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Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

CIO

Grant Thornton’s partnership with Microsoft began when the firm scuttled its Mitel VoIP phone systems in favor of Skype for Business in 2016, just as Swift took over as CIO. And with 51% of CIOs surveyed by Gartner last spring prioritizing hybrid/flexible work infrastructure this year, Grant Thornton remains ahead of the game.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

Legacy network shortcomings led to the rapid growth of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Cost savings and ROI: SD-WAN routes traffic efficiently over multiple channels—including existing MPLS circuits and the public internet via LTE, broadband, and 5G. This reduces latency. They are not equally effective solutions.

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How One MSP Improved Customer Satisfaction and Reduced Support Tickets

Kaseya

Unfortunately, many small and mid-size businesses still experience daily frustrations — from dropped VoIP calls to choppy video conferences and unresponsive applications — that are caused by poor internet connectivity. That means you need something like an SD-WAN solution to manage it. Did you try other SD-WAN solutions?