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Cloud Therapy: EP 010 – SIP Security Tips with Bill Bollinger
Appia’s Co-Founder and VP of Legacy Systems, Bill Bollinger, discusses his tips for IT Departments on SIP Security. As someone who’s been around VoIP for as long as anyone and who’s company has thousands of SIP hack attempts every…
Cloud Therapy: EP 009 – The Time James Cancel Learned How to Prepare for a VoIP Install
Today, James Cancel is in charge of Globalgig’s (formerly Velis4) N.O.C. in Los Angeles but prior to working at Velis4, James was once a Hosted PBX repair engineer… and boy did he learn a painful technical lesson once on a…
Cloud Therapy: EP 008 – Overcoming BareMetal Cloud Hurdles
Internap‘s Director of Solutions Engineering, Paul Herrick, discusses 2 great tips on how to overcome some of the hurdles to deploying BareMetal Cloud vs. traditional Cloud VM’s. These strategies will absolutely help reduce costly deployment mistakes, prior to purchasing.…
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…
The Best Public Cloud Providers for Business in 2016
So your company’s cloud vm service provider isn’t quite cutting it… and you’re wondering what all of the other IT departments are using. This blog is for you. You will learn who the highest rated business cloud providers are,…
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…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 004 – Questions for Public Cloud Providers
In Ep 004, your host, Mike Smith, lists the top questions you should ask yourself before you start shopping service providers for Cloud VMs (aka Public Cloud). This list is the result of hours of research he did, calling…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 003 – 5 Ways to Prepare for an SD-WAN Install
So you’ve decided to move to SD-WAN. What should your IT department do to make sure you have a smooth installation? To answer these questions, we invited an expert SD-WAN engineer, Jack Dolan from Aryaka Networks, to speak…
SD-WAN Providers’ Secret Weapon
Hey IT Buyers! Do you currently have a back-up Internet connection at any of your company’s sites? Smart. But what is it being used for, as we speak? I’m assuming your answer is “nothing” or at best, a DMZ for…
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…