At 28, Mike Smith and his wife came up with an idea for a company they called AeroCom Inc., a business Internet broker that finds the lowest pricing on the fastest Internet providers…
Definition: Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), (also called a private IP VPN), is a private, IP-based, wide area network (WAN), service that connects two or more sites. Speed can range from 1M+. Best fit: Companies with 3+ sites, needing to…
Definition: Integrated (Converged) MPLS Service is when a service provider delivers MPLS, Internet and/or Voice Dial Tone through the same access circuit that the MPLS is being delivered on. Voice is prioritized over all other traffic (to ensure quality),…
Definition: Point to Point (also called Private Line), is a wide area network (WAN), service that connects two sites with a straight-line, private connection. Speed can range from 1M+. Best Fit: A company with 2 sites within approximately 50…
Definition: Virtual Private Network (VPN), is a wide area network (WAN), service where a company can utilize the Internet to privately communicate between sites. Speeds will run as fast as the Internet connectivity at the slowest site. Best Fit:…
Definition: Using a 3G or 4G cellular connection for a back-up Internet connection. Best Fit: Companies that want an Internet connection (for redundancy purposes), that runs across a completely diverse access technology than their primary (land-line), Internet or WAN…
Definition: Mobile device plans for the entire company Best Fit: Companies with more than 10 people who want lower cellular plan costs and increased security on their mobile phones. Benefits: Cost savings. Large volume discounts based on having multiple…
Definition: A cellular wireless connection that can be accessed via Wi-Fi. Best Fit: Companies with employees that travel and are often in places where WiFi is unavailable or expensive. A Hot Spot is also a good idea for a…
Definition: Software that you download onto your computers and servers that allows a 3rd party company to securely back-up and store your data for disaster recovery purposes. Best Fit: Any company Benefits: Off-site disaster recovery No hardware costs, management…
Definition: IT as a Service (ITaaS), is where a service provider lends a company temporary IT staff for various purposes, including expertise on a large project. ITaaS is typically meant to augment an existing IT staff with subject-matter-experts, on a…