


Internet & Telephone offers Managed IT and a full telecom-suite. The company’s Customer Account Managers (CAMs) are trained to implement custom solutions and the company’s standard technology stack is based on core Cisco equipment that can be deployed for small, medium and large business. A standard practice at I&T is to develop a 3-5 year IT roadmap for each customer and then meet quarterly to review and adjust the plan. “It’s an important part of the roadmap, and Cisco has been great about listening to the marketplace,” says Cissel.
Following the seven layer OSI (Open System Interface) model, Internet & Telephone has a unique onboarding process and has found that developing smart business processes is a foundational must-have for success. CEO Cissel and CTO Doug Smith attended ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) courses, which comprise a set of practices for IT management that align IT services with the needs of business, which is not an easy undertaking.The ITIL framework —processes, procedures, tasks, and checklists designed to enable any organization to establish a baseline from which it can plan, implement, and measure IT initiatives — is published as a series of five core volumes, each of which covers a different stage of IT service management. “We’ve identified 115 specific customer touch points from the time we first engage with a client to the end of the first 12 months,” says Cissel. “To help prepare our employees for each customer, we follow a philosophy called ‘Know Thy Customer,’ which involves quizzing our employees on a daily basis about key information they should know about each customer.
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Technology has changed dramatically, but the need to communicate and collaborate never will — and that’s where we’re keeping our focus
Internet & Telephone invests heavily in people, tools and processes. With a strong focus on certification, the company delivers excellent service from Cisco-trained engineers.
One recent example of I&T’s expertise is how they assisted a local bank to make significant technical improvements and financial savings with Cisco solutions.
The 16-branch bank faced challenges in IT cost overruns and complexity. “We consolidated their infrastructure from forty eight to four Cisco virtual servers,” claims Cissel. “We also implemented an all Meraki solution making access easier and more secure across all locations.” Over a three-year period the bank saved almost six hundred thousand dollars by implementing Internet & Telephone’s solutions.
Moving forward, Internet &Telephone is implementing tighter security for their customers, to bridge the gap between daily functionality and monitoring practices. “We believe in providing excellent service, performing significant research, leveraging our partnership with Cisco – and having fun,” says Cissel.
Company
Internet & Telephone
Headquarters
Methuen, MA
Management
Paul C. Cissel, CEO
Description
A provider of first-class IT Support, phone service and Internet connections.