their network through different departments of their organization. Many departments set up cloud services without IT knowing about it. …
Cloud Computing: Fact vs. Fiction
The cloud isn’t just for techies anymore. It’s an important change in the way businesses operate and if you don’t understand it yet, you need to make an effort before you’re left behind. Cloud computing provides an agile platform from which ideas and innovations can be tested in little time and minimal costs, thus enhancing speed-to-market. Here IoT Expert Ahmed Banafa dispels …
4 Tips to Optimize Your Experience with Managed Cloud Providers
When considering moving your business to the cloud, you need to decide how much involvement you want in managing that cloud. The cloud doesn’t run itself. Some people fear they will “lose control of their data” if they outsource cloud management. However, managed cloud providers aren’t taking control, they are using their training to make sure your data is safe …