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Mark Elvin : A fascinating insight into the life of a professional musician, covering West End performances, composing and teaching, and the importance of diversifying in your career as a musician 46:12

5+ y ago46:12

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It's Music from the Horse's Mouth as Andy Duerden discusses with Mark Elvin the realities of developing a career and progressing as a musician. Mark, a professional West End Bass player, Tuba player, Composer and Teacher, explains his journey through the world of Music. Together with Andy, a Singer Songwriter, Session Musician and Teacher, Mark ref…

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E030: Cutting Through Contracts Like a Samurai 1:22:47

7+ y ago1:22:47

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Have you ever looked at a telecom or cloud contract and thought "why even bother..."? Matt Milhauser is the VP of Strategy and Innovation for Advantix... and he's also a Samurai of contracts. You'll learn Matt's 5 things to look for in a vendor contract and how to negotiate them so well that you'll walk away as your company's contract HERO!…

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E029: O365 in the Private Cloud 45:53

7+ y ago45:53

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Learn when Office 365 may not be the best fit for your company... and the great alternatives you might have. Rapidscale Sales Engineer, David Lagumbay, details the specifics that may rule out Office 365 for your company but then explains how you can replicated Office 365 in a private cloud, in order to overcome the standard version's shortcomings.…

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E028: Paul Li's 25 Year IT Journey 1:00:51

7+ y ago1:00:51

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Learn how IT Professional and AeroComInc.com client, Paul Li, has thrived for 25 years in his IT career. Paul shares his story with us, and tells us about his most difficult time in IT, how he approaches management feedback and much more!

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E027: What Can You Integrate with VoIP? 48:47

7+ y ago48:47

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Learn what technologies your company can integrate with your VoIP phone system that will make your employees more productive and happier at work. Sangar Sofi, sales engineer from Jive Communications joins Mike to tell a real customer story of a company that didn't realize how many additional applications they could integrate with their Jive hosted …

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E026: What is Office 365 E5? 55:02

7+ y ago55:02

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Learn whether or not Office 365's E5 offering is going to make your company's employees shout out of joy or frustration. CallTower's CRO, William Rubio, joins Mike to discuss the intricate details of what E5 is and what it is NOT.

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E025: Contact Center Workflow Integration 46:12

7+ y ago46:12

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Learn how inContact's new contact center feature is allowing contact centers to integrate diverse workflow tasks into a single contact center queue. Mark Colclasure is a sales engineer for inContact and he will walk you through several examples of how company's can get more efficiency from their contact center staff by integrating a multitude of di…

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E024: How SD-WAN Improves VoIP Call Quality 40:39

7+ y ago40:39

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Learn how to improve your company's VoIP call quality by adding SD-WAN to your VoIP service. Listen to Vonage Business' Sales Engineer, Jake Fry, explain how SD-WAN performs voice improving tasks like Forward Error Correction, Deep Packet Inspection and Multi-Path Selection.

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E023: Avoiding Bandwidth Overload 49:38

8y ago49:38

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Learn how to make sure your company never gets stuck with an insufficient Internet connection. Jay Wilson, Sales Engineer for Tier 1 ISP, Cogent Communications, joins Mike to discuss ways to identify possible bandwidth problems and how to plan for them. Josh Chamois also pays us another visit to talk about a recent promotion that you don't want to …

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E022: The Basics of Fixed Wireless for Business 58:42

8y ago58:42

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Did you know that Fixed Wireless has a great argument for being MORE reliable and secure than fiber? California Internet founder and CTO (and fixed wireless technical genius), Ryan Hauf joins Mike for a fascinating discussion on Fixed Wireless Internet access for business. They discuss the technical facts surrounding security, reliability, bandwidt…

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E021: Diversify Your Business Internet Paths 1:07:56

8y ago1:07:56

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When you ordered that back-up Internet line for your company, did you ask your building management company for a map of how the cables are entering the building? Did you ask the provider for a map of the collapse points? If not, no worries. Listen to John Stephens conversation with Mike, take notes and use his tips when your next contract expires. …

