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Broken Ankle, Big Data: A Firsthand Look at Healthcare Data Networks

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The year 2011 was one in which I learned much about the healthcare industry. It started in June of last year in a moment where my visions of ice hockey glory vastly exceeded my skill level.  The result was a shattered ankle and a 7-month journey through many facets of the healthcare system.  At the same [...]

The Top 10 Downsides of Moving to Unified Communications

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It’s official. I cut the cord, threw away my desk phone and moved to a hosted unified communications client. The only vestige of a telephone in my workspace is a headset plugged into the USB port of my laptop computer and there’s no looking back. Wherever my laptop goes, my phone goes and working from [...]

Improve Your Day with Less Round Trip Delay

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Business travel during the summer can often be a headache. The increased traffic on the way to the airport creates uncertainties. It takes longer to find a parking spot at the airport. The lines for security are longer and filled with those who travel infrequently. And storms in the midwest cause the actual departure time [...]

War In The Cloud: Where Do You Fit?

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So there was some pretty big Cloud news coming out of Microsoft last week. This move from the folks in Redmond was widely expected and considered required by many analysts and technologists, and one we at Level 3 are excited to track.  I expect we are still very early in the Microsoft vs Google war [...]