At Broadview Networks we are embracing digital transformation and moving from rigid, process-centered operations to an agile, customer-focused organization. The Digital world is advancing at amazing speeds and it is all connected to the cloud. Digital transformation represents the opportunity for businesses to think and operate like digital companies. It is about reimagining how you bring…
Some of our clients aren’t aware that Broadview offers a Service Block of Time option. By purchasing a block of time the customer can take advantage of discounted service rates for all tier 1 and tier 2 support calls. Service blocks of time are prepaid and then deducted from the block as Broadview works on…
One of the largest and worst global cyber-attack has been affecting more than 300.000 computers in 150 countries, which locks up computers into the owner piece of ransom. In this case, the hackers are asking for $300 dollars in bitcoin in order to regain control. It’s important to understand what ransomware is and how it works. Ransomware is defined…
The time has come. You’ve read the information, you’ve had the conversations, you’ve crossed the last t and dotted the last i. It’s time to upgrade to Office 2016! You’re halfway through the installation process when you get the following message: “We need to remove some older apps. Some older apps don’t work with Office…
We do love our acronyms in IT: OS (Operating System), PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert)…but what about HaaS? You may be slightly more familiar with SaaS – Software as a Service, sometimes called on-demand software. It’s the software licensing and delivery model in which your business gets software on a subscription basis…
When considering infrastructure models for cloud services, there are three options: public cloud, private cloud, or a hybrid cloud computing environment. But which service adds the most value to your organization? Private Cloud A private cloud hosting environment resides on your company’s intranet or hosted data center. All your data is protected behind a firewall,…
Lean IT provides principles, methods, and tools to help you balance demands for information, functionality, accuracy, and efficiency. The next step is a clear roadmap of the exact steps needed to successfully launch a Lean IT initiative. The webinar below was offered by the Lean IT institute, and goes over the sequence of steps needed…
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Amazon with my Data. They sent me a fascinating report of the music that I listened to over the past year – to include the artists, songs and albums I’d purchased. I was surprised by some of the data and was actually motivated to expand my…
Virtualization has changed the way computer systems operate in business environments. Gone are the days of one-server-for-one-workload. Cloud economics, from server cost to scalability, from lifespan to security, are making migration of workloads across servers, both internally and across data centers, a reality to be seriously considered as a value-adding system. When thinking about virtualization…
Two of the most important services you can invest is are backup and disaster recovery. Should anything happen to your network (natural disaster, technical failure, etc.), are you prepared to retrieve any lost information and get back online as quickly as possible?
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