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E020: DR for Converged Internet & Voice Services 42:19

8y ago42:19

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Putting your company's Internet service and phone service (and sometimes your MPLS service), on the same circuit can save a lot of money and allow you to get a faster Internet connection (by utilizing your unused voice capacity). But the downside is that it reduces you down to a single point of failure for all services, simultaneously. Windstream e…

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E019: Business Internet Security and Continuity 1:01:48

8y ago1:01:48

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Jose DeHoyos has seen a lot of real-life scenarios of the good things that can happen with a fantastic business Internet connection. But he's also seen the bad. Jose joins Mike to give some tips on Dedicated Internet Access Security and Continuity. Basically... the art of keeping your connection safe and up. He also has a great story that you've go…

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E018: Exploring 4G Business Internet 1:02:06

8y ago1:02:06

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We know our mobile phones are getting fantastic Internet these days, so can we use 4G for business Internet? Broad Sky Networks' Maureen Donovan joins us to discuss 4G Wireless for business. She and Mike talk about everything from bandwidth maximums, to equipment, to cost, to bonding multiple connections and also what lies ahead for this technology…

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E017: Know These Things Before Shopping Office 365 32:40

8y ago32:40

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Jason Cutler from Microsoft's 2015 Partner of the Year, Sada Systems, joins Mike to review the essential items IT teams need to review before making the jump to Office 365. Using Jason's blueprint, IT professionals will be well prepared before shopping for Office 365 and will not have any surprises when it comes time to gather pricing. Mike and Jas…

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E016: Growing Infrastructure without Money Creates IT Heroes 59:22

8y ago59:22

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United Layer sales engineer, Saad Saleem tells Mike a customer story from six months ago, where an IT team became heroes by expanding their IT infrustructure without spending money. Mike also offers a huge time saving free gift to our podcast listeners.

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E015: BONUS - Ethan Banks from Packet Pushers 1:08:14

8y ago1:08:14

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Co-Host of the hit IT podcast, Packet Pushers, Ethan Banks, joins Mike to tell some fantastic stories about his journey in IT. From his haunting memory of the "Broadcast Storm" that took his credit card processing data center down, to how he used SharePoint to allow the higher-ups to see his work, to that time a boss told him he was too harsh on co…

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E014: Local Causes of Cloud Latency 1:01:27

8y ago1:01:27

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If you are afraid of latency with your company's cloud applications, the easiest "first step" is to understand the possible causes within your own local environment. Matrix's Director of Sales Engineering, Rich Erickson, discusses the most common local culprits of cloud latency and how the IT Department can avoid them. Mike also has a special free …

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E013: SIP Faxing Best Practices 40:47

8y ago40:47

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So your company is moving to SIP... but what about your fax machines? Long-time Level 3 sales engineer, Rich Prohaska, joins Mike to give us some great "best practices" for faxing (well) over SIP.

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E012: The Best Business Phone Service 33:48

8y ago33:48

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SIP? PRI? Hosted VoIP? We know you don't care about any of them but which should your company be using? Mike takes the mic and answers this question for IT Nation. Having worked with voice from every provider imaginable for 17 years, and a consumer of business voice for 13, Mike has strong opinions on this topic and let's 'em fly.…

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E011: SIP Trunking Installation Best Practices with Roger Arnett 41:14

8y ago41:14

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Long-time voice and data engineer and current sales engineer for Fusion, Roger Arnett shares 5 best practices for insatlling SIP trunking. Roger has engineered hundreds of SIP installations and has gathered a vast amount of wisdom on this topic. From how to evaluate your access method, to how to fill out porting paperwork properly, to how to set up…

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E010: SIP Security Tips with Bill Bollinger 47:01

8y ago47:01

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Appia's Co-Founder and VP of Legacy Systems, Bill Bollinger, discusses his tips for IT Departments on SIP Security. As someone who's been around VoIP for as long as anyone and who's company has thousands of SIP hack attempts everyday, Bill knows his stuff and has some simple yet great tips when it comes to how to choose a secure SIP provider, how t…

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E009: The Time James Cancel Learned How to Prepare for a VoIP Install 32:22

8y ago32:22

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Today, James Cancel is in charge of Velis4's N.O.C. in Los Angeles but prior to working at Velis4, James was once a Hosted PBX repair engineer... and boy did he learn a painful technical lesson once on a large hosted VoIP installation. So much so that the Chief of Police got involved!

