What the Future of Cloud Looks Like (And Where SD-WAN Fits In)
Networks and cloud are the future. Learn more about how we can support your cloud transition, multi-cloud solution or remote access.
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There is No Such Thing as Branch Mesh in SD-WAN
Vendors that claim to offer full branch mesh in SD-WAN networking are playing a game of smoke and mirrors. Learn more about “branch mesh network” today.
In Conversation: Geoff Hultin of Multapplied Networks — Victory Square Technologies
The In Conversation series is an opportunity for us to talk to the people who make up the Victory Square Technologies subsidiary family, giving you a look at who they are and what they do. Our latest sit-down is with Geoff Hultin, President of Multapplied Networks Inc. Fresh off of being listed as a Vendor…
4 Ways MSPs Make More Money with Multapplied’s Unbeatable SD-WAN Licensing Model
In this post, we’ll take a look at four ways the Multapplied SD-WAN licensing model helps MSPs like you increase profits and grow your business.
SD-WAN vs. MPLS: Deciding What’s Right for You
How do you choose the solution that’s right for your organization? This post will offer a side-by-side comparison of SD-WAN vs. MPLS, examining the pros and cons of both.
What is WatchGuard Security Tech and Why Should Our Customers Care?
At Multapplied, we’ve recognized the value of WatchGuard technology and have teamed with them to bring our clients a single, streamlined security solution for the ultimate in control and visibility.
What You Need to Know About Session-Based vs. Packet-Based Load Balancing in SD-WAN
Understanding the difference between session-based vs. packet-based load balancing in SD-WAN can help you choose the right platform for your needs.
What You Need to Know About Application Policy and SD-WAN
It’s important to understand a few things about how application policy and SD-WAN work together if you want to get the maximum benefit from the solution you choose.
How SASE and SD-WAN can Simplify Network Management
In this post, we will talk about how to use SASE and SD-WAN together to simplify network management and provide secure access on devices.
What You Need to Know About Container Technology and SD-WAN
Bringing cloud-native tech to SD-WAN isn’t just about using SD-WAN to connect multiple clouds. In this post, we will talk about how combining container technology and SD-WAN could benefit your company.
What You Need to Know About SD-WAN and the Future of Networking
For about a decade, SDN dominated the networking landscape. But the era of SDN is over. It’s being replaced by SD-WAN. Learn more today.
Accelerating Hybrid Cloud Evolution with Containerized Workloads
Red Hat and IBM are forging a new paradigm in hybrid cloud computing: a software marketplace for container-based application deployment. What does it mean for us?
Discover the SD-WAN Benefits Your IT Team Needs: A quick guide to SD-WAN
In this blog, we’ll take a look at what SD-WAN is, how it compares to traditional wide networking options, and the top SD-WAN benefits for IT teams today.
Think Like SaaS Companies: Vendors Need to Begin SaaS Transformation Now
With much of the world forced into isolation, SaaS companies and their platforms are becoming more valuable than ever. Transformation must begin now.
Multapplied 6.5 Delivers New Private WAN Options, Performance Enhancements, and Value-Add WAN Optimization
Multapplied 6.5 introduces new features to the Multapplied SD-WAN platform: private WAN options, performance enhancements, and value-add WAN optimization.
Sizing SD-WAN Deployments with Multapplied
Customers often want to know the number of core aggregator nodes they need to support their initial deployment and planned growth. In fact, it’s one of the most common questions I’m asked during the SD-WAN sales process. Coming up with an easy answer is tough because accurately sizing SD-WAN deployments depends on many factors —…
ROI of Multapplied SD-WAN: 143% in 12 Months
In 2020, Multapplied conducted a study to examine the economic impact of Multapplied SD-WAN, which shows 143% SD-WAN ROI in Year One.
5 Ways to Boost MSP Profit Margins
Only 3 in 10 MSPs feel they are doing a great job at maximizing profit margins. In this post, we will talk about 5 ways to drive greater MSP profit margins.
Improve Localization Results and Control Application Traffic with SD-WAN Tunnel Bypass or Split Tunneling
Split Tunneling feature can be used by MSPs in a number of different ways to deliver superior service to clients. Let’s look at some of the main use cases.
Tunnel Bypass: What Is It and What Can It Do For You?
Multapplied SD-WAN’s Tunnel Bypass enables MSPs to deliver superior end-user experiences and provides greater flexibility for MSPs to manage costs and optimize user experience.
SD-WAN and WAN Optimization Solutions are Better Together
Where WAN Optimization and SD-WAN work together, service providers and their end customers receive the best of both worlds. Read on and learn more.
How to Secure Freedom and Control for your SD-WAN Managed Services Business
Providing great customer experience is great for business, for SD-WAN MSPs, a key part of that involves SD-WAN managed services.
Cisco Viptela’s SD-WAN Problems Persist
Avoid Cisco Viptela’s SD-WAN problems and choose an SD-WAN solution that’s built for service providers.
Don’t Forget About IT Networking Fundamentals
IT networking is a complex space with a lot of mature technologies. For a beginner, getting a handle on IT networking fundamentals is worth the investment.
How to Maximize IaaS Revenue with White-Label SD-WAN
Integrating white-label SD-WAN gives your customers a way to connect to your cloud easily and helps you maximize IaaS revenue and increase margins.
The SD-WAN ROI Calculator You Don’t Need – And Why
So how do enterprises determine if SD-WAN is right for them — not just strategically, but fiscally? Is there such a thing as an SD-WAN ROI calculator?
