So, we’re in day 14 of COVID-19 isolation. Have you found out that working from home is harder than you thought? You’re not alone. Over the next period of time, we’ll be talking about the top working from home challenges and what you can do to overcome them. One of the top challenges this massive […]
Cisco has released emergency patches for their SD-WAN routers. Anyone leveraging Cisco management software will need their admin’s to apply these patches as quickly as possible. While these technologies have changed how the WAN works, Patches like these present major risks for organizations. Unfortunately, as organizations become more and more “Sofwared-Defined” or As-a-Service, Vulnerabilities undoubtedly […]
This is a pretty quick update. Today we’re excited to announce our parent Rankings website. SaaSRankings.com. This website will remain the focal point for networking and SD-WAN solutions, but for other software solutions including Commerce, ERP, Hosting, IT Infrastructure, and Security, we recommend going over there.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Unified Communications as a Service. It’s crazy to think that this pandemic has the potential to be the main driver for the next decade of communications and modernization of telecommunications at large. For over 20 years, the telecommunications industry has promised us that a day would come when mobility, collaboration, virtual desktops, […]
GTT has announced major shifts on it’s earnings call today. The company plans to sell of and liquidate their massive infrastructure services. This was clearly a difficult decision, but necessary to remove those assets as they continue focusing on Software Defined services. As stated on the call, the company hopes this selloff will give them […]
SD-WAN investment surged past $1 billion in 2019. This MPLS alternative is growing like crazy over- almost 70% in 2019. Today, market share leaders including Cisco Versa networks, VMware, and Silver Peak combined the majority of revenue making up almost 70%. As we head into 2020 expect additional enterprise investment and SD-WAN to become more […]
Today, Palo Alto Networks has signaled their intentions regarding the competitive SD-WAN market. Palo needs to move quickly to cut into the early lead fortinet enjoys in the Sd-WAN space. The industry has been a tale of two cities. Fortinet stock has enjoyed a lift from SD-WAN while Palo Alto has suffered from slowed growth. […]
Every smart IT decision maker is seriously considering SD-WAN for their corporate network. MPLS, once the favored networking technology for business, is now losing its luster. You may have been told you can to rip out your expensive MPLS and replace it with SD-WAN over broadband to save big bucks. You may also have heard […]
It’s natural for IT shops to replicate their existing hardware and architecture when it’s time to refresh networking equipment. But refresh cycles provide a valuable opportunity to rethink — and improve — long-standing practices. Software-defined Wide area network implements software-defined networking principles over the broad area network, redefining the management paradigm by working the broad […]
How to determine which SD-WAN vendor is right for your company Before Selecting an SD-WAN vendor DIY SD-WAN Combines a low-cost hardware appliance (a “box”) and proprietary software to create a WAN that typically runs over the top on either DIA or broadband. Companies who choose DIY SD-WAN are paying CAPEX by purchasing the SD-WAN boxes and software licenses from the DIY provider or reseller. […]