Cloud Connect Solutions

CLOUD CONNECT SOLUTIONS

CLOUD

CONNECT

SOLUTIONS

INTERNET-IOT (Internet of Things) –AAS (Applications as a Service)

DATA CENTERS (Hosted Services)

VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) – Hosted Phone Service.

Smart Building-Home and Business Security Alarm and Automation – Hosted Alarm and Monitoring Service.

“The Cloud” took shape somewhere in the mid 1990’s forever changing the way we connect, talk with voice, text, email, and video, take send and store pictures as well as send and store all types of computers and telephone generated information now commonly known as data. Today we keep track of how much “data” we can send and store monthly and how much it costs. The phrase “the cloud” was adopted by telecommunications sales and engineering professionals to communicate to a customer how the “network” worked. We seldom see physical networks, so it was necessary to create this visual, drawing picture of a cloud with connections between commercial and residential buildings and the cloud was a mix of all types of connections and computing equipment and still is today. The term cloud has taken on a new meaning today.

To connect your business or home today often a Solution Provider plays the role of helping customers identify their needs, choose services and equipment as well as installing and setting up the service and ensuring it works.

Solutions often delivered by Solution Providers are a combination of services, equipment, software delivered with installation as well as support. Solutions are packages or bundles delivered by technicians and engineers and often include account management.

VOIP over the past thirty plus years has changed. In the beginning, the internet was not ready for VOIP, and early adopters had bad experiences experiencing choppy or dropped calls, calls where one party was talking and the other party could not hear them. One of the main problems was the voice transmission was not moving at a high enough speed, which created a delay, even an echo. Today people that are “in the know” understand this to be “latency”, which can be measured when planning to use VOIP. If your network does not have adequate latency ratings, you should avoid VOIP. Along with latency, it is important to understand COS and QOS, simply put Class of Service and Quality of Service. Class of Service treats voice or VOIP calls with priority and will not let other forms of internet traffic collide with the VOIP traffic. Quality of Service is more a result of inadequate internet connections or poorly managed internet connections. Like latency, if you do not have proper measures in place to manage Class of Service and Quality of Service, you should avoid VOIP.

Securing our homes and businesses which house everything that is important to us, from controlling access to turning on the lights or closing the garage door while driving down the road.

Internet service started to become part of our lives at the office and at home in the mid 1990’s. Over time connection speeds and availability have increased and today we enjoy speeds far faster than the early connections and the service is increasingly available. Service providers are making big investments with the promise of delivering more value to more people at a rapid pace in the years to come. The Internet of Things (IOT) describes a combination of devices, software and services connecting our world, from monitoring your thermostat to being able to lock your home and garage doors as you drive down the street. The internet makes living life easier, safer and more manageable every day. IOT devices provide security at your home and business, manage, and monitor business and manufacturing machines.

Data Centers give business and residential consumers connectivity to a world of complex services at a fraction of the cost. Thousands of applications are in data centers giving consumers access through an internet connection. Consumers can purchase and manage and upgrade services through applications or web portals while avoiding large capital expenditures or maintenance costs. Today we shop, watch television, listen to music, and even complete a high school or college education online made possible through hosted services in data centers.