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Chaz Hager

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Managed Services
Chaz Hager October 12 2023

What’s the Real Value of Managed Services?

How Does More Productivity, Decreased Risk, and Controlled IT Costs Sound to You? It doesn’t matter how big or small your...
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Managed Services, Government
Chaz Hager July 18 2023

The Top 5 Benefits of an IT MSP Partnership for State & Local Governments and Municipalities

No matter the size of the local government or municipality you serve, one thing seems to be universally true: you’re consistently...
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Managed Services, Network
Chaz Hager March 16 2023

WiFi Networks in 2023 vs. 2021: What Has Changed in Just Two Years?

The short answer is: A lot. If you try to build a WiFi network with knowledge, assumptions, and technologies from 2021, you’re...
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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 Wireless
Chaz Hager June 18 2026

Managing Wi-Fi Congestion with Smart Offload Solutions

Cellular signals often struggle in high-density Wi-Fi environments, like hotels, offices, hospitals, warehouses, campuses, senior...
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K-12 Education, Network, Government
Chaz Hager May 29 2026

The Network Lifecycle Gap in School and Municipal Infrastructure

In most school districts and municipalities, the network is a mix of “new enough” and “just old enough to still be running.”
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Managed Services, Cloud
Chaz Hager March 23 2026

Cloud Managed IT Services: When It Makes Sense to Move to the Cloud

For many organizations, the conversation around cloud adoption has shifted. It’s no longer a question of whether the cloud will...
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