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Network
Chaz Hager July 14 2026

Case study: Treating Municipal Networks Like Critical Infrastructure

How the City of McLaughlin Strengthened Operational Continuity Through NetContinuum™
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K-12 Education, Network, Government
Chaz Hager July 07 2026

Why Network Infrastructure Is Critical for Schools and Municipalities

Not long ago, network infrastructure was treated as a background system. Something that supported operations but rarely defined...
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K-12 Education, Network, Government
Chaz Hager May 29 2026

The Network Lifecycle Gap in Schools and Municipalities

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, Network
Chaz Hager November 18 2025

Why Local Governments Are Going to Managed Cloud & Networking Services

Local governments face a unique technology challenge: keep essential systems running, meet rising citizen expectations, and...
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Network, Government
Chaz Hager June 26 2025

How Municipalities Are Using Network-as-a-Service to Expand

For municipalities of all sizes, digital connectivity underpins everything: from education and healthcare to economic development...
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Cloud, K-12 Education, Network
Chaz Hager May 30 2025

Cloud-Based + EdTech Network Solutions: What Schools Should Know

K-12 schools have quickly become some of the most complicated networks that exist. Demand for connectivity and bandwidth is high,...
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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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Managed Wireless, K-12 Education, Network
Chaz Hager September 18 2024

What’s a Co-Managed Internal Broadband Approach for School Districts?

No matter where students are in their day, your school districts’ Wi-Fi and network connectivity can either support and even...
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Network
Chaz Hager July 14 2026

Case study: Treating Municipal Networks Like Critical Infrastructure

How the City of McLaughlin Strengthened Operational Continuity Through NetContinuum™
read article
K-12 Education, Network, Government
Chaz Hager July 07 2026

Why Network Infrastructure Is Critical for Schools and Municipalities

Not long ago, network infrastructure was treated as a background system. Something that supported operations but rarely defined...
read article
Security
Chaz Hager July 02 2026

How to Protect Your Organization from Cyber Threats Before They Happen

Organizations protect themselves from cyber threats before they happen by reducing exposure through proactive security, limiting...
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