Use White-Label SD-WAN to Build Your Own Brand
In this post, we talk about five benefits of adopting a white-label SD-WAN solution, and how you can make your own rules as you go along.
Why Subscription-Based SD-WAN Pricing Models Benefit Service Providers
In this post, we look into how ISPs, telecoms, or managed service providers can benefit from Multapplied’s SD-WAN pricing model in five ways.
How to Avoid SD-WAN Vendor Lock-In
SD-WAN is one of th developments that came from the search for freedom. And it still can be — if you know how to avoid SD-WAN vendor lock-in.
Are You Prepared for the Cost of Network Downtime?
Your next network outage could happen at any time, for any number of reasons. Are you prepared to handle the cost of network downtime?
How to Use Kubernetes-based SD-WAN Containers to Meet Your Network Needs
Find out how to use Kubernetes-based, containerized SD-WAN to meet your network needs. SD-WAN containers can help meet these changing network needs.
How to Increase MSP Revenues with Managed SD-WAN
In this post, we will outline the benefits of managed SD-WAN services, as well as some considerations to keep in mind when selecting a partner for SD-WAN.
Silver Peak Alternatives for Service Providers
In this post, we will examine the pros and cons of Silver Peak SD-WAN and compare Silver Peak alternatives such as Cisco and VeloCloud.
How to Control Your Own SD-WAN Security Infrastructure
As a service provider, your reputation is one of your most valuable assets. You should have control over your own SD-WAN security stack so you can determine how you want to protect your sensitive data and avoid costly breaches.
Cisco SD-WAN Alternatives for Service Providers
In this post, we will examine the pros and cons of Cisco SD-WAN and compare Cisco alternatives such as Silver Peak and Multapplied.
VeloCloud Alternatives For Service Providers
In this post, we will examine the pros and cons of VeloCloud SD-WAN and compare VeloCloud alternatives such as Cisco and VeloCloud.
Is a Multi-Cloud Strategy Right for Your Organization?
Rapid developments in cloud and networking technology are changing the way your organization stores and accesses data and applications. An ever-growing range of options is making finding the right combination increasingly difficult. You want speed, reliability, security, and of course a high-quality experience for your end-users. A multi-cloud strategy can offer all of those things.…
Exploring Digital Transformation in Construction
The construction industry is changing, with a myriad of digital technologies making their way into the space. For example, virtual reality is now being used to help users visualize spaces before they are built. Artificial intelligence is being used to survey sites and collect information. And collaboration apps are being deployed to improve team management.…
How SD-WAN Can Help the Mining Industry
The mining industry is in a state of ongoing digital transformation. Mining companies are implementing a variety of new technologies to modernize their operations, boost productivity, and streamline both management and safety. Some of the new technologies making their way into mining locations include mobile applications, platforms for data collection and workflow management, and communications.…
SD-WAN and Digital Transformation Enablement
Customer demands have skyrocketed in recent years, forcing businesses to embrace digital transformation. In fact, according to a new report, customer experience (CX) is now at the core of digital transformation initiatives. In the study, 69 percent of consumers say a disconnected CX would make them consider changing service providers. At the same time, 71…
5 Tips Driving Digital Transformation
As an internet, managed or cloud service provider selling SD-WAN, you’re not just selling a product. You’re selling a ground-breaking methodology, and a cutting-edge technological concept. And in doing so, you’re also helping customers cash in on a massive buzzword: Digital transformation. As we explained in a recent blog post, digital transformation is a hot…
3 Ways SD-WAN is Powering Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is a hot topic heading into 2020, as companies are increasingly embracing new technologies to solve a variety of business challenges. There are a few important things to keep in mind about digital transformation. First and foremost, adoption can vary from company to company. Some companies have informal digital transformation projects, while other…
SD-WAN: A Lifeline for Healthcare Providers
For most businesses, network downtime, or losing connection to email and offsite applications or backup, is a financial and operational concern. In the healthcare industry, though, network downtime is much more serious. An unplanned network outage, after all, can negatively impact patients’ health and wellbeing—resulting in a disaster for individuals, healthcare providers, and service providers…
SD-WAN: Closing the Rural Broadband Gap
The rural broadband gap remains a hot button issue heading into 2020. It doesn’t help that there’s a lack of reliable information about the problem and how to solve it. Even the telecom industry is having a difficult time understanding the gap that they are trying to close and coming up with affordable solutions that…
How SD-WAN is Connecting Multi-Site Law Firms
Digital transformation is sweeping across every industry, transforming organizations of all types. As a result, the demand for secure, real-time communications, rapid response support, and constant uptime is increasing steadily. Even companies that have historically been paper-based are being challenged to operate with maximum speed and efficiency. Most law firms are aware of the need…
Multapplied Networks Discusses New Technology to Increase Internet Speed and Reliability for Rural America at INCOMPAS 2019
