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    Supplier Spotlight: Viasat

    01/22/2020 5:59 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

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

    Cloud 9 Advisers Supplier Spotlight: Viasat

    UCaaS in 2020

    01/22/2020 4:43 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    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

    Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN?

    10/08/2019 2:22 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Combining Wi-Fi signals and LoRaWAN signals could make the IoT world more useful than ever.

    UEM?

    08/06/2019 11:35 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

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

    Enterprise mobility 2019: Dawning of the age of UEM
    What began as MDM-Mobile Device Management has continued its evolution through MAM-Mobile Application Management, EMM-Enterprise Mobility Management, and MMS-Managed Mobility Services to UEM...

    7 team chat alternatives

    06/18/2019 3:08 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    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.

    Microsoft Teams+Calling

    05/29/2019 12:53 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    There's a lot you need to know first.

    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...

    7 things you can hire a hacker to do

    05/05/2019 8:50 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    From Business Insider, Laura McCamy, 7 things you can hire a hacker to do and how much it will cost

    Mitel buying Avaya?

    05/01/2019 9:28 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Mitel is proposing a UCaaS team-up of epic proportions (see the original article on Channel Partners)


    Mitel has offered up to about $2.4 billion to merge with Avaya Holdings, the Wall Street Journal reported. That would be $20 or $22 per Avaya share, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...

    What to look for...

    04/12/2019 2:08 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    You’ve probably heard all the fancy acronyms – IVR, ACD, WFO, WFM, QM, CX – and more. And here is another acronym to throw at you: CCaaS, which stands for Contact Center as a Service. It’s another fancy term for Cloud or Hosted Contact Center. But the important question here is how do you know what ...

    Top UCaaS Providers

    03/27/2019 5:07 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    A top 20 list of 2019 UCaaS Providers to watch out for provided by Channel Partners and written by Edward Gately.

    Contact Center, what to look for

    03/07/2019 12:07 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    You’ve probably heard all the fancy acronyms – IVR, ACD, WFO, WFM, QM – and more. But how do you know what to look for in a hosted contact center solution? And here is another acronym to throw at you: CCaaS, or Contact Center as a Service. We understand the alphabet soup can be overwhelming. Let us ...

    Hosted PBX Advantages

    01/21/2019 12:14 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    There are a number of key advantages to using a Hosted PBX versus purchasing an on-premise office telephone system and using traditional telephone services. Whether you are seeking a hosted VoIP system, a Unified Communications (UC) solution, or a team collaboration app, today's cloud technologies o...

    Benefits of CCaaS for any business

    01/14/2019 11:04 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    First off, CCaaS stands for Contact Center as a Service. As you may know “_____ as a Service” generally refers to a cloud-based or hosted type of solution. One where the core components and heavy lifting are done by the service provider in their datacenters/cloud. And where you and users get the ben...

    How Can UCaaS Improve Customer Service?

    01/11/2019 10:20 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    Contacting your customer service department doesn't have to be an experience your customers dread.

    With the right communications solution in place, it could even be delightful-for staff and customers. When you install the right unified communications (UC) platform, you can provide a high level of cus...

    FCC Investigates Widespread CenturyLink Outage

    01/09/2019 3:29 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    CenturyLink says it’s in contact with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and will cooperate with its investigation into the telco’s nationwide outage that major services for numerous consumers across the country - outage included VoIP, IP, transport, and even 911 services. 
    see the arti...
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