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Technology Town Hall: Making Work from Home Work for You If you couldn’t make it to our Technology Town Hall: Making Work from Home Work for You on April 16th, have no fear… you can watch the recording here! We are helping thousands of clients facing challenges with remote work and how to do moreRead more

2020 Vision: Unified Communications If you couldn’t make it to our 2020 Vision: Unified Communications Webinar on March 25th or April 2nd, have no fear… you can watch the recording here! Tune in for a 360 view of the current Unified Communications marketplace and what you can expect to see next. You will walk awayRead more

Engaging Raving Fans Through Value Realization   In 2019, we launched ARG’s value realization process. The process builds on the business value identification in our consulting process and carries it beyond deployment to ensure that our clients fully implement and operationalize the benefits of new technology. A year following the value realization rollout, we satRead more

Your business phone system can work seamlessly with many of the cloud-based business applications you already use…. What’s next? Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) aren’t new, but the ability for systems to communicate seamlessly has had a huge impact on Unified Communications over the past 24 months. Traditional Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions areRead more

McLean, VA – February 3, 2020 – ARG, Inc. announced today the expansion of its technology consulting practice to now serve the Southeast region of the United States. On November 1, 2019, Ralph Hawkins joined the ARG team as Executive Vice President. ARG leverages the thousands of client meetings and technology projects they complete every yearRead more

Consolidating Unified Communications Tools into a Secure, Compliant, Single Pane of Glass. Client Profile A national privately-held consulting company with over 200 staff dedicated to solving challenging problems in national defense. Previous State Avaya on-premises PBX; Verizon PRI’s; numerous collaboration & messaging tools (including Microsoft Teams, Slack, GoToMeeting, WebEx, and Jira). Key Critical Requirements NISTRead more

ARG was recently named one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business Magazine and Best Companies Group for the 6th year in a row! This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce andRead more

Creating a Cost-Effective Security and Compliance Posture for a Financial Services Organization Client A regional financial services organization with over 400 employees in 8 different locations serving clients in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The client has a rich history with ARG supporting their network and cloud infrastructures. The client engaged the ARG team’s expertise and industryRead more

Trade Association Protects Organization and Streamlines Communication with Cloud-Based Solution Client The client is a trade association that supports over 15 million U.S. jobs and represents a nearly $400 billion U.S. industry. With support from the client, more than 2,200 companies enjoy membership benefits such as policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standardsRead more

The Top-Rated Technology Consultancy was a Finalist for the Annual MSP 501’s “MSP of the Year” Award McLean, Virginia – Oct. 10, 2019 – ARG, Inc. is pleased to announce it was named a finalist for “MSP of the Year” as part the prestigious 12th annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings. The competition for placementRead more

Mobility Gone Wild: Fast, Furious, & Unleashed ARG’s Director of Mobility Solutions, Patrick McGugan, and Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Shonholz, got rave reviews on the content they delivered at our Mobility Gone Wild event in August, so we held a webinar for those who couldn’t attend the live seminar. Watch the webinar recording to learn more about this dynamic technology. 63%Read more

ARG’s Chief Experience Officer (CXO), Heather Campbell, wrote a terrific article discussing the importance of incorporating client experience into a company’s culture and client engagements. Heather is spearheading ARG’s value realization process, which helps clients through the technology adoption process to full realization of the business outcomes they were expecting. She drives her team toRead more

Earlier this summer, ARG was named one of the world’s premier managed service providers by Channel Futures MSP 501.  In conclusion of last week’s Channel Partners conference held in Washington DC, Channel Futures hosted an MSP 501 award ceremony where ARG was recognized as a finalist for “MSP of the Year”. ARG’s Chief Revenue Officer,Read more

ARG was thrilled to welcome the Channel Partners Evolution conference to our home town of Washington D.C. last week. During the show, ARG’s CEO, Greg Praske and Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Shonholz, had the pleasure of sitting down with Gary Audin to talk about ARG’s business value-based approach to IT consulting and some of theRead more