Multapplied Networks Presents Software-Defined Wide Area Networking as a Solution to Increasing Rural America’s Access to Reliable, Business-Grade Internet. North Vancouver, British Columbia, October 28, 2019 – Multapplied Networks Inc. “Multapplied” will highlight how its SD-WAN software helps Internet Service Providers deliver better-priced, high-speed, high-reliability connections to “bandwidth-starved” rural America. Multapplied VP of Sales, Logan…
How SD-WAN Helps the Retail Industry
Retail is changing as more and more connected devices and applications are making their way into brick and mortar environments. This trend will intensify in the coming years with the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) and low-code rapid application development. There’s a lot to be excited about in this new era of retail.…
SD-WAN: A Backbone for IoT Deployments
For the better part of the last decade, two technologies have been receiving a great deal of attention: Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking (SD-WAN), and the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT and SD-WAN have evolved together, starting as nascent technologies and growing into global phenomena. According to Quadrant, SD-WAN is currently growing at a compound annual growth…
White Paper: 7 Years in SD-WAN – Here’s What We’ve Learned
We’re on the cusp of a new decade, and everyone is talking about SD-WAN. Here’s what you need to know about this cutting-edge technology heading into 2020 Executive Summary Organizations across all vertical markets are turning to SD-WAN to simplify global networks, improve WAN performance, lower costs and streamline management. According to Quadrant, the SD-WAN…
SD-WAN: We Do It Better
SD-WAN has completely changed how businesses connect to branch offices and to the Internet. It’s also changed how service providers deliver their network and managed service offers. By decoupling networks from their underlying hardware, service providers can use SD-WAN to virtualize networks and offer connectivity in a way that is flexible, cost-effective, and reliable. SD-WAN…
Best Practices for Evaluating an SD-WAN Platform
At this point, your organization has decided to move forward with software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). As a service provider, SD-WAN will enable your company to provide reliable and consistent connectivity, and boost profits. Now that you’re in the late stages of the buying process, though, you need to move very carefully. The service that…
How Multapplied SD-WAN enables Service Providers to Deliver Business Continuity for their Customers
Internet connectivity has emerged as the foundation of the modern enterprise. Today, just about every operation requires connectivity in some form or another—and without a reliable, robust solution in place, a company is at serious risk. In fact, most businesses can only last a few minutes without connectivity. For this reason, “business continuity” has emerged…
Deliver VoIP with the Quality and Reliability your Customers Demand using SD-WAN
Hosted PBX, Contact Center, VoIP and SIP trunk providers often rely on Internet connections to provide service to their customers. As Internet bandwidth and reliability increase, these connections are often reliable. But we all know that they’re not rock solid. Degraded connections due to spikes in jitter or packet loss can cause a voice call…
Use Case: MSP uses Multapplied SD-WAN as “Secure Onramp” to Deliver Managed Services
Summary Cloud company (Partner X) needed a cost-effective SD-WAN solution Deployed Multapplied SD-WAN as a “Secure Onramp” to manage connectivity Secure Onramp streamlines application deployments and provides a managed “on-ramp” or managed connectivity between customer sites and MSP cloud services Partner X bundles and sells Multapplied SD-WAN under their own brand to drive business results;…
Why Managed SD-WAN Solutions are Game Changers for MSPs
“Adoption of cloud services – infrastructure as a service (IaaS), SaaS or platform as a service (Paas) – continues ramping up among enterprises of all sizes and across geographies. … Gartner forecasts global spending for public cloud services to grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.6% in constant currency.[1]” Cloud, or…
How SD-WAN Eliminates Failover and Outages for DaaS Providers
Deliver Reliable Connectivity as Your Secret Competitive Advantage As a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider, connectivity should be a top priority. Here’s why: Your company is much more than just a for-profit organization. You are the nexus—the digital foundation—for countless companies. Customers rely on your infrastructure to power their desktops and apps on a daily basis, and…
Weatherproof Your Service Provider Business
Peak Storm Season is Around The Corner We’ve just turned into August, which means we’re in the thick of one of the most dangerous times of the year for inclement weather. For example, meteorologists are currently tracking multiple weather events. A tropical disturbance is developing in the central Atlantic, while in East Pacific, Hurricane Erick…
Remember Muxing?
We can all probably agree that SD-WAN is a much-abused term. It seems to mean anything that a vendor wants it to mean. Gartner has defined a category of “WAN Edge” which includes “a widening set of network functions, including secure routers, firewalls, SD-WAN, WAN path control and WAN optimization, along with traditional routing functionality.”[1]…
5 Steps to Develop a Business Continuity Plan for Service Providers
If you’re an internet or managed service provider, maintaining operational stability is arguably your most important objective. After all, your business—and your reputation—depend on your ability to provide strong and reliable service. Unfortunately, many service providers struggle with network downtime. While you might expect the frequency of network outages to be reducing year over year,…
Why Care About Business Continuity?