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E008: Overcoming BareMetal Cloud Hurdles 40:43

8y ago40:43

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Internap's Director of Solutions Engineering, Paul Herrick, discusses 2 great tips on how to overcome some of the hurdles to deploying BareMetal Cloud vs. traditional Cloud VM's. These strategies will absolutely help reduce costly deployment mistakes, prior to purchasing. He also tells a great story of why he was raiding the office fridge at midnig…

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E007: Automate Server Tasks to Level Up in IT 46:22

8y ago46:22

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Steve Tarver, Principal Engineer at CenturyLink discusses several ways IT professionals and Sys Admins can "Level Up," and become an extremely valued and sought-after professional, through using automation and shifting to a Dev Ops mindset.

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E006: Interview with Cloud Expert Brian Gracely 46:09

8y ago46:09

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Mike Smith chats with acclaimed cloud expert, Brian Gracely, co-host of hit podcast, The Cloudcast. Brian recounts fascinating stories about his career, including his most difficult moment, what he did to attract praise from his bosses, a time when a boss gave him constructive criticism and a story from an inbound call at Cisco that will make your …

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E005: Improving your Cloud Server Implementation with Raj Palat 35:47

8y ago35:47

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In this episode, Evolve IP's Manager of Sales Engineering, Raj Palat, outlines his insightful "Data Center Diamond" approach to cloud implementation. It's a holistic approach to evaluating your cloud decision from every angle, which is exactly what your boss will love to see.

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E004: Questions for Public Cloud Providers 15:20

8y ago15:20

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I list the top questions you should ask yourself before you start shopping service providers for Cloud VM's (a.k.a. Public Cloud). This list is the result of hours of research I did, calling tens of providers and asking them what differentiates their service from their competition.

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E003: 5 Ways to Prepare for an SDWAN Install 44:55

8y ago44:55

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So you've decided to move to SDWAN. What should your IT department do to make sure you have a smooth installation? To answer these questions, we invited an expert SDWAN engineer, Jack Dolan from Aryaka, to speak with us. Aryaka has been doing SDWAN as long as anyone so they absolutely know what needs to be done! Jack explains 5 specific tactical it…

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E002: Questions for Service Providers for MPLS, SDWAN, P2P & VPN 20:42

8y ago20:42

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Your company is shopping for a WAN service, such as MPLS, SDWAN, EPL (a.k.a. Point to Point), or IPsec VPN. And you want to pick the right technology and best provider...quickly. Well your ability to do the above is going to heavily depend on the questions you ask, up-front. Both to yourself and the service providers. In this show, I will outline t…

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E001: What is SDWAN? 50:19

8y ago50:19

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What is SDWAN and what are the benefits? How does it compare to MPLS and other business WAN services? We bring an extremely experienced, long-time provider engineer, David Kline from TelePacific Communications, to answer all of these questions for you (IT Professionals). You might be shocked at some of the value-add benefits SDWAN can bring to the …

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E000: About Cloud Therapy 13:26

8y ago13:26

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Everything you need to know about the Cloud Therapy podcast! Who's it for, what we're going to talk about, why is that important, how often new shows will be released, the average show duration, and who the heck is Mike Smith and AeroComInc.com?