In his recent article for Channel Futures, ARG Chief Revenue Officer, Mike Shonholz, discusses the impacts that new applications and solutions entering the IT services market are having on both consumers and service providers. Businesses are facing more technology choices than ever before, which in turn is creating new opportunities and challenges for solution providers.Read more

Organization Collaborates with ARG to Reduce Mobile Expenses with a Mobility Management Platform Client The client is a civil engineering/architectural firm in the Northeast with over five hundred employees. While they are based in the United States, they have projects in over thirty countries, and they work on more than two thousand projects every year.Read more

Top-Rated Technology Consultancy Debuts within the Top 20% of Channel Futures MSP 501 Ranking McLean, Virginia – July 24, 2019 – ARG Inc. is pleased to announce it has been named one of the world’s premier managed service providers by Channel Futures MSP 501. Debuting at #82 on the 12th annual list, ARG continues toRead more

International Literacy Association Effectively Protects Organization from Technology Obsolescence with Cloud-Based Solution Client Overview The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 75 countries. With over 60 years of experience, ILA has set the standard for how literacy is defined, taughtRead more

ARG Welcomes New Senior Technology Advisor, John Cooper ARG is excited to introduce 15-year industry veteran, John Cooper, as our newest Senior Technology Advisor.  John comes to us from a magic quadrant market leader and is excited at the opportunity ARG presents for him to expand his IT acumen.  He worked tangentially with ARG atRead more

Multi-Practice Medical Association Saves Time & Decreases Telecom Spend by Over 30% Client An association of 40+ doctors’ practices in the metro-Boston area. The doctors are all associated with the local community hospital and cover a wide range of internist and specialty practices. The client was receiving limited help with billing and service issues fromRead more

International Advocacy Organization De-Risks Data With DR Solution Client A politically active international advocacy organization often referenced in national publications. Due to personnel turnover, the non-profit had just recently brought in new talent to run their IT team. The new Head of IT Operations, and primary point of contact for ARG, was still becoming acquaintedRead more

Channel Sales and Business Development Leader Mike Shonholz Named ARG Chief Revenue Officer as Firm Scales Success with New and Existing Customers MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARG, Inc. today formally announced its plans to accelerate and scale the firm’s success from regional to national, focusing in on serving the advanced IT business needs of small to mid-sizeRead more

ARG Welcomes New Senior Technology Advisor, Kelly Ahmed ARG is thrilled to welcome new Senior Technology Advisor, Kelly Ahmed. A veteran in the industry, Kelly most recently served as the Director of Networking and Telecommunications at RadNet. In that role, she managed hosted voice and contact center implementations across 340 locations, 16 call centers, andRead more

Trade Association Secures Infrastructure and Reduces Downtime in One Step Client A National Trade Association with 100 employees located in Washington, DC preparing to move their HQ office location. The client had many concerns regarding business continuity and their current infrastructure as it related to the move. They needed to ensure that their users wouldRead more

How a Cloud Solution Delivered Scalability, Efficiency, and Competitive Edge for Growing Government Contractor Client A twelve location privately held United States defense and services company. With over 600 employees and a strong presence in both government and commercial markets, they were looking to simplify and add scalability in anticipation of potential mergers and acquisitions. Challenge AnRead more

Nonprofit Provides Future-Proof Environment, Enables Business Continuity, and Streamlines Support Through Cloud Communications Adoption. Client A Washington DC-based publicly funded non-profit corporation serving low-income Americans across the nation.  A new CIO intends to drive digital transformation across the organization by moving aggressively to the cloud from on-premises systems. The new CIO, just 3 weeks onRead more

Moving Away from Corporate BYOD Policy Delivered 42% Mobility Cost Savings and More Resources to a Virginia Nonprofit. Client A Virginia based nonprofit publisher of weekly industry magazines and daily online journals. The nonprofit’s goal of fostering open and informed debate and to enhance administration and policy in their industry relies heavily upon their communicationRead more