Here’s the situation: As an Internet or Managed Service Provider, your network is facing countless risks that threaten its operational stability. After all, your network is a complicated entity with thousands of endpoints and links. Downtime can stem from many different causes. It can arise from something as simple as a configuration error, which we…
Augmenting WAN Connections for Seamless Failover
As a service provider, your business has no shortage of options for establishing WAN connectivity. Perhaps your company is using a public internet connection, along with a virtual private network (VPN). Or, maybe your company is using an Ethernet or MPLS connection. Your business may even be operating in a rural area, and using fixed…
Multapplied SD-WAN: Helping IaaS Providers Overcome Common Challenges
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Providers are taking the tech industry by storm. IaaS has sped up the process of deploying new applications and services and enabled faster turn-around time to meet customer and internal stakeholder requirements. IaaS has also increased flexibility by scaling facilities up and down quickly in response to enterprise requirements. Meanwhile,…
How Multapplied SD-WAN Improves VoIP Quality
A frequently asked question here at Multapplied, both through Technical Support and Sales Engineering is: How do I improve voice over IP quality with Multapplied’s SDWAN solution? First, let’s take a look at the common enemies of good voice quality and the practical real-world effects they have. • Latency – delayed packets, resulting in slurred…
The Cost of Downtime for Restaurants
In a recent post, we explained how connectivity is now the most important business driver for a multi-site restaurant chain. That’s because just about every process now requires connectivity, from keeping PoS and ordering systems up and running to ensuring food and worker safety. The truth is that most businesses can only function for few…
How SD-WAN Can Help the Restaurant Industry
Here’s a question for you: What’s the most important business driver for a multi-site restaurant chain? The answer has nothing to do with food, equipment or even personnel. Hands-down, the most important element is connectivity. Think about it. In today’s ultra-connected world, a multi-site restaurant could not last 10 minutes without connectivity. When the network…
SD-WAN: Your Secure On-Ramp to Deliver Managed Services
Cloud applications are now being used across all areas of the enterprise, from billing to marketing to sales to customer support, and everything in between. In a recent study from IDG, it was revealed that 77 percent of enterprises now store at least one application or a portion of their enterprise computing infrastructure in the…
How Important is it to Have Full Control Over Your Network Infrastructure? Ask SOCS
With Multapplied, you have full control and ownership of your network infrastructure right to the customer edge. And if you’re providing managed services, you’ll be able to control quality of service and connectivity from your data center, through the last mile connectivity into the customer LAN. See what Bret Childers, Chief Operating Officer at SOCS…
Multapplied SD-WAN v6.4 Release Overview
We are pleased to announce the release of Multapplied SD-WAN version 6.4. This release delivers the following capabilities: 1) Support for both IPv4 and IPv6 tunnels. IPv6 support has been added to enable the delivery of a virtually unlimited address space. This reduces reliance on limited and costly IPv4 addressing space and provides easier routing…
5 Biggest Mistakes MSPs Make With SD-WAN
At this point, most MSPs are well aware of the SD-WAN play. It’s no secret that SD-WAN is a multi-billion dollar opportunity, and something that every MSP should be leveraging to deploy services, drive profits, acquire new customers and increase customer retention. Unfortunately, most MSPs are still missing the point with SD-WAN—big time. SD-WAN vendors…
Questions from our Inbox – Part 3
Questions from our Inbox #3: Most Common Technical Support FAQs In the final edition of our three part Questions from our inbox Blog Series, we’ll go over the most frequently asked questions that our support team gets asked. 1. Can I brand Multapplied’s SD-WAN as my own product? A: Yes. Multapplied is fully white label…
SD-WAN Technical Overview
Network administrators are looking for creative ways to get all the benefits of MPLS, but control costs and maintain uniformity across the WAN. To satisfy these requirements Multapplied Networks offers a technology used to create a consistent network platform that enhances communication and coordination – and to include the troublesome sites that are left out…
Quick Guide on how to achieve the Perfect Network with Multapplied SD-WAN
Traditional networks are no longer adequate to power your business. Today’s organizations are migrating to Cloud-based business applications to maximize resources and increase productivity. This results in the network becoming a critical bottleneck that can impact your bottom-line. Get the Most from your Network Network Bandwidth Adaptation prioritizes quality over speed, ensuring your business performs…
Strategies for Improving VOIP Sales
As a VoIP provider, how do you increase sales, increase customer satisfaction and reduce customers support issues and churn? One way is by eliminating the quality and cost issues that can drive end-customers to shop around and choose alternate providers at the end of their contract or return to the ILEC for traditional services. Accomplish…
Case Study for Improved VoIP service using SD-WAN
Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) combined with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a powerful technology and business combination. The demands of today’s business with individuals working in off-site and remote locations necessitate that businesses must adapt to how they connect their voice systems. The trend over the last 10 years is to move away from…
How Important is a having a White Label SD-WAN Solution? Ask Tierzero
The freedom to own your own clients, to offer your own brand, and the freedom to use the equipment of your choice is what defines our white label SD-WAN solution. You work hard to distinguish your company from your competitors and we know that having to advertise that you are using the same platform as…
Multapplied Networks -White Labeled SD-WAN
Weekly insights by VP of Sales Logan Campbell showcase some of the areas that Multapplied Networks differ and excel from their competitors. This week Logan speaks about the Multapplied’s White Labeled SD-WAN. Multapplied believes that your business should be what you are marketing to your customers. Having a white-labeled SD-WAN platform allows you to own…
Multapplied’s Unique Value Proposition as viewed by – QX.Net
It’s a common goal across all businesses– trying to make your business stand out above all the rest. In a never-ending sea of competition differentiating yourself can be a challenge. Multapplied has never approached the problem by asking “how can we be different,” instead we asked, “how can we be better?” It seems that this…
Questions from our Inbox – Part 2
Welcome to the second edition of our 3 part blog series on our most Frequently asked questions. Below are some of the questions we’ve been asked relating to SD-WAN setup/deployment. I am a VoIP provider. I want to provide my customer with good voice quality but I don’t want any of the other customer…
Customer Support – Let’s make the Product Better
We have been sharing our partners’ experiences about Multapplied Networks Customer Support over the past week. We felt that Dan Rink, the CEO of iTel Networks, Inc. had a rather unique perspective. He found working with our top tiered engineers provided for a quick resolution of any issues that developed. However, our team went beyond…
Multapplied Networks Announces Johan Arnet as Chairman, Board of Directors
North Vancouver, BC., March 20, 2019 — Multapplied Networks Inc. (MNI), a developer of a leading white-label Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) platform, today announced Johan Arnet’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Johan, the company’s founder, replaces Mel Steinke as Board Chair. Mel served as Board Chair since…
Customer Support – Learn how Multapplied impressed QX.Net
Customer Service is a critical component of any SD-WAN platform. While we strive to ensure that everything works seamlessly, there will be occasions where our partners need to contact customer support. Multapplied Networks understands that when there is an issue, having a quick response that resolves the problem is critical. Time is of the essence.…
The Best Customer Support is not needing Customer Support
Being there for your clients who need help is a critical component to ensuring their success. We pride ourselves at Multapplied Networks that we are best-in-class with our customer support. One of the key reasons is that our support team is comprised of the same people who created the platform. They know how everything fits…
Multapplied Networks -Optimizes Customer Service
Weekly insights by VP of Sales Logan Campbell showcase some of the areas that Multapplied Networks differ and excel from their competitors. This week Logan speaks about the Multapplied customer service advantage. One of the key reasons that Multapplied customer support is superior is that the support and the development office is one and the…
Questions from our Inbox – SD-WAN Setup/Deployment
Welcome to the first edition of our 3 part blog series on our most Frequently asked questions. Below are some of the questions we’ve been asked relating to SD-WAN setup/deployment. How do I create a VPN for my voice over the connection? A: With Multapplied SD-WAN software, there is no need to create a VPN…
SD-WAN Security
Internet security breaches are so commonplace that they often are just a footnote on the news. In the first quarter of 2019 alone, we have had over 32 major internet security failures affecting over 410 million internet users. (Idenityforce). Many organizations are currently confronted with the decisions wrestling with the challenge of how to protect…
What Could Multapplied’s SD-WAN provide that other vendors couldn’t?
