The Value of a Managed Service Provider

At the end of the day, handling painstaking IT tasks, like managing a network, internally is not the best use of time and resources. As you may know, managed service providers can help you save money by offloading these responsibilities from your business, allowing you to cut costs on human capital and expensive hardware. However, there are many other advantages to working with an MSP that you may not be aware of. These include:

Gaining a Trusted Advisor

TDS can guide you to the technologies that will produce the best business outcomes. Offering plentiful solutions from a wide range of carriers, they acquire quotes from multiple vendors and present those that provide the greatest value to your business. As your trusted advisor, they learn your technology stack from the ground up so they can customize solutions that help you achieve your unique goals.

Benefiting from Operational Excellence

TDS can help reduce operating costs by identifying the best solutions and connecting you to them at the lowest rates. Many have dedicated telco and cable teams that manage carriers, so you don’t have to. Additionally, they manage your burdensome IT tasks, allowing you to cut costs and use money 

saved towards revenue-generating initiatives.

Working with a Single Point of Contact

Instead of working with several different carriers, you only have one point of contact for your telecom and IT services. This means you only have one phone number to remember and one person to call about service quality.

Enhancing Your Security

The constant evolution of cyber threats has made monitoring and protecting networks an overwhelming struggle.TDS will manage your security, providing cost-effective, enterprise-level support. As a result, you benefit from peace of mind knowing that your network is being monitored by experts, 24-7-365.

As an MSP, we take pride in streamlining IT and telecom solutions for our customers. We leverage our expertise and resources to help you manage carrier relationships, maintain high levels of customer service, and allocate employees to revenue-generating responsibilities. Get in touch with us today to leverage our full suite of services. Contact TDS Networks today to learn more at 610-783-7005! 

today to leverage our full suite of services.

Is DaaS Right for Your Business?

Business cloud services and related technologies are transforming the workplace and the way people do business. If you’re not taking advantage of telecom services like DaaS, you may be missing out on ways to boost performance in the office and improve connectivity. It’s important to understand what they offer, and below, you’ll find everything you need to determine if DaaS is right for your workplace.

What Is It?

DaaS—desktop-as-a-service—is a business cloud technology that eliminates the limitations of in-office computers. Many employees travel and work remotely throughout the week; DaaS ensures they can access everything on their computer no matter where they are. Through business cloud services, they can load their entire desktop onto a third-party station via Wi-Fi, such as a laptop, and use it the same as if they were in the office.

What Are the Benefits?

The most immediate perk of DaaS is mobility. Employees can access files and software no matter where they are and regardless of if they’re using a laptop, tablet, or another desktop. There’s no more waiting to access or work on collaborative files, ensuring faster turnaround and meeting due dates.

DaaS is also cost-effective. Computers fail over time and require repairs and parts upgrades. Business cloud services don’t. You’ll never have to worry about maintenance or losing files when hard drives crash. And since DaaS is housed in the cloud, you won’t have to update your office infrastructure. Physical computers are also more susceptible to hacking. The cloud is protected by cybersecurity providers so that your data is better defended against threats.

If you’re interested in adding DaaS and business cloud services to your workplace, TDS Networks offers all the resources needed from their Eagleville, PA, location. Call (610) 783-7005 to speak with an associate about their services.

Lets Talk SD-WAN

Lets Talk SD-WAN 

Organizations across industries are implementing SD-WAN to simplify the delivery of WAN services to remote locations and reduce costs. SD-WAN enables IT and business managers to deploy Internet-based connectivity (with its benefits of ubiquity, high bandwidth, and low cost) easily, quickly and with quality reliability, and security.

A look at the benefits of SD-WAN:

• Traffic prioritization down to the application level
• Improved reliability through link aggregation and instant failover using packet steering
• Rapid deployment of new sites with the ability to replicate existing locations
• Streamlined provisioning through the orchestration layer (central management)
• Increased visibility into the network performance and analytics
• Security by encrypting the traffic on public or private networks
• Option to utilize more cost-effective back-up networks and forego costly fiber builds 

SD-WAN will help your business run more efficiently than ever. Get in touch with us to see how SD-WAN can help your organization!

4 Questions Commonly Asked About Cloud Services

If you’re considering moving to a cloud service or your business, there are important questions you’ll want answered first. Getting additional information will allow you to determine which services are right for your needs. To find out how you can best help your business, consider the following frequently asked questions about cloud computing.

FAQ About the Cloud

What is the cloud?

The cloud is comprised of a network of remote services that will store, manage, and process your data over the internet. Cloud computing uses outside infrastructure and hardware to store your information, which can cut back on your company’s initial investment.

Are there different clouds?

There are four different types of cloud computing: private, public, hybrid, and community. A public cloud is where the whole computing infrastructure is housed at an outside location. A private cloud is when you host your own infrastructure and do not share; this is the highest control level in regards to security. With a hybrid cloud, you combine both public and private services, allowing you to defer some costs but still maintain high levels of privacy. Finally, a community cloud is shared between organizations that share a specific goal, whether it’s a business or an organization.

What types of cloud services exist?

Cloud computing falls into four different categories: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), unified communications as a service (UCaaS), desktop as a service (DaaS), and IT as a service (ITaaS). IaaS, the most basic option, allows you to reduce the complexity and costs of your IT systems by outsourcing them to a provider. UCaaS provides an environment for local and remote users to easily collaborate between platforms. DaaS eliminates the need for software maintenance and enhances the mobile work style. ITaaS focuses on your time and budget by moving strategic IT services to the cloud, allowing everything to be managed by specialists.

What is the cloud used for?

Cloud services can help your business in a number of different ways. With virtual file storage, for example, employees can access important information from anywhere there’s an internet connection. This also makes disaster recovery a breeze, as the cloud creates backups of the files to store at a remote location. 

If you’re ready to improve business efficiency with cloud services, talk to the professionals at TDS Networks in Eagleville, PA.  TDS offers the IT solutions and consulting you need to help your business thrive — and keep data stored safely. To learn more about the various cloud services they offer, visit them online or call (610) 783-7005