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Welcome to the Mercury Z Blog, your go-to resource for navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications and network infrastructure. In an industry where connectivity is the backbone of global progress, staying ahead requires more than just keeping up; it requires strategic foresight.

Here, our engineers, project managers, and industry experts share deep dives into fiber deployment, network security, and the latest in broadband innovation. Whether you are scaling a nationwide rollout or optimizing a data center, our goal is to provide the technical clarity and operational intelligence you need to lead your organization to unrealized levels of performance.

The Security Challenges With Virtual Networks

May 18, 2017

A virtual network is an effective network option, taking server hardware and software, and instead of creating a physical computer network, using virtualization tools to create virtual machines (VMs) connected through the internet. There are specific variations such as virtual LAN (VLAN) and virtual private networks (VPN), which emulate physical LANs or protect user data respectively. Companies prefer using these types of networks mainly due to costs and efficiency. This is because virtual networks are centralized, sometimes to one server, which also simplifies operations and maintenance. There is readily available software such as VMWare that makes the virtualization process easier. The Dangers With Virtual Networks Adopting new virtual environments can add security risks of their own. Some ways data center security threats are common and

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Get Your Head IN The Cloud

May 18, 2017

The worldwide public cloud market is expected to grow from $91 million in 2015 to $236 billion by 2020 (a projected 22% annual growth rate) according to the analyst firm Forrester. Driving This Migration is the Great Promise of the Cloud From a business perspective, the cloud promises to deliver increased productivity at reduced IT costs. Companies can add new users and software applications at significantly reduced IT cost when compared to the cost of traditional hardware and software systems. Businesses can rapidly scale computing needs up or down in response to market conditions. Server and server maintenance costs will disappear as applications and data move to the cloud. The business’s physical footprint and utility costs can remain relatively small as IT and worker space requirements go

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Top Tips To Manage Your Remote Support Team

May 18, 2017

According to GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com, the amount of people that work from home has grown 103 percent since 2005 and 3.8 million employees now work from home half of the time. With remote work on the rise, it is becoming increasingly important for managers to know how to manage these types of teams. Encouraging communication, having processes in place and making sure your team is focused are keys to successfully managing a remote support team. Open Communication Tools Communication is key in any work environment whether it is with a remote team or on-site team. Having open lines of communication, especially in a remote team situation, allows your team to stay up-to-date on deadlines, upcoming work, company information and more. An efficient way to encourage open communication is

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Evolving Site Surveys: Traditional vs Remote

May 18, 2017

A site survey is an important step that needs to be conducted before any installation work takes place. It provides a comprehensive report as to the current status of the site, and what the requirements will be for a successful project implementation to take place. This contributes to the overall efficiency and productivity of the process to ensure the most appropriate use of time and resources. Site survey specialists are trained professionals who have the skills, experience, methodology, and equipment to do the job.  Traditional and Wireless Site Surveys   The process of surveying the site prior to deployments, installations or general work has been a standard process in order to effectively evaluate the site before any additional investment. This procedure helps the team to understand

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How To Make Your Branded Professional Services Successful

May 18, 2017

You’ve engaged with a partner to offer new services, now what? Sit back and reap the rewards? Not quite that simple, although that is a part of what to expect. Any partnership requires care and nurture. That typically means a program and continual feedback loop of service delivery and service improvement. Hopefully, you have already identified your target market and marketing strategy for rolling out the new service, or your partner is helping you to do that. Ideally, a Program Manager heads a small team to develop the operational model, to oversee the partnership and provide the oversight management. Processes need to be defined outlining how both parties interact. Which party will interact with the customer in a pre-sales, post-sales, and delivery environment? Who has

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