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Want to avoid another Rana Plaza? Then new rigour is needed in the regulation of the Asian textile industry 8:56

10+ y ago8:56

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Dr Kamal Munir, who has carried out extensive fieldwork in the manufacturing sectors of developing countries, says current regulation makes it easy for Asian textile factory owners to get around routine inspections and audits of their manufacturing premises. His findings were recently brought into sharp focus by the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster, Bangla…

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Cadbury Collection complete 12:55

11y ago12:55

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The Cadbury Collection, consisting of papers relating to the activities, discussions, findings and recommendations of the 1990s enquiry into "Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance", has been completed with the handover of copies of speeches made by the committee's chairman, Sir Adrian Cadbury.Cambridge University

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Publicise CSR carefully to avoid accusations of 'greenwashing' 9:50

11y ago9:50

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A fresh study into corporate social responsibility by Dr Stelios Zyglidopoulos and his fellow researchers outlines the risks companies face if accused of 'greenwashing' by using environmentalism or green credentials to claim that their policies and products are environmentally friendly.Cambridge University

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CSR boosts national competitiveness 7:51

11y ago7:51

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can significantly increase national competitiveness and there is even greater benefit for those countries with a low innovation record, according to recent research by Dr Christos Pitelis and Dr Ioanna Boulouta.Countries with low records of creativity, when compared with high innovators, stand to benefit more b…

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Does the Rolodex matter? 6:38

12y ago6:38

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Underperforming chief executives are protected if they are part of the same social networks as their directors and even when forced out, well-connected CEOs can rely on the 'old boy' network to find new and better employment, explains Dr Bang Dang Nguyen. His new research looks into the impact of social ties on the effectiveness of boards of direct…

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Corruption time bombs 13:02

12+ y ago13:02

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Dr Stelios Zyglidopoulos warns that, fuelled by the economic climate and constant pressure for performances that are not feasible given existing resources, corporate corruption is more widespread than ever. In countries where corruption is prevalent, he believes multinational corporations should lead the battle to stamp it out.…

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Make proxy voting more transparent 9:15

12+ y ago9:15

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Dr Pedro Saffi explains the new Chinese approach which includes buying physical assets, companies with state-of-the-art technologies and global R&D facilities. This new strategy will, he says, impact many Western and European companiesCambridge University

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An American perspective on CSR 9:14

12+ y ago9:14

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Professor Duane Windsor argues there are weaknesses to several important theories of corporate social responsibility practice and scholarship.Cambridge University

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The buck stops here 11:29

13y ago11:29

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The parliamentary and police investigations into phone-hacking and corrupt practices involving journalists and their police sources will also call into question the corporate governance of not just News International but its parent, News Corporation. Professor Simon Deakin discusses the ramifications of the eventual outcomes.…

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Plain brown envelopes 11:01

13y ago11:01

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New research by Professor Raghavendra Rau, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance, places fresh light onto bribery and flies in the face of previous survey-based studies. Focusing on the initial date of award of the contract for which the bribe was paid rather than the date on which the bribery was revealed, and calculating the impact on the…

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Good CEOs are underpaid! 11:01

13+ y ago11:01

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Research by Dr Bang Dang Nguyen shows that good CEOs of companies which are performing well are actually underpaidCambridge University

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A need for tougher regulation 8:37

14y ago8:37

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The mitigation of risk needs to be more professional than it was before the crisis explains Sir David WalkerCambridge University

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'Comply or explain' 13:48

14y ago13:48

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The influential Cadbury Report which looked at the financial aspects of Corporate Governance in 1992 has been gifted to Cambridge Judge Business School and has been digitalised.Cambridge University

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Greener than green or corporate spin? 10:37

14y ago10:37

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Michael Littlechild explains why companies need to merge their business ethics with their corporate social responsibility strategy and make them a central not peripheral business issue.Cambridge University

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Sustainability and corporate governance 7:35

14y ago7:35

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Change needs to happen sooner rather than later - Jack Keenan thinks that this process needs to begin in the boardrooms, where better corporate governance will recreate trust in businesses.Cambridge University

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What price the CSR budget? 11:46

14y ago11:46

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Even Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) budgets need to show a return. Professor Jaideep Prabhu of Cambridge Judge Business School and Ardi Kolah of 'Guru in a Bottle' have launched a ground breaking new study to measure the Return on Investment (ROI) from CSR outcomes from sports sponsorship with UK cricket, rugby and football and the 2012 Olym…

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