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Cloud Managed Networks Achieves Diamond Partner Status with Verkada
CMN’s rapid ascent to Diamond Partner status means customers gain access to best rates, priority support, and cutting-edge Verkada solutions.
Together We Give: CMN and Umbrella’s Commitment to Support Our Community
At Cloud Managed Network (CMN) and Umbrella, we truly believe in the power of coming together to make a difference. This past holiday season, our team embraced the spirit of generosity through the Holiday Donation Drive, proudly supporting the Richmond Hill Toy Drive.
The MOE’s RA 3.0 and Zscaler
Every year, educators gather at the Bringing IT Together conference to learn what’s going in the tech… and every year we are an event sponsor because education is near and dear to our hearts… which may be why 28 school boards choose to work with Cloud Managed Networks.
Cloud Managed Networks is now a Zscaler partner
We chose to work with this outstanding partner because Zscaler is a leader in cloud security.
Network and Data Security for Returning and Remote Workers + Disaster Recovery Symposium
This Thursday, July 16th, we are holding an online symposium from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Thursday’s Virtual Conference Tackles Today’s Supply Chain Trials and Tribulations
This Thursday, June 25th, supply chain professionals from around the globe will come together to share insights how to tackle some of the toughest challenges faced by supply chain professionals today with a special focus on IT.
Welcome to our new blog.
As you may have noticed, we have a new logo and website! On the site you will find information on trends affecting the industries we serve, as well as the various products and services we offer clients.
The State of Shoplifting report reveals that 75% of retailers experience theft, with 24% of shoppers willing to switch stores following an incident. Explore trends and prevention strategies to create a safer retail environment.
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Shoplifting trends shaping retail in 2025
The State of Shoplifting report reveals that 75% of retailers experience theft, with 24% of shoppers willing to switch stores following an incident. Explore trends and prevention strategies to create a safer retail environment.
In 2022, Canada reported 993 workplace fatalities and over 348,000 lost-time injuries across all industries. While these numbers are broad, healthcare workers remain especially vulnerable to workplace violence. The healthcare and social services sector has grown rapidly, prompting more focus on workplace safety.
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Workplace Safety in Crisis: Protecting Frontline Workers from Rising Threats
In 2022, Canada reported 993 workplace fatalities and over 348,000 lost-time injuries across all industries. While these numbers are broad, healthcare workers remain especially vulnerable to workplace violence. The healthcare and social services sector has grown rapidly, prompting more focus on workplace safety.
In an increasingly connected industrial landscape, manufacturers are adopting industrial networking solutions to enhance efficiency, security, and innovation. Insights from the Cisco 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report for Manufacturing highlight how operational technology (OT) systems are becoming more digitized, increasing the demand for robust industrial networking infrastructure. Cyber threats, IT/OT collaboration challenges, and AI-driven automation are transforming how manufacturers secure and optimize their networks.
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The Role of Industrial Networking in Modern Manufacturing
In an increasingly connected industrial landscape, manufacturers are adopting industrial networking solutions to enhance efficiency, security, and innovation. Insights from the Cisco 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report for Manufacturing highlight how operational technology (OT) systems are becoming more digitized, increasing the demand for robust industrial networking infrastructure. Cyber threats, IT/OT collaboration challenges, and AI-driven automation are transforming how manufacturers secure and optimize their networks.
Shoplifting isn’t just a petty crime—it’s a $5 billion problem in Canada. Thefts are more brazen, often involving violence and weapons. Retailers face mounting losses and operational challenges, while workers and shoppers bear the emotional and financial toll. This issue is reshaping how retail operates, as businesses scramble to balance safety, cost, and customer experience.
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New Research Reveals that 24% of Shoppers Switch Stores due to Shoplifting.
Shoplifting isn’t just a petty crime—it’s a $5 billion problem in Canada. Thefts are more brazen, often involving violence and weapons. Retailers face mounting losses and operational challenges, while workers and shoppers bear the emotional and financial toll. This issue is reshaping how retail operates, as businesses scramble to balance safety, cost, and customer experience.
On June 19th, Heather Myers, Enterprise Account Executive, showed Ontario schoolboards how Verkada’s sensors and cameras can be used to combat vaping efficiently, easily and cost effectively.
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Verkada and CMN Demo of Verkada Vaping and Security Solutions
On June 19th, Heather Myers, Enterprise Account Executive, showed Ontario schoolboards how Verkada’s sensors and cameras can be used to combat vaping efficiently, easily and cost effectively.
Cyber crime can wreak havoc on your network, business and bottom line. Jane-Michèle Clark of Cloud Managed Networks outlines where the vulnerability lies, and how to ensure the best protection
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Cyber crime can wreak havoc on your network, business and bottom line. Jane-Michèle Clark of Cloud Managed Networks outlines where the vulnerability lies, and how to ensure the best protection
On May 22, 2021 one of our key partners, Cisco, released a report, based on research conducted, discussing the top challenges faced by IT professionals today. We believe you will find the content of interest, and so have included it here.
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New Cisco Research Reveals Collaboration, Cloud and Security are IT’s Top Challenges
On May 22, 2021 one of our key partners, Cisco, released a report, based on research conducted, discussing the top challenges faced by IT professionals today. We believe you will find the content of interest, and so have included it here.
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The only constant is constant change. Business resilience is the ability of an organization to absorb and adapt in a changing environment to enable it to deliver its objectives and to survive and prosper.
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2021 Global Networking Trends Report
The only constant is constant change. Business resilience is the ability of an organization to absorb and adapt in a changing environment to enable it to deliver its objectives and to survive and prosper.