Business Done Better is a philosophy that we strive to apply every day to every partner. Multapplied SD-WAN is designed to meet and exceed the needs of our partners so they can, in turn, meet the needs and expectations of their customers. We love hearing stories of how Multapplied Networks was able to accomplish something…
First Impressions Matter – Learn how Multapplied impressed QX.Net
When a company calls us they usually have a pressing problem that needs a solution. This is one area where Multiplied Networks excels. Our customers can speak directly to the individuals who build our SD-WAN network. We believe getting you the right answer fast is a critical reason that many companies have chosen us. We…
Traditional Multi-site Network VS. SD-WAN Network
SD-WAN Virtualizes Networks Into a Single Managed Solution: Download and view this infographic and visualize how SD-WAN manages the network, including IP addressing, routing, prioritization, and other network characteristics end-to-end.
Client Reports – Why iTel Networks Chose Multapplied Networks!
We felt the best way of learning about Multapplied Networks is through our customers’ experiences and hearing directly from them how it is to work with Multapplied Networks. A number of our customers were asked to share their thoughts. We are sharing their unfiltered responses over the next few weeks and frankly, we could not…
Client Reports – Why Multapplied Networks Pricing Model worked for Tierzero
There are many factors that have lead our partners to selecting our SD-WAN platform. Of course one of the major factors is always cost. We are pleased that our partners find the Multapplied Networks’ pricing model so attractive. But you don’t have to believe us, just hear what our friends at Tierzero had to say…
Multapplied Networks – Our Pricing Model
Every Sunday, our own VP of Sales Logan Campbell provides weekly updates of the most pressing questions that are asked of Multapplied Networks. This week he is discussing how the Multapplied pricing model was structured and why it is the best in the industry. Later this week we will be asking some of our partners…
Not all SD-WAN Platforms are Created Equal
This is part 3 of our 5-part blog series on SD-WAN and how businesses who need to manage data and communications through Wide-Area Networks (WAN) can achieve significant benefits by introducing SD-WAN technology. Our first post on the basics of SD-WAN can be found here. We welcome your comments and hope you will share them…
The Evolution of the WAN
Today software-defined networking (SDN) technology are applied to WAN connections to provide improved performance, reliability, cost savings, flexibility, and control. We have created an infographic that shows the evolution of WAN to SD-WAN. To learn about how Multapplied Networks can be the best selection for you fill out the form below and our team will…
Client Reports – Why QX.Net Chose Multapplied Networks!
We love our customers and the great things they say about us. We asked a number of customers about their experiences with us. We are sharing their answers as we believe that’s the best way to show you what it’s like working with Multapplied. Alex Ball VP at QX.Net was asked, “Why did you choose…
How can SD-WAN benefit your company?
This is part 2 of our 5-part blog series on SD-WAN and how businesses who have multiple office, branch or retail locations can achieve significant cost and performance benefits by replacing current Wide Area Networking (WAN) technologies with Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN).need to manage data and communications through Wide-Area Networks (WAN) can achieve significant…
Client Reports – Why Tierzero Chose Multapplied Networks!
We believe that the best way to measure any company is by what their customers say about them. At Multapplied Networks, we are thrilled to have our customers tell their stories about us. In fact, we brought the camera to them and asked. Over the next few weeks, we will share the questions and their…
Multapplied Networks – What differentiates us from the rest?
