Metro Ethernet
If you own a business with more than one location in a market, you know how important it is to keep everyone connected and communicating.
If you own a business with more than one location in a market, you know how important it is to keep everyone connected and communicating.
Despite the recent marketing buzz around reviving the old VPN methodology using new hardware such as SD WAN there are still many advantages to a private network. Before i get into those reasons let me clarify the difference between a private and a public network.
The term Metro E is industry slang for Metro Ethernet which is private dark fiber carriers have in abundance in metropolitan areas to serve their many customers. Due to the fact that fiber abundant in these areas carriers are willing to light up a private connection using those spare fibers to help a customer create…
We’ve been in this business for over 20 years and it still surprises me when I’m talking to a client and they mention we just implemented a security solution or we just moved to Office365 etc and I’m thinking, why didn’t you call me? Inevitably the answer is always “I didn’t you know you guys…
As a network administrator wide area networks (WAN) can be a confusing and a challenging problem to take on. Understanding the various methods, protocols and costs involved in setting up a WAN isn’t easy. In fact many newer administrators immediately think Internet. Although that is one transport method that can be used for connectivity, the…
All day everyday I talk to business owners and IT administrators about technology for business. Over the years I’ve come to notice an all too common thread among many small business owners that you do not find in larger enterprises as much. Its a certain mentality that keeps those business owners from improving the performance…
If your not using hosted VoIP and enjoying the benefits of HD Voice and high quality products then your missing out. That old PBX digital phone you’ve had for 10 years doesn’t match the sound quality and feature functionality of a modern SIP phone. Polycom now know as Poly offers SIP Phones that sport a…
MPLS stands for Multiprotocol Label Switching and it is used in designing and routing wide area networks (WAN). The technology directs data from one node (locaiton) to the next based on short path labels rather than long network addresses. This allows the routers at each branch avoid complex lookups in a routing table. This technique…
Businesses often deploy distributed networks using MPLS, Metro Ethernet or other connectivity to ensure that the communication between headquarters and their branch offices is always up and running. Branch offices located at the edge network depend on continuous connectivity. They have so many important devices and applications, that they cannot risk downtime or outages. Sometimes…
Cloud phone system popularity has exploded in the small business market. Business owners no longer have to settle for expensive legacy phone solutions that carry a heavy cap X. The functionality of Cloud IP systems far surpasses the ability of legacy systems, is easy to maintain, cost effective and simplifies your telco closet. A cloud…