An outage resulting in downtime can wreak havoc on a business. On average, businesses lose between $84,000 and $108,000 for every single hour of IT system downtime and the cost of an unplanned data center outage is slightly over $7,900 a minute.
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Avoiding the Bandwidth Dilemma: 9 Types of Applications That Slow Inefficient Networks
As the abilities of technology increases, so has the reliance and use of technology to expand and stay ahead of the competition. This has created a greater demand for reliable networks with unlimited bandwidth. Here are nine applications that put pressure on available network bandwidth.
Read MoreIntroducing New Initiatives Creates Pain Points: How WAN Virtualization Can Help
When network administrators look to introduce a new initiative or consider growing trends like BYOD, they must ensure that there is enough network bandwidth to support the goals of their organization.
Read MoreGoing Beyond Basic Network Components: Ecessa Helps Guarantee Uptime
Ecessa can help companies guarantee uptime, ensuring that cloud and other Web-based systems are always accessible.
Read MoreInternet Outages In Schools Give Districts a Failing Grade
Internet outages do more than inconvenience school districts. For many, they disrupt class curriculum, halt testing, disrupt parent communications and make homework inaccessible. With so much learning moving online, schools can’t afford to lose connectivity.
Read MoreInterop News: Experts at Interop Talk About the Role of the CIO, Shadow IT & The Future of the Cloud
Here are three Interop news articles from the October, 2014 event. “The New CIO: C Stands For Change” via InformationWeek, “IT pros should pay attention to ‘shadow IT,’ Interop NY keynoters urge” via ITworld, and “Interop News: The Future Of Cloud Computing” via InformationWeek.
Read MoreGrowing Demands on IT Departments
Why are IT departments under more pressure? Here are 5 stats that highlight why there are, and will continue to be, growing demands on IT departments in businesses of all sizes.
Read MoreMore Cut Cables Cause Communication Outages in Nevada, Washington
A construction crew accidentally cut a fiber optic cables new Las Vega, leaving CenturyLink customers without service. Outages affect phones (including 911 calls), Internet access and store purchases They cost businesses thousands of dollars in lost productivity and revenue and also damage reputations.
Read MoreDistricts Face Considerable Challenges With School Technology Upgrades
According to an Ecessa infographic, 99 percent of schools predict that they will need to increase bandwidth before the 2016-2017 school year begins. One of the biggest obstacles to infrastructure upgrades in the education space is cost.
Read MoreOops, They Did it Again: Cut Fiber Optic Cable Causes Communication Outage
On September 15, a contractor in the heart of Missouri damaged a fiber optic cable that left 100,000 residents and businesses without phone or data services. Companies depend on the Internet for daily operations. When the Internet isn’t accessible, neither are cloud-based, mission critical business applications. See how to prepare for inevitable communication outages.
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