If a picture is worth 1000 words – a video from our own VP of Sales Logan Campbell is worth several million. Every Sunday Logan will share a video of that offers insights into SD-WAN and how Multapplied is helping our customers lower WAN costs while achieving greater business agility, increased application performance, visibility &…
Curious about SD-WAN? Here is Your Introduction
Multapplied Networks will be providing a 5-part blog series on SD-WAN and how businesses who need to manage data and communications through Wide-Area Networks (WAN) can achieve significant benefits by introducing SD-WAN technology. We welcome your comments and hope you will share them with us in the comment section below. What is a Software-Defined WAN…
Multapplied Is Vendor of Note in Gartner SD-WAN Magic Quadrant
We’re excited to announce that Multapplied has been listed as a Vendor of Note in Gartner Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure Report (Oct. 2018). It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication that Multapplied staff and our Partners’ sales, marketing and technical teams have shown over the last years. Multapplied’s unique…
SD-WAN: The Key to Increasing FaaS Sales
As businesses are becoming more and more dependent on the internet, keeping the network secure is of paramount importance. Threats to the security of critical business assets are becoming more imminent via non-corporate entities, whether through a consumer device, poorly secured partner network or branch office. New stats from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reveal…
Five Advantages of QoS
On-net or off-net, ensure network packets arrive on-time, and in-sequence. Every time. Quality of Service is an incredible network feature that is increasingly being demanded as VoIP and Video-Conferencing solutions are replacing PRIs, and face-to-face meetings. Multapplied SD-WAN not only bonds the bandwidth of multiple, diverse Internet connections, but it also provides application/traffic management outside…
Real SD-WAN Use Cases: Multi-site Networks and Managed Services Delivery
A UK-based SD-WAN provider gets a lot of questions about how SD-WAN is used. It’s a relatively new technology which means that many businesses aren’t familiar with its applications. This article gives examples of how the technology can help businesses, making it easier for you as a reseller to understand the wide range of uses…
How SD-WAN Improves Network Application Performance
Building a better, faster and frictionless network is a significant priority for IT and Network managers. But the prevalence and use of third-party platforms such as cloud and hosted applications, big data and analytics in the business ecosystem, are increasing the amount of stress on these networks. And poor network performance reduces productivity, which ultimately…
Forecast Overview: SD-WAN Market set to Skyrocket
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) integrates off-the-shelf Internet circuits to deliver secure, Private Wide-Area Networks at lower cost. It increases bandwidth per site and increases speed to deploy, bringing branches online faster. It’s a technology that businesses are rapidly adopting. (10 Reasons to Use SD-WAN) Gartner Inc. predicts that 30% of enterprises will deploy SD-WAN…
Multapplied SD-WAN: The All-Purpose Flour for your IT Bakery
When you own a bakery your product options are limitless. With flour, butter and other basic ingredients, you can make cakes, croissants, donuts or bread. Multapplied SD-WAN is the all-purpose flour in your IT bakery. With all-purpose flour you can tailor your bakery to fit your needs and the needs of your customers. Using our…
5 Reasons for Cloud Migration
Businesses are migrating to the cloud to reduce cost and allow themselves to focus on projects and activities that drive revenue, profits, and customer satisfaction. According to Gartner Inc., 80 percent of enterprises will shut down their traditional data centre by 2025 and migrate to the cloud (1). Here’s a list of the 5 reasons…
Multapplied Networks Announces Closing of Private Placement
North Vancouver, BC, October 19, 2018 — Multapplied Networks Inc., (Multapplied) today announced the closing of an Oversubscribed Private Placement raising just over $1.2M CDN in cash and services. “We’re excited to close this Private Placement and bring in some new supports as well as have several of our channel partners participate,” said Johan Arnet,…
Multapplied Networks Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Seasoned Financial Executive Sam Cobden Joins Multapplied Networks North Vancouver, BC, October 19, 2018 — Multapplied Networks Inc., (Multapplied) today announced the appointment of Sam Cobden as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the transition of Johan Arnet, company founder, to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sam brings to Multapplied more than 15 years…
10 Reasons to Use SD-WAN
In today’s business environment, you can’t afford to have poor Internet connections. With so many business-critical applications hosted in the cloud, downtime or unreliable connections can cost you dearly. In addition, if your business has multiple locations, you also need to connect all the offices through an external network and the most common solution is…
8 Ways for Differentiating Your Brand With VoIP
No matter the industry and no matter the business, maintaining a competitive edge can be incredibly difficult. This is especially true for businesses that don’t have the right communication methods in place. Many businesses have discovered making the switch to VoIP technology to be one of the smartest moves they’ve ever made. The key to…
SD-WAN: The 4 Benefits for Internet Service Providers
As an ISP, you are critical to the functioning of your customers businesses. Your connectivity and services ensure that customers remain online, all the time, while playing a key role in their use of web-hosted and cloud-based applications. And, minimizing support tickets while increasing customer satisfaction, revenues, and margins, drives your business. SD-WAN gives you…
SD-WAN: Busting the Common VoIP Myths
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is cheaper than traditional phone systems, enables people to connect in a variety ways, and maximizes the money-making potential of businesses (Multapplied SD-WAN: The Key to Boosting VoIP Sales). Despite these benefits, VoIP was originally met with skepticism regarding its reliability and effectiveness. Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) breaks down the…
Multapplied SD-WAN: The Platform to Boost VoIP Sales
Phone calls are crucial to the everyday functioning of business. Without phones, sales, customer service, and the revenue engine in every business stops. To maintain operations, reliable, consistent, high-quality voice service is required. Delivering VOIP and SIP over top of an SD-WAN platform provides always-on, high-quality voice calls and ensures no dropped calls. This keeps…
Multapplied SD-WAN: Technology or Business Platform?
SD-WAN is disrupting the communications industry by giving MSPs, ISPs, and the sophisticated IT director the power to deploy, monitor, and manage high-quality, high ROI business networks. SD-WAN provides the competitive edge Service Providers need to differentiate and compete with national and international telecoms. However, SD-WAN is more than software. It is a platform to…
SD-WAN: Making Wireless Branch Connectivity a Reality
Software defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) is changing the way we network. While a wired network may be sufficient from a management and cost point of view, but it’s subject to disruption and outages. A truly resilient design includes diversity of access technologies. Introducing wireless technologies such as LTE and 4G to provide business continuity is a great alternative. Wireless works as a fail-over to ensure that your critical applications are always available.
