by Beth Vriesman | Apr 30, 2026 | AI, Cybersecurity, Data Backup, Data Protection, Hardware, IT Outsourcing, Managed Service Provider, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP, Wi-Fi |
According to InvestmentNews 81% of small business owners suffer from stress due to technology. And, because SMBs don’t always have an IT person on staff, technology issues all too often fall on the owners to deal with. With the continued increase of cybersecurity...
by Beth Vriesman | Dec 2, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Data Backup, Data Protection, Hardware, IT Outsourcing, Managed Service Provider, Software, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP |
All businesses rely on some computer technology. How much and what you need depends on your business. However, no matter how big or small your company, you need to plan for a comprehensive IT budget that includes not only hardware and software, but also data...
by Beth Vriesman | Oct 9, 2024 | Elevator Phones, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP |
As a managed service provider, we work with all types of small and medium sized businesses on many different aspects of their business. One is their communication, which in most cases, includes their phone system. In recent months, with the escalation of the copper...
by Beth Vriesman | Aug 15, 2024 | Hardware, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP |
If you’re a small business and haven’t updated your phone system in the past 15 years, it’s likely that it will soon stop working. As Verizon and the other local exchange carriers (LECs) decommission the copper phone lines, many businesses are finding that their...
by Beth Vriesman | Feb 5, 2024 | Elevator Phones, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP |
Admittedly tomorrow may be next month, next year or two years from now, but tomorrow is coming. The change your business needs to be ahead of is the decommissioning of the copper wires that POTS phones run on. Many hotels and older businesses have key or PBX systems...
by Beth Vriesman | Jan 24, 2024 | Elevator Phones, Managed Service Provider, Network, Show Features, The TOucan’s Cable, VOIP |
It’s unlikely that you actually test your elevator phones. During the annual inspection, however, they are part of the re-certification. In fact, the number one reason for QEI inspection failure (according to Champion Elevator) is phone connection failure. Although...
