Tuesday September 22, 2015 | 7:30 – 10:00 AM | 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA
Breakfast will be served.
Don’t miss this opportunity to indulge in a global perspective of UC, and bulletproof your network with ARG.
Don’t miss this opportunity to indulge in a global perspective of UC, and bulletproof your network with ARG.
The market for hosted voice is getting larger and more competitive by the second. As the market continues to evolve and new providers come to market, what is the impact on the company with the largest market share, Broadsoft, and how can ARG help you decide which platform is right for your business?
The consequences of down time for any company can send a negative ripple through their entire operation, regardless of duration. No company ever wants to face a network outage, but with providers offering solutions that nearly guarantee four hours of downtime a month, what other options are there?
It has been reported that more than two thirds of businesses were not going to make the upgrade deadline, which leaves their networks, servers, and possibly their entire IT infrastructures susceptible to bugs, cyber criminals, compliance issues, and more. In 2013, Microsoft issued 37 “critical” updates to Windows Server 2003, and another 21 in 2014, suggesting it is still extremely vulnerable to bugs that have not yet been exposed.
Now is the time to ask, “How are you protecting your business today, and what system does your business have in place to recover from a disaster, man-made or otherwise?”
So, we’re asking. Here at ARG, we have the time, tools, and know how to get your company backed up for life. There are too many examples of major businesses losing their ability to operate and all of their data being lost for your business to NOT be protected.
We’ve all heard our friends and counterparts in the industry say “if they’re going to move their company’s infrastructure into a third-party data center, then they will only consider a Tier IV data center.” Heaven forbid, someone would recommend a Tier II, or dare we say, a Tier I facility. “Tier I” is almost a four-letter word. But, why?
Video Conferencing has become one of the most talked about technologies of Unified Communications (UC) by both vendors and enterprises. As a result, many companies are looking for ways to integrate this collaboration technology into their already built out UC architectures.
2015 is quickly becoming the year of the mobile worker. When enabling a mobile workforce, the user experience is key to the value add that mobility provides. “Always on” connectivity provides the mobile workforce balance and flexibility in their personal and work life. Subsequently, “always on” connectivity requires 24/7/365 mobile support for any issue that may arise.
CIOReview touts itself as the navigator for enterprise solutions, so when they selected ARG as one of the Top 20 Unified Communications Providers of 2015, we were very proud.
The National Weather Service noted the possibility for severe thunderstorms today.
ARG is here to help you weather the storm. We’ve been in touch with our carriers to make sure resources have been lined up to respond as quickly as possible for restoration and repair. ARG is here to assist you if troubles arise. We are here to answer your calls, open tickets, escalate with the carriers, and provide technical consulting and troubleshooting along the way.
News Flash: There is a technology that has a 96% purchase rate after clients tried the service. As unbelievable as that may sound, ARG knows it to be true. In 2015, most IT departments are still implementing one of the following problematic options:
ARG helps businesses in the DC metro area find, implement, and maintain technology solutions, but our reach extends much further across the U.S. and internationally. With that breadth of clientele comes immense responsibility for requests to help and handle a plethora of technology problems. Luckily, ARG’s Implementation Engineers (IE) are always at the ready to solve the issues at hand.
In ARG IE Matt West’s own words he describes how he moved forward with solving the problem while using a technology of his own to reduce customer impact:
When businesses make the decision to move to the cloud, one of the most frequently asked questions is, “Will we save money?” While the answer to that question varies depending upon the business itself, the benefits of moving to the cloud, especially in terms of communications and collaboration, outweigh the potential costs uptick they may face.
For Summer 2015 we have a FREE two week Trial available for Direct to Cloud DRaaS that will cover one server up to 500GB. If your business is unsure, this trial will showcase the protection and recoverability of DRaaS and the ease of administration for the service.
For clients that have requirements for a local recovery point, ARG also offers DRaaS in a Hybrid model that puts a recovery point on site for the business as well as offering the cloud recovery.
