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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

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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

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Cloud Therapy: EP 017 – Know These Things Before Shopping Office365

Jason Cutler from Microsoft’s 2015 Partner of the Year, SADA Systems, joins Mike to review the essential items IT teams need to review before making the jump to Office 365. Using Jason’s blueprint, IT professionals will be well prepared before shopping

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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

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Cloud Therapy: EP 007 – Automate Server Tasks to Level Up in IT

Steve Tarver, Principal Engineer at CenturyLink discusses several ways IT professionals and Sys Admins can “Level Up,” and become an extremely valued and sought-after professional, through using automation and shifting to a Dev Ops mindset. Want to hear more Cloud

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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

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How to Navigate Cloud VM Providers [Infographic]

There are hundreds of cloud VM (a.k.a. “public cloud”) solutions available to businesses. Are they all the same? No way. Follow this step-by-step infographic to learn which critical features you should prioritize, that aren’t available with every provider. Then, you can

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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,

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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

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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

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