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Client A Top 10 Federal Defense Contractor with over 20,000 employees. The enterprise had grown through several acquisitions of organizations utilizing different IT solutions. This resulted in managing a complex environment with multiple SIP carriers, large Avaya and Cisco infrastructure footprints for PBX, and Contact Center with voice, messaging, and a collaboration environment comprised ofRead more

ARG assisted a $13 billion in revenue technology and consulting company in reducing its IT spending by 30%. Clearly defined goals and consistent communication led to a true partnership and exceeding expectations. Acquisitions create turmoil in IT organizations. Establishing accurate inventory, assessing future needs, and driving reductions in services to meet future needs frequently endsRead more

Client Largest publicly held roofing and building supply company with over 500 locations across the US and Canada. Challenge A robust acquisition strategy resulted in the client managing a complex environment comprising a hodgepodge of inconsistent products, bandwidth, and services from almost 90 providers. Vendor management was fragmented, time-consuming, and challenging. The limited internal resourcesRead more

A nationally ranked regional health system was spending $100k/month on their network across 46 sites. They had legacy technology and suffered multiple outages on their MPLS network. They engaged ARG to redesign their entire network to bolster redundancy, mitigate any service disruptions and maximize cost savings to the organization. The client wanted to move quicklyRead more

There are three technology options for analog line replacement depending on your use case and location. Here are the technical details you need to help you make the right decision for your business.

Can Technology be Green? Gartner forecasts that by 2025, 50% of CIOs will have performance metrics tied to sustainability but technology, by its nature, is energy intensive. How can companies make IT more sustainable while delivering compelling solutions? Tactics for Greener IT1. Efficient Hardware Consider more efficient hardware. Move workloads to hyperscalers or cloud providers.Read more

Summary ARG assisted a $13 billion in revenue technology and consulting company reduce its IT spend by 30%. The project is a case study in clearly defined goals and consistent communication leading to a true partnership. Acquisitions create turmoil in IT organizations. Establishing accurate inventory, assessing future needs, and driving reductions in services to meetRead more

Introducing ARG’s Newest Addition, David DeCillis! ARG is thrilled to welcome Senior Product Specialist – Network, David DeCillis, to the team. David, an industry veteran, is approaching his 25th year in the IT world. He most recently served as Vice President of IT for a national transportation and logistics company supporting over 2,300 users across 40+Read more

Prioritize Business Traffic for a Better Experience. Working from home offers tremendous flexibility, but with school starting online across the country, many of us are experiencing new challenges. As parents and students share the same internet connection, slow bandwidth, jitter, dropped calls, and video issues increase. What many people don’t know is that there areRead more

As much of the country moves to a telework environment, reliable internet bandwidth is a common challenge. We recommend having your staff complete basic network reliability testing on their home networks as you send them home. This will be most needed if you don’t currently have a remote working policy in place as most policiesRead more

Secure Access to Critical Applications is a barrier to remote worker productivity.   Allowing people to VPN from nonupdated/ unprotected home computers drastically increases your risk of cybersecurity breach.  In addition to the security issues, Virtual Private Network (VPN) access is frequently license-based, so limitations in the licensing may prohibit staff from working remote in anRead more