Posts by Harry Yelland

How SD-WAN Supports Manufacturing Factory Automation

Since their inception, manufacturers have striven to automate their factories wherever possible, improving the efficiency, productivity and quality of production lines. Whilst in the early 1800s automation came from punched cards, used for complex pattern weaving, in the modern-day manufacturers are equipped with a vast array of computerised production line machinery. These systems are increasing […]

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How to Choose SD-WAN for Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector faces many networking challenges, including high reliability and uptime requirements, integrations with legacy systems, support for geographically dispersed locations and ensuring strict security is enforced. As network downtime can lead to financial loss, halts in production and disruptions to supply chains, it is essential for manufacturers to find a network solution to

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Enhancing Operational Efficiency with SD-WAN in Manufacturing

Arguably the greatest determinant for how successful a manufacturer can be, is their optimisation of operational efficiencies. Improving operational processes leads to greater speeds, reductions in workforce requirements and, ultimately, increased profits for the business. One less obvious way of improving the efficiency of operations is to improve network performance, as with an improved network

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Threat Detection in SD-WAN

When compared to traditional Wide Area Networks (WAN), Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions offer advanced threat detection capabilities. Integrations such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have become crucial to SD-WAN’s threat detection capabilities for real-time, proactive detection and protecting against zero-day vulnerabilities. The incorporation of behavioural analysis and comprehensive threat intelligence also

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Top SD-WAN Features That Benefit Manufacturers

Manufacturing businesses are switching from traditional Wide Area Networks (WAN) to Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) with the incentive of decreasing network downtime, improving security and enabling greater agility and scalability for operations. SD-WAN mitigates many of the issues found within traditional WAN networks, which can offer business with improved efficiency and reduce costs.

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How to become a Microsoft Teams Reseller

Becoming a Microsoft Teams Reseller can allow your business to access additional revenue streams. In recent years, Teams has become an essential collaboration tool for modern workplaces, enabling constant communications across a range of devices, with options for video and voice calls alongside instant messaging and group chat capabilities. Microsoft Teams is only expected to

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SD-WAN Deployment Strategies

Due to the high reliance on connectivity, the capabilities of network infrastructure have become essential for business operations. Although this importance was already present through branch office connectivity, the reliance on connectivity has only been emphasised by the emergence of cloud services and remote workforces, where the reliability of the network acts as a key

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What is SD-WAN? (2024 Revision)

Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) is a better way for businesses to manage their network across different locations. This is achieved by leveraging a combination of transport services, such as broadband,  LTE/5G and allows a secure connection between users and applications. This replaces the need for expensive dedicated WAN connections and allows companies to build

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