Unified Communications: Google Hangouts vs. Skype for Business

As presented in previous articles, Skype for Business is a rebranded version of Lync, Microsoft’s business communication tool. It was launched in mid 2015 by Microsoft, and is full of enterprise Unified Communication features, with great tools for company collaboration. But Skype for Business is by no means perfect (although Microsoft is always making changes to enhance the product and correct […]
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Get Ready for Application-Layer DDoS Attacks

  For years, businesses offering Internet services have had to deal with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. That threat has gotten worse. How do DDOS attacks work? Put simply, they overwhelm services with traffic, making it impossible to address legitimate service requests, and leaving an unfavorable impression on customers who can’t get what they want. Who […]
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neteffect technologies LLC Ranked 222 Among Top 501 Managed Service Providers by Penton Technology’s MSPmentor

9th Annual MSP 501 Ranking and Study Identifies World’s Most Progressive MSPs in Information Technology neteffect technologies ranked position #222, among the world’s most progressive 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs), according to Penton Technology’s 9th-annual MSP 501 study. The top MSP 501 companies ranked this year include organizations from around the world and from diverse […]
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What Does Your IT Budget Look Like

The end of the year is rapidly approaching, which makes the subject of IT budgeting a little more prominent in people’s minds. There needs to be considerable thought into how much your business will be spending on IT compared to how much it is willing to spend. This can be a confusing situation with a […]
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Google Fiber’s Progress in Charlotte

Google Fiber is improving cities from within and now Charlotte has joined that list of cities. Google Fiber is an actual on-site location service that brings cable television and broadband Internet directly to subscribers. The first city to introduce this service was Kansas City and since that introduction in 2012, Google Fiber has broadened its […]
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