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Technology Review -Part 2 Irrelevancy & Disruption

published Monday, March 12th, 2012 at 6:33 pm by

Who is Irrelevant Now

In the first Episode of 2012 Technology Review we looked back at tech companies and technologies , such as greening that are prospering and some of those companies that are not with us anymore. In Episode 2 we continue talking about technology shifts in the telecom space and the growth of VOIP and Integrated Telecommunications.

Telcos as Content Providers

Coping with the changing landscape some telephone companies are becoming content providers and moving into the media space and are providing multimedia content to their customers on smart phones, desktops as well as in cable and satellite tv. Long distance revenues are falling for established telcos and they are using their wireline and wireless omnipresence to deliver additional services. They are being challenged in their data businesses by new disruptive technologies like Cloud Computing which has an all-new cast of players.In addition Canadian telco providers for additional placement and content Bell and Rogers have moved into the sports business by jointly buying into the Toronto Maple Leafs, The Toronto Raptors and The Toronto FC franchises. Rogers is the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays and Bell owns a minority interest in the Montreal Canadiens

Maple Leafs

Jeff Brodie is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an AltiGen Platinum Developer Partner and is an expert in business telephone systems and integrated information technology . With over 20 years in information technology Jeff is the C.E.O. of Codefusion Communications Inc. a Toronto based technology firm. Codefusion also is a Microsoft Virtualization Data partner and provides full service telecom and virtualization services

virtualization

Rob Metras has been an executive in a variety of industries and has been involved in the application of technology and telecommunications to business processes. He currently operates a local search marketing and consulting firm in Cambridge,Ontario.

We have changed the format this year on our podcasts to more of a discussion format. We welcome your comments on the change and look forward to providing you interesting tech comments. Listeners can have any relevant topic addressed on this podcast. Please leave their comments below and we will answer them.

We want to remind our listeners that besides Itunes and Podcast Alley ,you can now access our podcast through Mediafly which has all sorts of clients for Iphones,Androids and many other mobile devices to listen without ever having to commute and leave your home.

Episode 2- 2012- Technology Review- Part 2

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Technology Review-Where Are They Now?

published Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 12:04 pm by

Technology Review New & Old

In our first Episode of 2012 We want to look back to some of the tech companies and technologies , such as greening that are prospering and some of those that are gone and discuss their demises and the growth of the smaller and more mobile computing platforms and their integration into our daily lives.

Jeff Brodie is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an AltiGen Platinum Developer Partner and is an expert in telephone systems and integrated information technology . With over 20 years in information technology Jeff is the C.E.O. of Codefusion Communications Inc. a Toronto based technology firm.

Rob Metras has been an executive in a variety of industries and has been involved in the application of technology and telecommunications to business processes. He currently operates a local search marketing and consulting firm in Cambridge,Ontario.

Where Are They Now

Nortel

Oh how the mighty have fallen or diappeared and the tech word has changed with the movement away from the eastern technology areas to the Silicon Valley of California. Household names in the 70's and 80's such as Digital Equipment,Tandem Computers and Nortel are no more and their intellectual property made obsolete or patents sold off. Rob and Jeff look at some of these changes from their viewpoint in this first episode in 2012.

We have changed the format this year on our podcasts to more of a discussion format. We welcome your comments on the change and look forward to providing you interesting tech comments. Listeners can have any relevant topic addressed on this podcast. Please leave their comments below and we will answer them.

We want to remind our listeners that besides Itunes and Podcast Alley ,you can now access our podcast through Mediafly which has all sorts of clients for Iphones,Androids and many other mobile devices to listen without ever having to commute and leave your home.

Episode 1- 2012- Technology Review

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Business Continuity & Survival

published Sunday, March 6th, 2011 at 6:12 pm by

Business Continuity

Business Continuity Management and the very survival of your business is the topic of Episode 32 . Both Rob and Jeff have had experience in the importance of business continuity planning and management as well as in the tactical deployment of the plans.

