In this day and age, it is nearly impossible to get through life without a cell phone. They make our lives easier with everything we need at the touch of our fingertips. With our entire lives being wrapped snuggly in this little box that fits so easily in our pockets, most people do not think twice about using it in their business lives as well.

One of the newest pieces of technology in the world of business is VoIP phones. But what are they? VoIP stands for Voice Over IP meaning it uses the internet instead a direct connection through wires to provide phone service. With VoIP, you get greater scalability and mobility because your phone is available anywhere there is internet.

With a push across the country to bring kids back to the classroom in just a matter of weeks, I know school officials like yourself are working tirelessly to find ways to keep students and teachers safe.

Working at home can be difficult, but we are all doing our part to help our country. Staying safe is the most important thing right now, but it doesn’t have to mean added confusion and compromising your data. While work at home may be fun at first, there are many things that are seemingly difficult for employees at home.

It is more important now than ever to be implementing proper cleaning techniques in your office. Here at Travis Voice and Data, we want to make sure that our customers and followers are properly cleaning all equipment during Covid-19, so you and your equipment are safe.

Technology expands and changes so quickly that it takes an expert or a very devoted enthusiast to keep up. With greater use of technology that also means greater risk of computer viruses, greater risk of data loss, greater likelihood of user error, but also greater potential for productivity, collaboration, and data storage.

It was reported in 2021 that 62% of employees work remotely part time if not full time. This is a huge increase from previous years thanks to the Covid-19 shift. More and more companies are realizing the benefits and sustainability of a remote or hybrid work style. With this increase, we now see an increase in the use of video conferencing. As weird as this new shift may be to some, video conferencing is here to stay.

The Keep It Local campaign has been one of the beating hearts of Oklahoma for just over 11 years incentivizing consumers to shop local. Keep It Local is a program that promotes spending your money with local and independently-owned businesses in Oklahoma by helping people find the best local places and reward them for Eating, Shopping, and Playing Local.

Shopping local in America is becoming more and more popular each year. Over 55% of young people state they are continuing to buy local. Shopping local is easier than ever here in Oklahoma. New efforts like the Plaza District, the farmers market, and the Keep It Local campaign help push Oklahomans to keep their money local.

We’ve all been there (or at least heard the horror stories): You take a week off for a nice, relaxing vacation, with your business email and work phone decked out with shiny new “I will not be in the office until X date” auto responses. 

In our last blog, we discussed the most common causes of weather-related damage to businesses and gave some tips as to how you can protect your equipment from violent, unpredictable storms and weather events.

Weather is an unpredictable aspect that can break your business in a matter of minutes. No matter what region you reside in or what time of year it is, Mother Nature likes to make her powers known. Equipment can be temperamental in the first place, so it's no surprise that the added chaos of a storm can damage it.

The use of landlines has dropped significantly from over 90% in 2004 to 36.7% in 2020. More and more American’s are dropping landlines completely for both home and business each year. The numbers might be steep, but in the age of cell phones, it almost seems too high considering the average age kids receive a cellphone nowadays is as low as 10.3. This now poses the question, where are the 36% of Americans still using landlines coming from? One of the main contributors is businesses. Even in this industry, landlines are evaporating at a dramatic rate.

It is no surprise that break ins are a huge problem in our country. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that there are 3.7 Million burglaries each year. Of all of our nations break ins, one third regard businesses such as offices and stores. In 2015 alone, these crimes resulted in an estimated loss of 14.3 Billion dollars.

With Covid-19 continuing to affect America, video conference calls have become companies “go to’s” in terms of meeting with employees. Back in the spring of 2020, almost all schools both K-12 and Universities went to an online platform to promote safe learning. Many calls, however, fell prey to two unfortunately common misfortunes: Hacking and the Selling of Data.

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