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Shopping Business VoIP Mathematically [Infographic]
A big part of being good at business, is continually doing the right math. So what does the math say about shopping for hosted VoIP? CLICK HERE to download this, to save for later. Click the button to have…
Cloud Therapy: EP030 – Cutting Through Contracts Like a Samurai
Have you ever looked at a telecom or cloud contract and thought “why even bother…”? Matt Milhauser is the VP of Strategy and Innovation for Advantix… and he’s also a Samurai of contracts. You’ll learn Matt’s 5 things to look…
Cloud Therapy: EP 015 – Ethan Banks from Packet Pushers
Co-Host of the hit IT podcast, Packet Pushers, Ethan Banks, joins Mike to tell some fantastic stories about his journey in IT. From his haunting memory of the “Broadcast Storm” that took his credit card processing data center down, to…
Cloud Therapy: EP 006 – Interview with Cloud Expert Brian Gracely
Your host, Mike Smith, chats with acclaimed cloud expert, Brian Gracely, co-host of hit podcast, The Cloudcast. Brian recounts fascinating stories about his career, including his most difficult moment, what he did to attract praise from his bosses, a time when…
SD-WAN, MPLS, P2P or VPN? [Infographic]
Which WAN technology is the best fit for your company? We made this nifty step-by-step infographic to help you decide. CLICK HERE if you’d like to download a copy (with links to WAN technology definitions), to save for later… and no,…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 002 – Questions for Service Providers for MPLS, SDWAN, P2P & VPN
Your company is shopping for a WAN service, such as MPLS, SDWAN, EPL (a.k.a. Point to Point), or IPsec VPN. And you want to pick the right technology and best provider…quickly. Well your ability to do the above is going…
Cloud Therapy: Episode 001 – What is SD-WAN? [Podcast]
What is SD-WAN and what are the benefits? How does it compare to MPLS and other business WAN services? We bring an extremely experienced, long-time provider engineer, David Kline from TPx (formerly TelePacific) Communications, to answer all of these questions for…
About Cloud Therapy: A New Podcast
Introducing Cloud Therapy… A NEW podcast for all IT professionals seeking to catapult their careers to the next level. Listen to a quick overview of who your host, Mike Smith is and how this podcast will act as a guide…
MPLS vs. SD-WAN
So you are contemplating replacing your MPLS network with an SD-WAN network. But you’re wondering, “What’s the difference?” Well, as I explained in a previous blog, SD-WAN can bring a ton of benefits, like increased network speed, more link uptime,…
Six Benefits of SD-WAN
You’re an IT manager for a company with multiple locations. Your MPLS WAN contract is coming up and you’re thinking… “Do we still need MPLS? Should we just go big bandwidth at all sites and run an IP-Sec VPN? Should…