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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Technology has created new network realities for almost every industry. When it comes to demands for bandwidth in education, the need and the stakes are higher than ever. Districts already have or will soon permit classroom use of student mobile devices. Online courses have been incorporated into curriculum and online testing infrastructures are a must… Read more »
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EGAN Company struggled with reliable network access for distributed employees. With Ecessa, EGAN confidently connects employees via virtual desktop infrastructure and enjoys Never Down network reliability.
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Even the best ISP has bad days. If you are one of Time Warner’s business customer without a second ISP link, then you were out of luck during this internet outage.
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BYOD isn’t just for the workplace, there are more mobile devices in the classroom than ever before. Teachers are harnessing them as a powerful educational tools. Here are three pieces that cover why, how and who is capitalizing on mobile for education.
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