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We’ve added more carriers than ever, promising to give our clients the best fit for their business needs.
Telecommunications in The News (Cloud Computing) – May 2012
A lot of recent news in the Telecommunications field lately is focused on Cloud Computing. It’s such an interesting topic because everybody in the telecom field is learning to adapt to this new trend, wondering where they fit in. Do they love it or hate it? What benefits does it offer the telecom provider and the customer.
Some articles reflecting the buzz about cloud computing are centered around how businesses are embracing cloud technology, how it benefits certain types of businesses, it’s advantages and disadvantages, and especially it’s customizable features:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052412-cloud-sla-259615.html
A general guide and reasonable definition of this technology as it pertains to the telecommunications field:
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/defining-cloud-computing-services-benefits-and-caveats/2012-03-12
If you want to understand cloud computing from various angles, this is another excellent guide that pertains to IT professionals and businesses in particular:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031
For more information contact a NWMAP agent: https://nwmap.com/contact-us
NW MAP Features: Infinity Internet
Infinity Internet: 
The company… is one of the West Coast’s largest independently held data services companies. They are a locally owned and operated company since 1987, currently enjoying a customer base of over 20,000 satisfied clients dispersed across the globe.
Clients range from small startups to publicly traded international companies. They provide enterprise grade services with the personal support that only a local company can provide.
The services…Infinity provides data center space and cloud services at its carrier neutral facility in downtown Portland. This location allows for Infinity to have connectivity to almost any carrier available in the Portland market.
Agent Opportunity…As an agent, this opens up additional bandwidth opportunities for your clients, and provides additional services that you can sell to them. This allows you to diversify and increase your income from your clients. Infinity will provide sales support and migration management for clients to ensure that they have an effortless transition into a resilient and secure data center environment.
Infinity also has a fixed microwave network that covers a majority of the Portland and Vancouver metropolitan markets. This is an excellent solution to provide clients high speed bandwidth as it is cost competitive with local fiber offerings and can often get to places that fiber is not delivered. This product also functions exceptionally well as a failover solution for clients than need maximum uptime.
*If you have a client that may need these services, please inquire about doing a site survey.
For more info contact: info@nwmap.com
Business Goals for 2012
Happy 2012! With 2012 making it’s entrance, change is in the air. Many people are realizing the economy is staying the way it is for a while so now they’re asking, ‘How do we make the best of this?’ ‘How do we change in a stagnant economy?’ Whether you’re a small, medium, or large business, many of your concerns involve the future and moving forward instead of back or behind and you’re wondering; “How can we make our money stretch further or get more and better for less?’
At NWMAP we know a lot about how to get more for your money. This is what we do for people and their business. We only succeed because what we did for you is working, and paying off. In other words, our business succeeds if, and only if, you do. How do we do this?
We provide free quotes, reviews and advice about solutions to your existing communication systems concerns or queries. We identify whether you are paying too much or paying for a service that does nothing for you. We show you how to make that dollar stretch and we can give you peace of mind that our solutions for you will pay off, now or long-term. By doing this we are helping you identify and fulfill your 2012 business goals. Where can you save money? Let us show you. What can you do to get your small or large business into 2012 and beyond? We can also show you how.
Telecom is one area in which you can move your business forward and get more for your money while saving money. Whatever your 2012 business goals are, we can help steer you in the right direction by addressing at least one major aspect of your business; how you communicate.
More FREE information: https://nwmap.com/contact-us/request-quote. Contact us about your 2012 business goals, concerns, questions, etc.
Secure Telecom Solutions
A major concern among businesses seeking certain Telecom services is ‘how secure is our network?’ or ‘how secure is our data?’. These are valid concerns and one that we’ll address here is the option for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) over MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching). SIP over MPLS provides an alternative to SIP over Internet access or SIP Trunking. While these approaches are more typical, they are not the most secure.
Benefits of SIP over MPLS are improved call quality with low latency, better end-to-end quality of service, and MPLS avoids exposure to the public Internet and control over your lines. This is what makes it superior in security. On an MPLS network a denial-of-service attack isn’t going to happen, along with a number of other security concerns- wiped away with MPLS. It basically acts as a virtual private network.
If you have security concerns for your business, avoiding public Internet is key and SIP over MPLS is an excellent solution and MPLS service is a lot better service concerning performance and even savings as well.
Questions about your security or MPLS services, NWMAP can give you free answers, reviews of your current services and bills, and a free quote. Contact information https://nwmap.com/contact-us and free quote https://nwmap.com/contact-us/request-quote