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…
We are about to turn the corner into a new decade, a time that will be defined by remarkable advancements in data processing, intelligence, and digital transformation. Yet, while there’s a lot to get excited about looking forward, the fact remains that we’re being held back by the rural broadband gap. Make no mistake about…
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…
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…
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;…
“SD-WAN favors decoupling the procurement of transport and service management, therefore, widening the opportunity for smaller competitors to challenge large network-based providers.” [1] The quality of a managed service is based almost entirely on customer connectivity. The reality is that not all of an MSP’s customers have the dedicated fiber or leased lines at…
“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…
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…
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…
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…