See how Cisco DNA helps this hospital securely connect and manage thousands of network devices and deliver excellence in patient care.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Cisco DNA
See how Cisco DNA helps this hospital securely connect and manage thousands of network devices and deliver excellence in patient care.
Personnel, Planet and Business Progress: More Interdependent Than Ever Before
Lately, with much news being devoted, understandably, to COVID-19 and the US presidential election, other issues may not have been given the attention they deserve. That doesn’t mean they are any less important to Canadians. Quite the opposite.
Sure… you can get them all in the boat – but can you get them to work well together?
It’s a little bit like systems and applications. Today, it’s easier to add applications to a network, than to get scullers into their boat.
Pushing the Zero Trust Envelope – Cisco is Named a Leader in the 2020 Forrester Zero Trust Wave
“Zero Trust” – not just what your parents thought when your buddy showed up on a Friday night, music blaring from his beat-up muscle car, and you responded to their query about evening plans with a with, “Nothing much. Trust us.”
Cloud Data Must be Protected, Too!
If you’re reading this blog post, you don’t need to be told that companies are collecting data at unprecedented levels. From highly-confidential strategic business information, to sensitive financial and client records, to the everyday data in between, volumes are massive. Increasingly so.
Don’t Let Anyone Get the Dirt on You – Make It Instead!
Patient records turning up in dumpsters, sensitive documents not being shredded and other waste-related “incidents” make headlines, but far greater risk comes from improper disposal of electronic equipment.
How IoT Devices Can Help You and Your business
We know that the world is moving toward IoT (the internet of things) and that technology is rapidly developing every day to become more connected, but what is the real benefit of this? Increased connectivity between devices paired with low latency means we can have the devices interact in ways that previously weren’t possible. From lowering your utility bills to monitoring the shopping patterns of customers, IoT devices are able to analyze trends and alert you of changes in order to maximize efficiency within your business.
WebEx - A World of Possibility
Do you want more than just a video conferencing platform? WebEX isn’t simply a video chatting application, it is a dynamic configurable collaboration tool that can be adapted to suit any workplace. WebEX has integrations unmatched by other video platforms and has endless capabilities to integrate and function alongside other systems with ease. Cisco’s ongoing development of IoT devices and tools creates limitless potential for WebEX integrations. It’s superiority in functionality comes down to 4 key components: simplicity, speed and reliability, security and flexible growth.
Cyber Insurance – One Size Does NOT Fit All
As many of us stay hunkered down at home, we’re working more, leaning more, and playing more online.
Smart Buildings – Sensors and Savings as Workers Head Back
For over 10 years building managers have been managing facilities remotely, using new hardware and software capabilities to improve electrical and HVAC-related efficiencies, reducing energy consumption and cost the process.
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Creating Your Breach Response Plan Now Will Save You Thousands Down The Road
Unfortunately, this is really about preparing for the inevitable. Equally unfortunate, less than 50% of Canadian firms have ransomware or network breach response plans in place.
Been hacked? Here’s what you must do next.
As a leader who shepherded his city through recovery from a major breach, and has helped other organisations (hospitals, fire departments, etc.) and neighbouring municipalities deal with ransomware and other cyber attacks, he is uniquely-positioned to make that statement. Sobering. Scary. But not insurmountable.
The Need for Pen Testing is At an All-Time High
When dealing with a cybersecurity breach, it can feel like the sky is falling. In a sense it is.
5 Ways an IT Reseller Improves Your Performance and Peace-of-Mind
No one needs to tell you that being an IT professional today means working in a truly challenging environment. Businesses are evolving as technology changes – and that evolution is happening at warp speed. To help your company grow, you are tasked with making sure all systems are go, all the time, while anticipating the needs of tomorrow.
5G and Wi-Fi 6: Faster, more flexible, and future ready. Are you?
5G, the 5th generation mobile network, which promises higher speeds with ultra-low latency, has started rolling across the country, starting with major urban centres. It will likely take 4 – 5 years for it to rollout across the globe, so 4G will be with us for a while.
Collaboration and Cisco WebEx: Protecting Your Data
Trust is the bottom line when moving to the cloud. And this trust is earned, not given. Your cloud technology provider earns this trust by ensuring that the security and data privacy of its solution follows best practices.
10 Tips to Reduce Cloud Storage Risk
“File too big? No worries, I’ll just share it with you through Dropbox/Google Drive/Microsoft OneDrive/SharePoint/Whatever FTP.” Most of us hear that phrase at least once a week, if not once a day. These days we’re all syncing data to and from the cloud more often.
COVID-19 Crisis Fuelling IT Spending
In January 2020, economists were bullish on North Americas economic recovery and downright excited about what would be happening in countries like China and India. Companies like Gartner, IBM, Intel, PWC and others assessed the growth areas. Even if the numbers are all slightly different, what they agreed on was that IT spending would increase through 2021 and beyond.
Ruth Snowden (CIFFA) and other Supply Chain/Logistics Experts Share Their Expertise
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Collaboration in a Crisis - Secure, flexible tools that keep the world running
As the founder of Moor Insights & Strategy, Patrick Moorhead keeps a close eye on the impact of technology on life and work.
Get the board on board: leading cybersecurity from the top down
Nothing derails a company’s momentum like a major cyberattack. So it’s no surprise that security has become a regular topic at board meetings.
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What to know while you’re working, taking classes, or watching shows from home
As many of us stay hunkered down at home, we’re working more, leaning more, and playing more online.
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