Category: Data & Technology

On October 1, 2025 the federal government entered what is now considered the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after Congress failed to pass the necessary appropriations bills to fund government operations for the new fiscal year. This impasse led to a lapse in funding for numerous federal agencies, triggering the immediate furlough of non-essential...

The pressure is on federal agencies to get more efficient, and agency leaders are feeling the squeeze. That’s where FedRAMP®-authorized solutions make a difference. Instead of spending months or even years running your own security assessments, your agency can select from solutions that are already vetted and approved. But not all FedRAMP cloud service offerings...

Cloud solutions like electronic faxing offer modern, digital workflows for federal agencies and their workers. But each time an agency implements a new solution, it must run security assessments to confirm the service meets the required standards. This process can take weeks or months. FedRAMP® authorization simplifies this arduous task by providing a common framework...

Consensus Cloud Solutions’ Enterprise Cloud Fax Government (ECFax®) technology has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) authorization at the High Impact level. This designation, given to cloud-based solutions proven to meet the highest federal data security standards, positions ECFax as the FedRAMP High cloud-based faxing system of choice available to government agencies. ECFax,...

“Data governance” feels like a buzzword. You can imagine a boardroom full of executives nodding sagely while PowerPoint slides flash by, filled with abstract concepts and compliance checkboxes.  But strip away the jargon, and data governance is fundamentally about real people. Patients whose medical histories, genetic information, and most vulnerable moments are captured in databases...

Managing sensitive data in healthcare today isn’t just about securing protected health information (PHI). It’s also about making all of your organization’s data trustworthy, usable, and accessible. But with data coming in from so many different sources — disparate electronic health record (EHR) platforms, AI engines, imaging systems, patient-reported outcomes software, and even patient wearables...

As a developer tasked with maintaining your organization’s communication infrastructure, you’re likely juggling multiple systems, platforms, and integration challenges. Even with the rise of emails and digital messaging platforms, faxing remains a necessity, particularly in industries that prioritize security and compliance. However, legacy fax systems are cumbersome, lack scalability, and don’t offer the flexibility needed...

What is a RESTful API? A RESTful API, or Representational State Transfer API, is a powerful architectural style that allows software applications to communicate over the internet. Leveraging standard HTTP protocols, RESTful APIs facilitate seamless data exchange between clients and servers, making them essential for modern applications. Understanding what a RESTful API is requires exploring...

Secure communication is mission-critical for organizations across the healthcare industry. Healthcare organizations must comply with stringent regulatory requirements like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to remove the risk of data loss and theft and limit the success of cybercrime. Central to secure communication in healthcare are Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems,...

(and What to do About it) As the world’s leading provider of cloud fax services for midsized to large businesses, we receive a lot of questions from IT professionals about faxing and VoIP. “Can we fax over a VoIP line?” many ask us.  Because most of these companies have already migrated to a VoIP infrastructure (which we...