Microsoft has made a big announcement: Microsoft Azure Stack. The new addition will be just one of the services Microsoft plans to add to the initial Azure program. Though it will not become available until 2016, techies all around the world are excited for its launch. But what exactly is Microsoft Azure Stack?
Working from home and connecting to an office is becoming a trend, a new fad or style if you will. We here at ARG think every person in a company should be empowered to connect with the office remotely. But how?
Video conferencing is not yet a part of everyday office life, but it should be.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) is becoming exponentially more important to organizations in the year 2015. Finding the best ways to protect and manage smartphones and tablets can be a daunting task, but with the increasing population of mobile employees, security is pivotal.
TechTarget’s Matthew Pascucci outlines six key questions that are necessary to ask when looking into MDM products in a recent article. He also emphasizes the importance of an established set of “organizationally specific criteria” prior to comparing and contrasting MDM solutions.
Traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PTSN) services have provided the business world an outlet for successful communication for quite a while as a top tier technology solution. In 2015, Hosted VoIP is quickly becoming the most viable option for businesses, and exceeding expectations far past PTSN. Why?
Here at ARG we find it incredibly important to share our success stories with you. More importantly, our team looks for every opportunity to help our clients, and make sure they are extremely happy with their technology solutions.
Recently, Implementation Engineer Matt West brought his experience and knowledge to a turn-up with an ARG client and Zayo. Here’s what he had to say:
Whether you’re thinking of starting the colocation process, in the middle of it, or a bit flustered by what you’ve already found, ARG is here to help. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns on colocation, please reach out to ARG’s resident Colocation Specialist, Justin Praske at jpraske@myarg.com.
Most people think that the way to avoid a long, boring, drawn out meeting is to use common sense. Have an agenda, give attendees a limited amount of speaking time, etc. But what if that’s not the solution at all?
This is off the table for now, but don’t hold your breath. If these two don’t try again, it will be someone else. Time Warner Cable is the parent company of Navisite, and that is an attractive entry for most cable companies into the world of cloud.
Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) are quickly becoming the “it” service of 2015. We here at ARG use VDI, and are strong proponents of integrating it into the workplace. Not sure why DaaS or VDI could help you? Well a recent survey on the State of the Desktop seems to have all the answers. So, here are some of the key findings we find most helpful when making this important decision.
Today is the day – the FCC vote concerning whether to keep Neustar as the contract holder for Local Number Portability (LNP) or award the contract to Telcordia Technologies, a subsidiary of Ericsson, is happening.
Why should you care about this?
ARG’s Mobility Management Division is making a major impact on the bottom line of a high profile new client.
The team implemented changes that decreased this clients wireless bill by 75%, delivering annual savings of over $800,000.00
The ARG team enjoyed seeing Bob Tisch at the Channel Partner Show in Las Vegas.
Bob was publisher at Virgo Publishing in the mid-90’s, and he eventually took on a leadership role to create an event to support the emerging channel in the telecom industry.
The ARG team met with 42 of the leading global and national providers of voice and data services as well as providers of creative new services. The team also visited with many more in passing through out the Channel Partners Expo (#CPExpo) in both the hallways and restaurants of Vegas. It’s clear that providers areRead more
The IT hiring environment in 2015 is set to be ultra-competitive. Despite an abundance of open positions, skill levels in an ever evolving tech atmosphere just aren’t up to snuff.
CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2015 surveyed 649 companies in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., and the results highlight both the positive andnegative factors the current IT hiring environment encompasses. Forty-three percent of companies said their IT departments were understaffed despite large gains in requests for IT skills including but not limited to SQL, Java, Oracle, Linux and more.
An article on Apple’s quest for enterprise support, written on TechTarget.com, caught the eye of ARG’s Director of Business Management Services, Pat McGugan. Read what he has to say on the issue, and how ARG can facilitate your decision making process.
If you can’t, or aren’t ready as of yet, to cloud your primary environment – consider what by-the-hour, or by-the-month servers that are built by you with your specs could do for your business! We’ve seen folks use it to test the effects of OS revisions and such on their applications prior to rolling them out.