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SD-WAN, MPLS, P2P or VPN? [Infographic]
Which WAN technology is the best fit for your company? We made this nifty step-by-step infographic to help you decide. CLICK HERE if you’d like to download a copy (with links to WAN technology definitions), to save for later… and no,…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 004 – Questions for Public Cloud Providers
In Ep 004, your host, Mike Smith, lists the top questions you should ask yourself before you start shopping service providers for Cloud VMs (aka Public Cloud). This list is the result of hours of research he did, calling…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 003 – 5 Ways to Prepare for an SD-WAN Install
So you’ve decided to move to SD-WAN. What should your IT department do to make sure you have a smooth installation? To answer these questions, we invited an expert SD-WAN engineer, Jack Dolan from Aryaka Networks, to speak…
SD-WAN Providers’ Secret Weapon
Hey IT Buyers! Do you currently have a back-up Internet connection at any of your company’s sites? Smart. But what is it being used for, as we speak? I’m assuming your answer is “nothing” or at best, a DMZ for…
Cloud Therapy: Ep 002 – Questions for Service Providers for MPLS, SDWAN, P2P & VPN
Your company is shopping for a WAN service, such as MPLS, SDWAN, EPL (a.k.a. Point to Point), or IPsec VPN. And you want to pick the right technology and best provider…quickly. Well your ability to do the above is going…
Cloud Therapy: Episode 001 – What is SD-WAN? [Podcast]
What is SD-WAN and what are the benefits? How does it compare to MPLS and other business WAN services? We bring an extremely experienced, long-time provider engineer, David Kline from TPx (formerly TelePacific) Communications, to answer all of these questions for…
About Cloud Therapy: A New Podcast
Introducing Cloud Therapy… A NEW podcast for all IT professionals seeking to catapult their careers to the next level. Listen to a quick overview of who your host, Mike Smith is and how this podcast will act as a guide…
MPLS vs. SD-WAN
So you are contemplating replacing your MPLS network with an SD-WAN network. But you’re wondering, “What’s the difference?” Well, as I explained in a previous blog, SD-WAN can bring a ton of benefits, like increased network speed, more link uptime,…
Six Benefits of SD-WAN
You’re an IT manager for a company with multiple locations. Your MPLS WAN contract is coming up and you’re thinking… “Do we still need MPLS? Should we just go big bandwidth at all sites and run an IP-Sec VPN? Should…