February 14, 2024 | 5 min. read

6 Questions To Ask a Managed IT Provider


A managed IT provider can do a lot more than just provide IT services and support. Many providers have the capacity to serve as key strategic business partners, but unless you ask six key questions,...

Chris Darr

Chris Darr

Chris Darr is the Solutions Manager-Collab and Partner for Marco Technologies. He collaborates with Marco customers to help them understand risk areas, solve business problems and increase profits. He is focused on helping Marco's customers succeed through prompt responsiveness and execution. He accomplishes this by staying educated on and aware of a diverse range of relevant technology solutions that can benefit them. Chris joined Marco in October 2020.
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March 27, 2023 | 2 min. read

Alternatives to Mitel MiVoice Office 250


You ever fall in love with a car you’ve gotten really comfortable with? You probably know that better models are ou…

By  Chris Darr
March 17, 2023 | 2 min. read

VoIP vs. UCaaS


These tools are often discussed as if they’re almost identical. They’re not, but because UCaaS includes VoIP callin…

By  Chris Darr
February 16, 2023 | 2 min. read

Mitel and Microsoft Teams Users Just Got Some Shiny New Features


Wish Microsoft Teams integrated better with legacy phone systems? If you’re also a Mitel user, there’s good news…

By  Chris Darr
January 19, 2023 | 2 min. read

Contact Center vs. Call Center Explained [Infographic]


I don’t know why we technology folks love to use multiple words to mean the same thing, but we do, especially as it…

By  Chris Darr
November 30, 2022 | 4 min. read

How To Find the Best Business Phone System


If you’re looking to up your productivity, improving your communication tools can work wonders. Teams that are well…

By  Chris Darr
October 31, 2022 | 2 min. read

What Is SD-WAN?


SD-WAN stands for Software-Defined Wide Area Network. This topic can get fairly weedy, so I’ll try to keep it as si…

By  Chris Darr
October 21, 2022 | 2 min. read

What Are the Benefits of Unified Communications as a Service?


UCaaS, or Unified Communications as a Service, is an integrated communications platform hosted in the cloud. Having…

By  Chris Darr
October 7, 2022 | 3 min. read

How Managed Voice Helps You Avoid Business Phone System Problems


Old landlines may be disappearing, but voice calling isn’t going anywhere. There will always be a need to pick up t…

By  Chris Darr
September 30, 2022 | 2 min. read

The Value of AI and UCaaS for CX


No matter what your role is at your current organization, we are all customers ourselves. We, too, have yelled “rep…