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IDG Contributor Network: Implementing secure WANs in the cloud age

Network World

Over the past few years most organizations have significantly increased their reliance on the Internet, primarily due to the outsourcing of utility applications like email, unified communications, ERP, CRM, etc. to SaaS providers. This is due to the fact that direct access at every branch introduces compliance issues.

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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World

Cloud Musings

The Internet of Things - The combination of data streams and services created by digitizing everything creates four basic usage models — Manage, Monetize, Operate and Extend. These four basic models can be applied to any of the four "Internets." Software-defined networking, storage, data centers and security are maturing.

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The Power of One

CIO Business Intelligence

When we look ahead at the key trends shaping the next 12 months, decentralised, secure, cloud-based solutions are enabling businesses of all sizes to adopt technologies that have been deployed successfully by larger enterprises. Now that ‘the office’ can be anywhere, a business’s ICT set-up needs to be up for the challenge.

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Smart Manufacturing Is Cloud Computing

Cloud Musings

As cloud computing simultaneously transforms multiple industries many have wondered about how this trend will affect manufacturing. This view, however, fails to address the revolutionary nexus of cloud computing and the manufacturing industry.

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Understanding The Challenges Telco's Have Faced During COVID-19

Spearline Testing

Today, more and more individuals leverage remote working tools such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, WebEx, GlobalMeet, and cloud-based PBXs, to enable business continuity. For starters, agents who moved from the office to their home had to connect to their contact center solutions over the public internet.

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Why Call Quality Matters: Ensuring Clear Communication

Spearline Testing

The results of each test are delivered through our Voice Assure platform which is a SaaS-based graphic user interface (GUI) that can be accessed from anywhere in the world using a browser with an internet connection. You can use online speed tests to measure your internet speed and check for any issues with your network.

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Will cognitive networks enable better conversations in the future?

Spearline Testing

The telecoms industry has undergone a fundamental transformation with the decline of traditional landlines and the rapid evolution of technologies such as smart devices, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and cloud computing. Growing from reactive, to proactive, to cognitive.

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