Double Up ISPs to Reduce Downtime and Maximize WAN Performance
Experience constant up-time by using two ISPs at the same time, at each site. The migration of business-critical applications from on-site to the cloud is a measurable way to increase WAN collaboration and productivity. The question is one of balance – do you go with bandwidth at the risk of reliabilty? or reliability at the…
Introducing Multapplied’s New Features – R6.3 Release
Multapplied SD-WAN Release 6.3 improves data presentation of the usage, performance and availability of your customer’s SD-WAN. It allows you to demonstrate benefits and value more easily. Additional enhancements to the platform improve options for Private WAN deployments. Interface improvements target efficiency in your operations team. R6.3 delivers a range of utilities that refine the…
Multapplied Welcomes Logan Campbell, VP of Sales
It is with great pleasure that we introduce Logan Campbell, who joined the Multapplied Networks team in the role of VP of Sales, effective February 1st. He is very excited about his new role in the SD-WAN market and is looking forward to working along side you, our partner, to help grow your business. Logan…
Multapplied Networks Attending the 2018 CSSA Conference in New Orleans (April 26th, 2018)
Multapplied SD-WAN increases service provider revenue and margins while making customers stick. Come meet our sales team and learn more about our technology at the 2018 CSSA conference in New Orleans, Louisiana! The Communications Supply Service Association (CSSA) is a US-based national association of regional broadband service providers that distributes technology-related products and services to its…
2018 SD-WAN Market Outlook
The SD-WAN industry began to consolidate in 2018 after several years of rapid growth. Cisco purchased Viptela and VMWare purchased VeloCloud to eliminate competitive threats and add to their virtualized network solutions. Independent ISPs and MSPs also began adopting SD-WAN as a platform to expand services and enable delivery to clients. The opportunity for service…
Security and SD-WAN – the Omninet Approach
The future of networking and Internet combines the reliability and ROI of SD-WAN with the security performance of Cloud UTM and Firewall-as-a-Service. Business and consumers rely on their networks and the Internet. Business processes are integrated with Web, Cloud, and Hosted applications to deliver to employees, branch offices and customers. Consumers have integrated the Internet…
Multapplied Reaches Deal with Victory Square Technologies
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 20, 2017— Multapplied Networks, Inc. (“Multapplied”) is pleased to announce a letter of intent with Victory Square Technologies Inc. (“Victory Square”) (CSE:VST) (OTC:VSQTF) (FWB:6F6) to acquire up to 20% of Multapplied in exchange for cash and other consideration to be determined upon execution of a definitive agreement. “Victory Square has a…
Dual ISP Configuration for Greater WAN Uptime
Dual or Multi-ISP WANs are what our technology was initially built for. Using our technology, any customer can take two or more Internet circuits and create a more reliable single data path over them – giving the customer the Stacked Bandwidth and Combined Availability of all the circuits within the bond. The combined availability is shown by…
5 services used by restaurants that require 100% uptime
The restaurant sector is quickly becoming reliant on Internet connectivity for many of its day-to-day functions. Having an always-on Internet is now critical for many restaurants. Here are five services used by restaurants that require 100% uptime. If you’re interested in learning more, contact us and we’ll be happy to walk you through the details and…
7 ways to sell Bonded Internet
For some partners, selling Bonded Internet has become the basis for their company’s growth – and it’s no wonder. Bonded Internet allows you to upsell existing customers who are having network pain – usually related to increasing bandwidth, improving reliability, and securing voice quality. Bonded Internet is a high-value solution for solving customer problems. Here…
Creating a Bonded Internet Bullet-Proof WAN for Enterprise Clients
Bonded Internet scalability and security lets you build alternative WAN solutions for Enterprise clients. With Bonded Internet, creating a hosted and hosted-hybrid WAN for clients is easy. Ask us how, we’d be happy to show you. Improve uptime – Maintaining network availability is easy with Bonded Internet. Delivering multiple broadband connections as one bonded IP…
Five reasons why you should never sell another link load balancer.
Looking for Redundancy, Quality of Service, and increased network performance from a single device? We know your customers want a better network. And we understand – there are limits to using broadband connections for a complicated LAN. But the traditional link balancing solution isn’t necessarily the right solution. Below are five reasons why a Bonded…
Managed SD-WAN Success Story
Mr Scaffold, an Australian scaffolding company had a problem: none of the connectivity options available could deliver the throughput their temporary sites needed. Due to security (navy base) and the temporary nature of the sites, getting access to a permanent high-throughput fixed-line was not an option. Also, they did not have the line-of-sight to connect…
Private WAN: Primer
Networks in their simplest form connect, support, and/or segment different types of applications, devices, and people in an organization. More advanced networks today need a human operator to make changes and address faults. As the network grows in complexity, every change imposes substantial overhead, as the human operator must first determine the network’s state and…
Replacing MPLS with a Bonded Internet WAN
Take a look at a number of alternative solutions and architectures for a Bonded Internet replacement of (or add-on to) MPLS. In this slideshare presentation, we look at the ways in which Enterprises large and small can replace MPLS with a Bonded Internet solution and give each site: Unlimited bandwidth End-to-End Quality of Service Carrier Redundancy…
2015 Network Connectivity Report
Want to know how reliable the Internet really is? If you’re wondering how important it is to have multiple Internet connections at branch offices, you should read this report. We are constantly looking at data points such as jitter, latency, and packet loss to understand the reliability and behaviour of broadband Internet connections. But it’s important to give…
Bonded Internet vs. MPLS
In our effort to help businesses navigate the ever-changing digital landscape to meet their connectivity needs, we often come across legacy private Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) data service. From our experience, we’ve found that MPLS based WAN has 2 major headaches for network administrators: 1. Cost prohibitive: up to 10X the price of typical Internet…
Wireline vs. Wireless – Is there really a perfect access technology?
