Month: December 2017

UCaaS vs. UC: Keeping Up in The Modern World

Unified Communications (“UC”) and Unified Communications as a Service (“UCaaS”) are terms that have been widely overused in the tech industry, leading to confusion in the marketplace around what the terms mean, how they differ, and the benefits they bring to an organization.    Unified Communications refers to premise-based systems which provide the integration of real-time communication tools such as IP telephony, conferencing/collaboration, instant messaging & presence (IM/P), email with voicemail (UM), and additional communication applications (e.g. contact center, SMS, MMS, etc.) into a single… Read more »

Ransomware is A Real Threat

Within hours of the outbreak of WannaCry, it had infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries. We’ve all heard stories describing the severe impacts organizations face after being targeted by ransomware. Ransomware is a big business for organized crime rings and, as some suspect, even state-sponsored agencies. According to industry experts, it’s estimated ransomware ransacked $1B in… Read more »