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By Darian Germain Customers continue to broaden their use of Microsoft Teams, particularly for the video-based, day-to-day collaboration applications that have become the essential backbone linking at-home and in-office employees so they remain engaged and productive. For many large enterprises, however, Teams doesn’t offer the video quality, branding, or scalability...

By Nicole Olsen Sales kick off meetings, or SKOs, play an enormous role in many organizations delivering their strategies for the coming year. An SKO will generate enthusiasm, acknowledge employee contributions for the previous year, and provide employees with the tools and knowledge necessary to hit future organizational goals. And...

By Darian Germain Last week, our long-time peering partner – Peer5 – announced that it had been acquired by Microsoft. Peer5 may not be a household name, but here at MediaPlatform, they’ve been an important partner for more than three years when we made the investment to integrate their peering...

By Nicole Olsen While many of us were anticipating a return to the traditional workplace in 2021, the Delta variant has thrown us another loop and caused companies to re-evaluate their remote working plans. Since the start of the pandemic, the workplace has seen a lot of unpredictability—are we allowed...

By Nicole Olsen and the Peer5 Team In this guest blog, MediaPlatform partner Peer5 offers tips for configuring your VPN to efficiently deliver video to your remote workforce. VPNs are nothing new, but they’re making a huge comeback in these wacky days of COVID-19. This gives us an opportunity to...

By Nicole Olsen and the 6Connex Team In this guest blog, MediaPlatform partner 6Connex explains the basics of hybrid in-person and virtual events. Last year, COVID-19 completely revolutionized the events industry and disrupted many business practices across the globe. Organizations quickly halted large in-person gatherings and brought virtual events to...

By Nicole Olsen In this guest blog, George Richards from MediaPlatform partner Hive Streaming helps you gauge whether your network will be ready when video-savvy employees return to the office. Can your network handle the increase in video usage when your employees start to come back to the office? As...

By Mike Newman While every company will have a unique view on the right time to return to the office, it appears that many are now planning to do so with a hybrid home- and office-based workforce. While going back from whence you came sounds simple enough, over the last...