A recently published study (“Wireless Broadband Not a Viable Substitute for Wireline Broadband”) by Vantage Point was highlighted recently on the Telecom Blog. Some interesting comments, assumptions, and conclusions were made, which I feel can easily mislead the casual reader – and lead to an overly-sensitive buying process for companies looking for a new broadband…
Bonding 3G/4G to Wireline with Bonded Internet™
Use Bonded Internet™ to create highly resilient networks for customers needing seamless failover. Wireless for Failover – no IP address change Need a hassle-free wireless back-up for clients? Again, not a problem. Bonded Internet™ gives customers same-IP failover regardless of what bonded connections fail. Set your wireless back-up link as “Failover” and the system will transfer traffic over to…
Local School Board replaces MPLS with Bonded Internet™
Using multiple access providers, a centralized firewall, End-to-End Quality of Experience and link-level bonding, this School Board was able to create a highly redundant, feature-rich WAN to replace its MPLS network. Cost-containment was the driving factor in this School Board’s decision to choose Bonded Internet™ over MPLS. Using Bonded Internet™, the school was able to…
Creating a Bonded Internet™ Bullet-Proof WAN for Enterprise Clients
Bonded Internet™ scalability and security lets you build alternative WAN solutions for Enterprise clients. With Bonded Internet™, creating a hosted and hosted-hybrid WAN for clients is easy. Ask us how, we’d be happy to show you. Improve uptime – Maintaining network availability is easy with Bonded Internet™. Delivering multiple broadband connections as one bonded IP…
Maximize IPv4 Revenue using Bonded Internet™
Recently, a partner inquired about using Bonded Internet™ to satisfy a fail-over mandate for a 560-site deal across the United States. We were happy to help with the diagrams and build him a business case. What we figured out might shock you. Customer saves $1.676M in hardware costs using Bonded Internet™ We asked our…
Five uses for Multapplied’s API
Use Multapplied’s open API to deliver more value internally than just revenue. We’ve been running system maturity assessments recently with our partners – and we’re learning just as much as they are. In this post, we list five (out of the many) ways to take advantage of Bonded Internet’s API (Application Programming Interface). Below, you’ll…
A 16-minute demonstration of Bonded Internet™
[one_half valign=”top” animation=”fade_in”] [/one_half][one_half_last valign=”top” animation=”none”] Watch all of the videos here. We’re going to keep the text here short and sweet. Enjoy the video. If you’d like to discuss our software in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be happy to discuss: Core and CPE Redundancy Suggested Hardware Vendors Site-to-site VPN…
Ease of Use Video Series #5
Video #5 -Applying Quality of Service In our final video of the series, we show you how and why to apply Quality of Service to our bond. We show how our system is designed to avoid high-latency and jitter for uninterrupted and un-disturbed transmission of real-time application packets. We’d be happy to show you how…
Ease of Use Video Series #4
Next video: Applying Quality of Service Video #4 -Enabling Acceleration In this video we turn on our powerful compression/acceleration engine to show you how much increased performance we can get out of our bond. We initiate a file transfer of non-compressible data and see that our bond allows for a transfer of about 2 Megabytes/second.…
Ease of Use Video Series #3
Next video: Enabling Acceleration Video #3 – Same IP Failover In this video we show how easy our system handles Same IP failover. After we’ve configured a bond, we simulate a sudden link failure by unplugging one of links from the CPE (customer premise equipment) using our Bonded Internet™. We will perform a download to…
Ease of Use Video Series #2
Next video: Same IP Failover Video #2 -Configuring a Bond In this video we show how easy it is in our system to activate a bond. After we’ve gathered intelligence from each link, we bond them together (link aggregation) using our Bonded Internet™ user interface. We then perform a speed test to show you how…
Ease of Use Video Series #1
Next video: Configuring a Bond! Video #1 -Gathering Link Intelligence In this video, we explain how we gather behavioral information about each link in a Bonded Internet™ service. In this video, a customer has three Internet connections that we’re going to end up putting into a bond. But first, we need to know how these…
Five Advantages of Bonded Internet’s QoS
On-net or off-net, ensure network packets arrive on-time, and in-sequence. Every time. Quality of Service is an incredible network feature that is increasingly being demanded as VoIP and Video-Conferencing solutions are replacing PRIs, and face-to-face meetings. Bonded Internet™ not only bonds the bandwidth of multiple, diverse Internet connections, but it also provides application/traffic management outside…
Five reasons why you should never sell another link load balancer.
Looking for Redundancy, Quality of Service, and increased network performance from a single device? We know your customers want a better network. And we understand – there are limits to using broadband connections for a complicated LAN. But the traditional link balancing solution isn’t necessarily the right solution. Below are five reasons why a Bonded…
What are you doing with your T1s?
Five Reasons ISPs are Ripping Out their T1s and Replacing them with Bonded ADSL+CABLE Almost 40% of Bonded Internet™ deployments are coming from partners that are replacing their on- and off-net T1s. Why? Their customers (and their finance teams) require more. Either it’s more bandwidth, more versatility or, frankly, higher profit margins. If you’ve got T1s, what…