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Moving On Up!
We have some exciting news to share—two well-deserved promotions in the Encore family!
Read MoreMeet Matt Jorgenson, Encore’s New Director of Engineering Services!
Matt comes to Encore from an IT Security Officer role at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. He has an Information Systems Management degree for UNC Greensboro and is currently working towards a graduate degree in cybersecurity. Before his 14 years in the tech industry, Matt served both in the US Army and as a law enforcement officer. He attributes his interest in technology to network and computer engineering classes he took in high school. Matt is an excellent addition to our growing engineering services team and we’re thrilled to have him join the Encore family!
Read MoreSetting Up Your Next Cabling Project for Success
Integrated data and communications systems are critical to the success of every organization, making cabling the backbone on which connectivity depends. Cabling infrastructure needs to support IOT convergence and Power over Ethernet…
Read More2022 Conferences: Live Events are Back!
Our team is thrilled to finally have a full schedule of in-person conferences again this year! We have missed the special atmosphere and opportunities only live events bring to the table. Although we specialize in the ability to collaborate remotely via effective technology, it is hard to replace the spontaneous and organic interactions you only experience face-to-face. Check out the events we currently have marked on our calendar below. We are geared up and ready to see you!
Read MoreBeyond Your Four Classroom Walls: Exciting Tools for Expanding Learning Experiences
The last month or two of the school year was always my favorite. Not because summer was just around the corner (although that was clearly a plus), but because it was a time when I had a little more freedom to try new things. It was the time of year when I would try an app that I’d read about in a blog, or a new website that I had seen during a webinar. By that time of the year, my students were far more tech-savvy, and it was a great way to test some new edtech without committing to using it for the entire school year.
Read MoreMeet Jane Baldwin, Encore’s Newest Project Manager!
Prior to joining Encore, Jane worked in another project management position with a technology company that specialized in working with local government agencies. She’s been involved in technology since 1994, when she started selling hardware and software over the phone; a friend of hers at the time recommended her for an open position, and the rest is history! With a total of 28 years in the field, Jane has an extensive background with technology partners like Cisco and Citrix among others. If she seems like a familiar face, that’s because she worked for our predecessor, CSI, from 2003 to 2010. Some fun facts about Jane are that she was previously a vocalist in a band and served as a police officer in Baltimore before relocating to North Carolina. We’re grateful to have her on the team!
Read MoreEncore Named Promethean’s 2021 South Region Partner of the Year
Encore is honored to announce that we have been awarded Promethean’s 2021 South Region Partner of the Year for the third year in a row!
Read MoreRefreshing Your Network on a Budget: 3 Rules to Spend By
For small and medium-sized businesses, a network refresh can seem like it will break your budget. And as it turns out, that could be right. When businesses get in a hurry to latch onto the latest tech buzz or do a blanket refresh of their old hardware, it can be easy for the abundance of options to quickly cause you to feel overwhelmed and make you more likely to overspend. The great news: It doesn’t have to be that way.
Read MoreEmployee Highlight: Cloud Services Manager Brandi Brooks
Brandi Brooks has been part of the Encore family since April 2013, and currently serves as our Cloud Services Manager.
Read More2022 Networking Tech Predictions: 5 Trends to Watch
Predicting the future is something we probably all wish we could do. But for networking technology, the past two years have been full of enough surprises. Now, it’s all about being prepared for any number of scenarios. That’s why networking tech solutions have had to expand quickly and adapt readily to a constantly changing environment. Organizations that want to maximize their budget and readiness will need to fine-tune their networks in the coming years to ensure proper security, while also supporting factors like remote workers and rapid data growth.
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