Mark Casey

Mark Casey Apcela

How to Optimize Your Office 365 Performance with Network Peering

June 19, 2019

Optimize Performance with Network Peering Microsoft Office 365 usage has grown significantly in recent years. More than 56 percent of organizations all around the world now use Office 365 cloud-based services. In terms of user count, Office 365 is the

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Mark Casey Apcela

Why CloudHubs are an Important Ingredient to Optimizing Performance of Cloud-based Applications

May 6, 2019

CloudHubs – Optimizing Application Performance It may seem hard to believe, but even in this day and age, there are still some enterprises that are cloud-averse. For whatever reason, they are hesitant to have their applications or data in the

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Mark Casey Apcela

Why Enterprises Need Communication Hubs for Today’s WAN

November 21, 2018

Enterprise Communication Hubs As early as 2014, Gartner analysts were touting the benefits of communication hubs as a means to improve WAN performance. In a blog post by analysts Andrew Lerner, and a related research note by he and Sorell

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Mark Casey Apcela

After the SD-WAN: leveraging data and AI to optimize network operations

October 15, 2018

AI to Optimize Network Operations Increasing numbers of companies have implemented SD-WAN technology, thanks to benefits like higher performance, lower cost, and greater business agility compared to WAN services built on MPLS. But industry experts note that there can be

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Mark Casey Apcela

Fulfilling the promise of UCaaS requires a better network

August 9, 2018

UCaaS systems Unified communications (UC), by combining voice, video and text messaging into a single system, has long promised efficiency and convenience for communicating with co-workers and customers. Why are the promises not always fulfilled? For a long time, integration

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Mark Casey Apcela

Industrial IoT will reshape network requirements

March 9, 2018

Industrial IoT The hype around IoT may have been surpassed this year by breathless coverage of topics such as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, but there continue to be interesting developments in IoT related technology and services. The possibilities for efficiency

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Mark Casey Apcela

Network security in the era of hybrid cloud

November 28, 2017

Hybrid Cloud Network Security Protecting networks and the data that traverses them might seem to be an impossible task these days. Whether it’s a nation-state-sponsored infiltration that seeks to tamper with industrial systems or a criminal organization planting ransomware for profit,

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Mark Casey Apcela

Evolving the enterprise network architecture in the era of hybrid cloud

November 13, 2017

Enterprise Network Architecture The use of cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications has been a key element in helping companies improve business processes. One missing ingredient to a better performance is still a truly agile network. CEOs don’t have to start

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Mark Casey Apcela

Direct Connect To Cloud: Solving For Performance, But At What Cost?

November 9, 2017

Direct Cloud Connect Executives embarking on the journey to becoming a digital enterprise are essentially asking IT to enable the enterprise to create new services and products and bring them to market faster. Cloud infrastructure services have been key to

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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Strategies for IT Leaders and MSPs Lately, it seems that each day brings news of more economic uncertainty. Companies that have been navigating the pandemic for the past two and a half ...
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Save Your Organization on Cloud Costs Organizations of all sizes are currently navigating their plans to avoid the recent surge in cyber-attacks and data breaches and preparing for unforeseen setbacks. Building a sensible backup and ...
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Migrating Microsoft Office 2013 As of April 11, 2023, Microsoft will stop supporting Office 2013. The decision to end support for Office 2013 should come as no surprise. Over the past several years, Microsoft has ...
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Simplify Your Website Management with VPS Hosting VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, which is a type of web hosting service that allows businesses or individuals to host their websites and applications on a virtual ...
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Higher Education A big challenge for professionals of all ages is time. Balancing the responsibilities of work and life leave little time for self-improvement in the form of education. But ongoing education is more than ...
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Four Ways to Improve Cybersecurity (Updated: December 9th, 2022 ) Cyber-attacks on businesses have become common place. In fact, it’s estimated that a cyber-attack occurs every 39 seconds. Who are the targets of these attacks? ...