Chris Newell Apr 19, 20212 minMulti-Cloud Strategy Cloud technology has been highly adopted by businesses across the country. According to an end-2019, 94% of enterprises already have at...
Chris Newell Feb 10, 20213 minSecurity and UCaaS Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) providers are tempting targets for cybercriminals and hackers. How do organizations take...
Chris Newell Dec 1, 20202 minGCG - What We DoAt GCG we collaborate with the top companies in the technology sector. The relationships we have with these suppliers allow us to offer...
Chris Newell Oct 21, 20202 minZoom - UCaaS UCaaS migrations have moved into hyperdrive in 2020 because of Covid-19. Companies who were waiting for their migration to UCaaS have...
Chris Newell Oct 21, 20203 minData Center Energy We are all aware of the fossil fuels and energy dependency in the datacenter realm. This is based on the real problem of energy and...
Chris Newell Oct 21, 20203 minEA or CSP? Good Question. Traditional software licenses or head for the cloud? Is there a different way to procure cloud software/SaaS? These are some questions...
Chris Newell Jul 16, 20203 minSD-WAN SecurityThere is no doubt that there are big changes for the future of software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) but providing...
Chris Newell Jun 18, 20203 minCloud Integration Strategy Many of our clients are looking to my team for guidance on cloud services, applications, and transport. Some of the questions asked are,...
Chris Newell May 21, 20202 minInternet Series #3: ApplicationsWe all use the Internet daily, whether it is in the office, home or on our mobile devices. As we discussed in our previous Internet...
Chris Newell Apr 22, 20202 minChanging With The TimesWhen Covid-19 hit the US in March and April, most of us entered a new reality. Being in IT, my team has not only had to find a way to...
Chris Newell Feb 14, 20203 minInternet Series #2: Peering When looking at internet providers for your business (especially in the day in age of VPN, SDWAN and Cloud services), it is important to...
Chris Newell Oct 30, 20192 minInternet Series #1: Overview There are many factors to consider when choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP). It’s not always about who has the lowest cost or...
Chris Newell Jun 6, 20192 minCutting the Cost of Copper Lines Dating back to Alexander Graham Bell, "Copper-Line" facilities are one the of the oldest technologies in our industry. This type of...
Chris Newell May 20, 20192 minCCaaS: Taking a Look Under the Hood When it comes to the CCaaS vertical we have seen feature functionality changes throughout the years. Most recently, AI has been...
Chris Newell Mar 27, 20192 minEvolution of Communications The landscape of office communications is changing at a rapid pace. It appears the days of buying a PBX and Key System are becoming...
Chris Newell Feb 5, 20193 minCCaaS - Contact Center as a Service If you have a contact center, NOC, or customer service team, chances are you have looked at CCaaS (Contact Center as a Service). There...
Chris Newell Jan 9, 20193 minWhat You Need To Know: Number Porting Multiple number porting seems straightforward at a glance, but it’s a process with a lot of complication behind the scenes that can...
Chris Newell Oct 24, 20181 minChanges Coming to UCaaS... You may have heard that there are some changes going on in the UCaaS space. BroadSoft, being one of the market share leaders 2016-2017...
Chris Newell Oct 23, 20182 minIs SD WAN right for you? Before you decide if this is best for your business, let me share my insight with you. There are three major segments to consider with SD...