News and Updates
Death of the PBX
by Chris Arrigali, Chief Technology Officer at Tier4 Advisors The race to the cloud is on! In more ways than one. As cloud technologies continue to reach maturation, and widespread adoption, the question for CIO’s and CTO’s changes from “If we are going to move to...
Tier4 VIP Events Recap
Tomorrow night, Tier4 is holding their last event for 2017. This year has been an exciting year for our Tier4 VIP Events. In 2017 we introduced new events including an Escape Room Challenge, Braves VIP Suite experience, Suite experience at the brand new Benz Stadium...
The Ever-Evolving Role of Today’s CIO
Blog contributor, Eric McVey, CIO Tier4 Advisors I read a recent article by Samuel Greengard in CIO-Insight entitled “The CIO Is No Longer the Top Technology Geek”. In the article, the author points out how CIO’s in today’s world wear many hats and are not just the...
3 BENEFITS OF HYBRID IT MANAGEMENT
3 BENEFITS OF HYBRID IT MANAGEMENT A mixture of cloud and on-premise technology will shape the future of business. Here’s how to begin optimizing for success: We’ve all seen that moment in a movie or TV show where a high-stakes gambler goes “all in” — shoving stacks...
Got RFP? Value of the Request for Proposal
Co-authored by Sam Galbraith and Tino Mantella Will RFP eventually go the direction of ancient documents like the Dead Sea Scrolls? Questions to consider: Is the RFP process overshadowing desired outcomes? Is a static RFP right for today’s dynamic environment moving...
5 Criteria for Evaluating Managed SD-WAN Solutions
SD-WAN has made networking sexy again. There are lots of choices that can help meet your business needs and enhance your company's network. The key drivers behind SD-WAN adoption are cloud computing, bandwidth requirements, branch office connectivity and cost savings....
280 words about 280 characters
by Reina Lingle, CMO at Tier4 Advisors Today Twitter doubled the number of characters in your tweet. Twitter users thrive on the challenge of creating a short and concise message that drives engagement. Now the message can include twice the content. Here are some of...
Souvenir Sourcing
by Jake Sherrill, Founder and Chairman - Tier4 Advisors A global CIO told me this about 5yrs ago, "Buying cloud is like being on vacation in another country and knowing you want a souvenir. So you go to the local market to walk around and shop and every single booth...
Top 10 IT Market Predictions for 2018 from Gartner
by Eric McVey, CIO - Tier4 Advisors I recently attended a Gartner Webinar on their IT Spending Forecast for 2018. It was mind boggling to me to learn that the total Global spend for IT for 2017 is projected to top $3.5 Trillion, between Data Center Systems, Software,...
IT Procurement Redefined
by Tino Mantella, President and CEO Tier4 Advisors How would CIOs and their counterparts feel if they could find at least ten extra hours a week for leisurely pleasures and/or high-end work? The fact is that many technology leaders go to battle each day to address...
SD-WAN Comes in Many Flavors
by Kelly Higgins, VP Solutions Architecture - Tier4 Advisors By many measures, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and the more commonly used terminology, SD-WAN, is still in its infancy from a market penetration and customer deployment perspective. An IDC report...
UCaaS for a Productive Team
by Reina Lingle, CMO Tier4 Advisors Bringing my knowledge and skills as a digital marketer has permitted me the privilege to aid in evaluation and selection of SaaS solutions implemented here at Tier4 Advisors. One I haven’t been a part of in the decision process but...