Many businesses today are data dependent and are thinking about how to make sure their data, and the software that runs it, is guaranteed to be available. They are worried about how to make sure it’s there, when and where it needs to be. Every day of the year. Even when something goes wrong.

Cloud 9 Advisers Supplier Spotlight: Thrive Networks

Password security and Multi-Factor Authentication are two of the best lines of defense for users to protect themselves against bad actors. After a weak default password without Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) allowed a hacker to gain acc...

By Amy Brown, see the full article here: Viasat Corporate Blog

Cloud 9 Advisers Supplier Spotlight: Viasat

We don't have a crystal ball, but we do have great predictions from industry leaders in the UC/CC space from our friends at Channel Partners

We've all fretted about the difficulty of calculating both the likelihood of an event and its potential damages. They have always been more like a best guess than an insurance actuarial table. How can anyone estimate the chances with any accuracy?

Gartner claims SASE will make legacy networking obsolete. This is not hyperbole. We cut through the marketing noise to define the four non-negotiable requirements of a true SASE architecture and why identity, not the IP address, is the new network anchor.

RingCentral and Avaya entering into a strategic partnership. RingCentral to be Avaya's exclusive provider of UCaaS solutions!

Combining Wi-Fi signals and LoRaWAN signals could make the IoT world more useful than ever.

61,000 lights upgraded to LEDs and IoT-based remote controls in a $35 million upgrade of Cleveland's Smart, Safe CLE initiative.

It probably goes without saying, but China is a major risk for most US business and certainly anyone conduction any sort of business online. Read more and contact Cloud 9 to learn ways to protect your digital assets

From the great minds at CIO.com. Multi-Cloud Strategy: Pros, cons and tips. Flexibility and feature functionality are among CIOs’ reasons for embracing a multi-cloud strategy. Read more for expert Pros, Cons, and Tips

By Lucas Mearian of InsiderPRO. See the full story here. 

Total control and dominance of your network; moo-hoo ha-ah!

Slack kickstarted the "business chat" market five years ago. Today, other options might be better suited for some companies. Here’s a look at seven Slack rivals, from big players like Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts to other lesser-knowns.

Hybrid Cloud is the pragmatic reality. We detail 3 strategic drivers: ultimate flexibility, dramatic cost reduction (especially egress fees), and improved IT efficiency—freeing up key resources for core business initiatives.

By Jeffrey Burt, Channel Partners

Amazon Web Services continues to dominate a global cloud-infrastructure services industry that hit almost $70 billion last year, grabbing a market share equivalent to that of the next four public cloud providers combined.

New numbers from Synergy Research Group s...

By Zeus Kerravala, CIO | MARCH 05, 2019 11:00

Many businesses are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve customer experience. CIOs should be careful with the emerging technology, however, and use it as an assistive tool first to reduce risk.

A few years ago, Walker and ...

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In the Microsoft ecosystem, things can get a bit confusing: Microsoft 365 Business vs. Microsoft Office 365, Security, Device Management; Essentials, Premium, ProPlus; E1, E3, E5; Lync, Skype for Business (SfB), Teams; Phone System, Audio Confe...