Every business has a hardware firewall that protects your servers and data from hackers and the “bad guys.” In some cases you can use the router that your Internet provider gives you, but even they recommend using your own firewall/router.…
Do Not Read If Your Business Can Afford and Enjoys Down Time
For your business to achieve its goals, it is critical that your servers, phone system, networks, voice circuits and Internet connections are up and running to their peak performance. You hear the typical industry terms of failover, high availability, and…
Does the Thought of Changing Your Voice/Data Provider Scare You?
At BWS, we realize that the thought of changing your voice and data services can be scary. After all, any interruption with business calls, online ordering, or e-mails would impact the bottom line. We also understand that any type of…
What Is a VLAN (Virtual LAN) and Does My Business Need This?
Bandwidth Simplified gets asked about VLANs at least twice a month and the term is usually asked when a client is implementing a VoIP phone system. A VLAN stands for Virtual LAN and LAN stands for Local Area Network. You…
Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive – Not a Backup Solution
Very often when asking new clients about their corporate backup solution, we hear “we are covered” which is always great to hear. Their data is just as important to us as it is to them. What turns our smile into…
Wireless Networks for Large Offices
Is your office more than just one large open space? If so, then setting up several standalone wireless APs (access points) is not an effective way to have a wireless network in your office, where you can walk around and…
Fiber – Yes, you can afford it!
For the past several years, prices for dedicated voice and data circuits have dropped significantly. It wasn’t more than five years ago that a standard T1 cost around $600/month and now prices have come down as low as $295/month! Why…
How to Reduce Data Overages with MiFi Connections
If you travel for business and have a Verizon, AT&T or other cellular MiFi (mobile broadband) connection, you may have received an extra large bill from overage on your data plan. Very often, the high usage does not make sense…
Disaster Recovery – I Have Backups, so Am I Covered?
The term Disaster Recovery or DR has become a very popular term after events like terrorist attacks and major storms like Hurricane Katrina. So what exactly is disaster recovery and isn’t a backup of your data sufficient? Unfortunately there isn’t…