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Chaz Hager

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Managed Services, K-12 Education
Chaz Hager February 06 2023

Free Up K-12 School Resources with Managed Internal Broadband Services

K-12 schools are undergoing rapid digital transformation. Many also receive Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) funding...
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Cloud, Collaboration, Law Firms
Chaz Hager November 18 2022

The Top Remote Collaboration Tools Your Law Firm Needs

Choosing remote collaboration tools isn’t all that straightforward. Requirements vary depending on the kind of business you run,...
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Cloud, Network
Chaz Hager November 16 2022

What's the difference between Cloud Networking vs. Cloud Computing?

Moving your business to the cloud helps you save costs, provides on-demand scaling, and increases the overall security of your IT...
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Cloud
Chaz Hager October 21 2022

Is the Cost of Cloud Computing More Expensive than Alternatives?

It can be difficult to identify and total your IT costs. These costs are usually subdivided into so many parts – costs of...
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Security
Chaz Hager October 04 2022

What is Cyber Insurance + Why Do You Need It?

Cyber insurance is a type of insurance that businesses can buy to protect themselves from possible cyber attacks. The policies...
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Network
Chaz Hager September 16 2022

6 Benefits of Partnering for Proper Network Configuration

Network management is an often-ignored topic of configuration management. With businesses shifting from on-premise to digital or...
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Managed Services, Security
Chaz Hager August 19 2022

What are Managed Security Services?

Is your in-house IT team overburdened? Is your business looking for specialized IT skillsets that aren’t part of your employee...
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Managed Services, Cloud
Chaz Hager August 03 2022

As-a-Service Explained: Here's How IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Compare

Most Technical folks understand the sea of IT acronyms above, but if you're leading a small company, you might not have the years...
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Managed Services, Cloud
Chaz Hager August 01 2022

The Changing Role of the MSP in an aaS World

When it comes to the managed services profession, there have been some big changes in recent years. Perhaps most notably, the...
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Disaster Recovery, Security
Chaz Hager July 15 2022

What's Included in a Disaster Recovery Plan?

According to research by SysGroup Marketing, 93% of all companies that suffered any form of major data attack or disaster went...
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K-12 Education, Network
Chaz Hager March 14 2025

How Municipal + School IT Leaders Navigate Budget Constraints with NaaS

The reality of working in EdTech or municipal IT is that even if you have the capacity to set strategic networking goals, budget...
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K-12 Education, Network
Chaz Hager March 03 2025

How Municipal and School IT Leaders Can Leverage NaaS Partnerships to Build Capacity and Their Careers

In the realm of technology and IT leadership, municipalities, K-12 schools, and even community colleges have a lot in common. For...
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Managed Wireless, K-12 Education, Network
Chaz Hager November 19 2024

How School District IT Teams Win with Co-Managed MIBS

One of the most common concerns we hear about MIBS (Managed Internal Broadband Services), and K-12 schools is that working with a...
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