Jeff Brodie is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an AltiGen Platinum Developer Partner and is an expert in telephone systems and integrated information technology . Jeff has installed a variety of backup, virtual standby servers and disaster recovery solutions in small, medium, as well as large cross country operations. He outlines the importance of the detailed planning and partnerships that are important to keep you in the game

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Business Continuity Management

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Management is not just all about backups for servers and computers. It is about being able to have your operation ready and able to recover from a major disaster rapidly as if it had not happened. Do you have a plan to transfer your live telephone circuits seamlessly to an offsite location or even to the cell phones of affected employees. Have you crafted and loaded Interactive Voice Messages which can be changed and checked remotely into your planning to allow communication with your clients and community.

Business continuity planning life cycle

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Listeners can have any relevant topic addressed on this podcast. Please leave their comments below and we will answer them.

We want to remind our listeners that besides Itunes and Podcast Alley ,you can now access our podcast through Mediafly which has all sorts of clients for Iphones,Androids and many other mobile devices to listen without ever having to commute and leave your home.

Take this opportunity with the 2BigTelecomGuys to make sure you have all your bases covered and your business continuity planning is complete and up to date.

Episode32BusinessContinuity Services

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Call Centers in Your Business

published Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 1:03 pm by

Call Centers in Your SMB

Call Centers and first line customer service in your small and medium sized business is the topic of Episode31 of The 2 Big Telecom Guys. Not the kind of call centers you see with hundreds of agents answering inbound calls or making outbound telemarketing calls. Rather than being afraid of the concept Jeff talks about how you can improve your first line contact by using a small business telephone system with the latest technology to integrate into your existing computer system.

Jeff Brodie is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an AltiGen Platinum Developer Partner and is an expert in telephone systems and integrated information technology . Jeff has installed call center technology in small, medium, as well as large cross country operations. He outlines how you can lower costs by eliminating extra charges from the phone company. All sorts of opportunities exist for voicemail,call following, and call recording.

Call Centers Can Work For You

One of the best ways to maximize resources,using a small business telephone system, which delivers calls to integrated mobile phones , is call routing to deliver leads to a representative sequentially or pick the person automatically who is next in line to receive a call. Other features include call analysis tools that can give you performance measurement regarding call wait delays.busy lines or agents, or call time . These can be excellent tools to use in staffing and manpower planning. Listen in as the call center concept is discussed and find out what you can do with very little added cost if you are employing the right solution.

Listeners can have any relevant topic addressed on this podcast. Please leave their comments below and we will answer them.

We want to remind our listeners that you can now access our podcast through Mediafly which has all sorts of clients for Iphones,Androids and many other mobile devices to listen without ever having to commute and leave your home.

Episode31 Call Centers

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Going Green

published Thursday, February 17th, 2011 at 12:15 am by

Going Green in Telecom

Going Green is the topic of Episode30 of The 2 Big Telecom Guys. With apologies to our buddy Kermit ,Jeff Brodie and Rob Metras discuss tips on how to go green in your business.

Jeff Brodie is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an AltiGen Platinum Developer Partner and is an expert in telephone systems and integrated information technology . He has given ideas to go green to a variety of his clients. These tips  on greening include saving money on energy costs both in reduction of heat emissions by office equipment and using Energy Star products as well as by developing novel telecommuting tools to improve productivity and the environment.

Going Green

Its Easy to be Green

Going Green by Telecommuting

One of the best ways to Go Green is by having a telecommuting environment, which reduces pollution on the highways, but uses telecom to allow people to work at home gaining hours and productivity by avoiding the grind of getting to the office. This tip is an easy way to benefit the environment..

Answering the question of what going green means is simple when you think of knowledge work in the office environment that could be enhanced while providing a few hours of wasted time back to the worker.

Jeff and Rob give you some thoughts to consider about going green for your business..

Listeners can have any relevant topic addressed on this podcast. Please leave their comments below and we will answer them.

We want to remind our listeners that you can now access our podcast through Mediafly which has all sorts of clients for Iphones,Androids and many other mobile devices tolisten without ever having to commute and leave your home.

Episode30 Going Green Podcast

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