Ryan Lakin

IronEdge Group IT procurement

Navigating the IT Distribution Channel in 2022 – A Look at What’s Ahead

Blog, Professional Services

Supply chain disruptions have become the norm over the past couple of years, creating challenges for everyone from individual consumers to corporations. But through trying times, there’s always a team you can count on to navigate through the rough seas of shipping delays and limited inventory with resilience and patience. Today, we go behind the […]

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IT Certifications for 2022

Blog, Managed IT Services

Why should you get certifications in the IT industry? Certifications validate experience and the hard work that IT technicians put in on a daily basis. Achieving certs can also attribute to marketability for certain individuals. A ton of work goes into obtaining these and employers and prospective employers take notice! Certifications are a key component

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VoIP

The Value of VoIP in Business Communication Part 2— Provider Options and Security

Blog, Unified Communications (VoIP)

You know it’s time to call it quits with your business landline service when phone costs are more expensive than alternative options, it limits remote work capabilities, or you’re looking for more calling features. Although VoIP has been around since the 1990s, its popularity continues to increase as users discover is low cost and convenient

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The Value of VoIP in Business Communication – Part I

Blog, Unified Communications (VoIP)

Say goodbye to desk cluttering office phones and miles of copper wire tied to classic landlines. There’s a more convenient and cost-effective way to receive calls no matter the time of day or distance away. VoIP is here to handle the ever-changing technology landscape and daily communication needs of business globally. VoIP, also known as

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5 Things a Break/Fix IT Provider Will Never Tell You about Your IT

Blog, Managed IT Services

In today’s digitally dependent business landscape, SMBs are constantly looking for ways to maximize their IT efficiency while also controlling costs. For some businesses, break/fix IT seems to be the answer. Their model of only coming to repair issues when they arise instead of offering round-the-clock management sounds like it could save you a lot

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Distributed Workforce Recovery

Blog, Managed IT Services

Disaster Recovery is one of many IT facets that might seem increasingly more complicated while you’re remote. It can easily be forgotten in this ever-changing pandemic time but can be one of the most detrimental to neglect.   What could go wrong?  Outages are inevitable. A 2019 LogicMonitor study reported that 96% of organizations have experienced at least one outage in the

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It’s Not Too Late for the Windows 10 Upgrade, But You Should Act Now

Blog, Managed IT Services

Some businesses are still clinging to the now-outdated Windows 7 operating system, despite the fact that Microsoft has already stopped updates or support for the OS as of January 14, 2020. As Windows 7 becomes obsolete, Microsoft recommends that everybody move over to their latest OS, Windows 10, as soon as possible. Whether your business

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