Benjamin Franklin once wrote that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” When you as an organization decide to move into new facilities, it is imperative to plan—not just for the days ahead but down the road. A term that is thrown around quite vaguely in the information...
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Managed Services: The Future of Access Control
With everything that is involved in managing a business – human resources, facilities maintenance, finance — it’s no wonder that small to medium sized organizations can get distracted with running their business and, as a result, have less time to spend actually growing it. To combat this, companies are finding...
9 Things You Should Know About Voip Over Wireless
Voice over IP (VoIP) can provide substantial savings on your telephone service by allowing you to use an IP network to make phone calls instead of the traditional telephone companies’ public switched telephone network (PSTN). Many organizations today run IP networks over wireless technology, and it’s possible to run VoIP...
No Excuses: Everyone Has Access to Access Control
If you’ve ever been on a diet or exercise program, you probably understand the concept of self-sabotage. Even before you get started on your strategy to cut back calories, or run for 30 minutes every morning, or join a gym, you’re already thinking of excuses for why those plans won’t...
Structured Cabling: Strengthening Your Business Communications
Competitiveness in the market place is nothing new, but the methods by which you stay in the race and maintain relevance with your clients are constantly changing. In order to keep up with the competition, you have to utilize all of the latest technology available at your disposal. Of course...
What Kind of Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is Right for You?
When it comes to data center design few things get more attention than power distribution. Power distribution units (PDUs) must be carefully selected for any data center based on power usage needs, anticipated future needs and what level of intelligence you would prefer from your PDU. Power distribution units can...
5 things to look for when it comes to the smooth operation of your IP phone line
The quality of your communications depends on the proper functioning of your IP phone line. Based on your choices, this could pose a problem. It’s therefore preferable to check the following key elements, which will let you benefit from the best possible line quality, and how best to make the...
4 Ingredients for more Effective Power Distribution in an IT Environment
With the rising density of IT equipment in today’s data centers and network closets, proper distribution of power in the rack is becoming increasing important. Understanding your power consumption and constraints is key in properly building out and protecting your environment. With so many different offerings available, it can be...
The Importance of Structured Cabling
The world has changed. The way we work, the way we shop and entertain, the way we communicate, travel-the way we live-are all drastically different than just a few short years ago. Technology is better than it has even been. Communication is faster and expectations have never been higher. Today,...
What Mom Can Teach us about Fiber Cabling
“Make sure you have clean approach!” How many times did you hear that growing up? And what could that possibly have to do with fiber cabling? Keep reading, you’ll find out soon enough. 2 Virtues from Mom to Fiber Cables: Just like all good life lessons from mom, this one...