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…
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…
We interviewed Alex Ball, Vice President of QX.Net, to get his take on how Multapplied’s SD-WAN has benefited QX.Net. QX.Net is Kentucky’s largest independent Internet Service Provider. Locally owned and operated, QX.Net has been in business since 1997. As the operator of the state’s largest wireless network, QX.Net is able to provide clients with a…
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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…