Redefining Connectivity in the Digital Age

    02/07/2025 1:17 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Explores how our Advanced Networking practice led 2024 transformation with customer-centric advanced solutions. AI, ML, and cybersecurity integrated with SD-WAN and SASE optimized networks, meeting evolving business needs.

    VMware impact on CSPs

    04/30/2024 6:39 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    The acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has left many scratching their heads and customers very concerned for many reasons. Not to worry Cloud 9 has you covered. Our experts and Supplier Portfolio are ready to help.

    How to truly go Passwordless

    04/26/2024 5:08 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Patented AI technology provides the strongest end-to-end identity verification authentication and continuous risk management for human and machine identities

    VMware journey

    04/26/2024 3:27 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Get the guide. Get a plan. Changes to VMware will be impactful to many.

    VMware changes

    04/25/2024 3:02 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Change can be scary. VMware changes don't have to be a nightmare. Our team of experts is ready.

    GPT and Healthcare

    01/22/2024 2:01 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Fast-paced advancements in generative AI will change the core operations of every healthcare organization. AI-driven technology is not just a side project anymore.

    SD-WAN and SASE

    06/15/2023 9:40 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    SDWAN optimizes your network. SASE secures your edge. We demystify the two fastest-growing acronyms in networking, clarify their distinct benefits for single and multi-location companies, and explain the components that create a truly unified SASE platform.

    Bulletproof internet with SDWAN

    03/18/2021 7:09 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    At a time when the world has never been more connected, there are still some companies that lack access to a reliable connectivity. SD-WAN offers these businesses an elegant solution to this problem with its better performance, easier management, and drastically reduced cost.

    Case Study: Restaurant Tech

    03/17/2021 8:24 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Case Study: A nationwide chain of fast-causal restaurants approached Cloud 9 in the midst of executing a growth strategy and needed help fast

    Supplier Spotlight: ECESSA

    02/12/2020 1:42 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    You may be able to get all the bandwidth you need from one provider, on one circuit, but that introduces a huge risk of network outages. Fiber is great, but it’s not invincible! Being single-threaded puts you just one backhoe mishap or transformer explosion away from extended, expensive downtime.

    Supplier Spotlight: Aryaka

    02/12/2020 12:20 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Today, most organizations are concluding that SD-WAN is the best way to add the controls necessary for the digital age. But, do you build your own SD-WAN or buy it as a managed service?

    Supplier Spotlight: CloudGenix

    02/11/2020 9:45 AM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    An ESG survey of 600 senior IT decision makers showing that 76% of respondents had already deployed multi-cloud environments, and as many as 67% were already using SaaS-delivered business applications. How do you keep it secure?

    Supplier Spotlight: Open Systems

    02/10/2020 5:07 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    Enterprise WAN and security doesn’t have to devolve into an impossible game of Whac-a-Mole. SASE services can help. Strategically framed and tactically applied, they can restore a sense of order. Contact Cloud 9 to learn more about Open Systems.

    Supplier Spotlight: Bigleaf Networks

    01/26/2020 2:45 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    by Aaron Kaffen, see the original article here, Bigleaf Networks

    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

    SaaS fears justified?

    08/15/2019 1:35 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)

    Posted by Aaron Kaffen  
    Software-as-a-service (SaaS) business applications have clear advantages. They have great pricing. They are convenient and easy to manage. You get cutting edge technology. However, to get them implemented we have to overcome a very valid...

    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...

    SDWAN is hot!

    11/12/2018 2:51 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)


    If you are one of them, here are a few major points you should consider. 

    SD-WAN:

    • Is integral to a bulletproof cloud and internet connection strategy

    • Replaces high-cost MPLS/private bandwidth with low cost internet connections

    • Responds in real-time to network performance and routes around issues

    • Is ...

    The SDWAN Survivability Test

    02/20/2018 7:35 PM By Chuck F - Comment(s)
    SDWAN is more than a buzzword. We cut through the hype to reveal the one, non-negotiable test of a truly great solution: Call Survivability. Learn what a 'real' SDWAN should do for your business.

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