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The Benefits of Wi-Fi 6, Part 1: Unlocking Your Enterprise Network’s Potential
As wireless networking has evolved, each subsequent step has improved speed, security, and bandwidth. With the arrival of the next generation, Wi-Fi 6, it’s important to know how this technology benefits your business with power ...
Together At Last
Friday, April 30th marked our Spring 2021 celebration, the first time in over a year the extended Encore family had come together—and did we ever have reasons to celebrate! Our team had one of their ...
New Emergency Educational Connectivity Funding
Earlier this year, Congress signed off on the American Rescue Plan, which allocated 7.1 billion dollars to schools and community libraries to support internet connectivity and connected devices. Headed by the FCC, the legislation states ...
Don’t Miss What Hackers See: The Importance of Network Audits
In 2019 there were a series of air freshener commercials highlighting how we can become “nose blind” to the odors in our homes and personal spaces. While these ads were mostly lighthearted and comical, they demonstrated ...
Reimagining the Classroom: Teaching in a Hybrid Environment
If we have learned anything as educators in the past twelve months, it is that we are resilient, creative, and dedicated. As teachers, we are always learning and growing; finding new and more effective ways to meet the ever-changing ...
Encore Awarded Promethean 2020 Southeast Partner of the Year
Encore is proud to announce we have been named Promethean’s Southeast Partner of the Year for the second year in a row. One of our most valued, strategic partners, Promethean is a global education technology company specializing ...
Network Analytics: Work Smarter, Not Harder
If data is the lifeblood of the contemporary workplace, networks are the cardiovascular system, flowing information from central data centers to endpoints and back again. Monitoring the overall health of your network is critical, as its performance can have a large impact on your ...
“Oh No, Not Another Webinar!”
With work going remote and staying remote for many people even after the pandemic subsides, webinars have become the go-to tool for companies to share information, both internally and with outside partners. However, with the oversaturation of online seminars available, webinar fatigue is ...
New Microsoft Teams Features
As many of us have shifted to working, learning, teaching, and socializing remotely over the past year, numerous video conferencing platforms have risen to the challenge of keeping us connected, but few have done quite as well as Microsoft Teams. During the pandemic, Microsoft has paid close attention to ...
2020 Excellence Award Recipients & New VP of Operations Announced
As 2020 draws to a close, our executive team is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Encore Excellence Award: · Brandi Brooks, CloudVoice Engineer · Stacy Kuper, South Carolina Regional Sales Manager · ...