The top rated MPLS providers are Masergy, Expereo, Globalgig, GTT, Colt, Lumen, Cogent, Verizon and Telstra. Comparing MPLS requires comparison of network reach, latency, jitter, QoS, uptime, support, reporting and backbone capability. Table of Contents Masergy Masergy is a global telecom recognised for their exceptional backbone network across 85+ countries. Masergy is known for strong

Cisco’s Umbrella Professional solution provides customers with a first line of defence against threats on the internet. All traffic is first sent through Umbrella, which acts as a secure on-ramp to the internet for users, wherever they are accessing from. Users are protected regardless of their location and connection type; no corporate network or VPN

SD-WAN as a Service: The Future of Managed Network Solutions WAN as a Service (WaaS) enables organisations to utilise the cloud when procuring fully managed or co-managed WAN infrastructure. The WaaS model vastly simplifies network management and scales easily to accommodate an increasing reliance on cloud-based applications and services.

What is Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS? Microsoft Azure is a cloud service platform by Microsoft. Formerly known as Windows Azure, it’s a popular platform with a range of cloud services from computing to analytics to networking and storage. Though many believe Microsoft predates Amazon, Amazon Web Services (AWS) actually came before Azure. AWS also leads

SHDS (Short Haul Data Services) are distant dependent. On the flip side, a Virtual Leased Line is available as point to point, multipoint or any to any on a Global basis. Table of Contents Short Haul Data Service If you have sites that are within a relatively close geographic range (up to 25 – 35

There are several different technologies available to decide upon when choosing how to build your organisation’s private Wide Area Network (WAN). The options available to you will necessarily be limited by your specific needs and requirements, the cost for transport and what is available for service delivery at any particular location. Table of Contents List

The majority of businesses are opting for the provision of SD-WAN services to provide for their branch office and remote user connectivity. Table of Contents The nature of how organisations work today and how focused every business is on their cloud applications and storage dictates a need to deliver solutions which encompass network cybersecurity. Gartner

In the early 2000’s, the IPSec based VPN was the default service provider product offered within the telecoms marketplace. At its heart, the IPSec based WAN enabled businesses to leverage a single public IP backbone (or the wider Internet) by encrypting data between their office sites and remote users. Table of Contents We’ve written previous articles