Telecom & Technology Consulting
Most of us probably don’t know what it takes to run a retail store. Put a bunch of products on the shelves and wait for customers to walk in the door to buy clothes, electronics, food, furniture, you name it. But as consumers, the quality of our experiences has a lot to do with technology. From the cash register to neon signs to shopping carts with wheels, new tools have made shopping easier for us… MORE
When we hear about security breaches on the news, it’s always about a disaster at a big enterprise. Target, Walmart and Home Depot are just some of the major players that have dealt with the damage and public scrutiny that results from cybercrime. Owners of small and medium-sized businesses may sit back and think, “Good thing we won’t have that problem.” Unfortunately, Internet criminals don’t discriminate. Customer data and credit card numbers are equally valuable… MORE
Just when you thought that this current presidential campaign couldn’t get stranger, a telecommunications consultancy is going to get involved. But don’t worry. We’re not here to push for one candidate or one party. We wanted to speak up because, as concerned citizens like you, we can spot moments in a campaign and cringe, “Oh no, he/she didn’t really just say that, right?” And as a firm that specializes in cloud implementations, we often read… MORE
For those of use who live in cities, it’s impossible to fathom an existence without fast Internet speed. We assume that our friends, neighbors, and the people we pass by on the sidewalk have similar broadband or high-speed Internet plans. And I think I could speak for most and say that rural areas are where we’d find the lowest rate of access to the web, where as urban areas enjoy the highest rate of access…. MORE
The next time you use your favorite mobile app to order food or check the score of the game, keep in mind that your personal data may not be safe. Ever since the dawn of the world wide web, security has been a major issue. And as usage and ecommerce grew in scale, those security problems exploded exponentially. Today, a firmly entrenched Internet security industry, composed of companies and consultants, is here to help keep… MORE
When it comes to technology, we humans tend to be fickle, switching from one tool to another as the tides of popularity ebb and flow. Consider how we listen to music. The 1980s welcomed the birth of the compact disc, which eliminated those old scratchy LP records. Suddenly we got better sound and more space in our homes. Then MP3s and online streaming replaced the CD, giving us even more space in our homes with… MORE
As we creep farther into the 21st century, businesses have come to realize how big data can be a huge catalyst for growth. Extremely large data sets are being analyzed within seconds to show patterns regarding how buyers behave, be it B2B or B2C, brick and mortar or online, tablet or smart phone. From thousands and thousands of processors, disparate data is transformed into actionable intelligence; companies can derive practical value from otherwise abstract numbers…. MORE
As global telecom consultants with decades of combined experience, there’s no client issue that surprises us. We’ve seen it all. But there is a certain mindset that does cause us to scratch our heads: Why do CIOs and IT executives continually get all bright-eyed with the latest sexy technology and forget about the need for a strong network foundation? Take the cloud, for example. We regularly meet with companies who want cloud-this, cloud-that, but they… MORE
