The wide area network (WAN) has always been a sore spot for change, but SD-WAN really does make a difference to application performance. As with any technology, you need to have a safety net, and that safety net is interoperability and ease of integration. This is where Ecessa has focused its efforts over the years,… Read more »
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Over the past several months I’ve attended conferences, spoken with industry leaders and listened to a lot of partners, all in an effort to get the pulse of our industry and the technology we rely on. As the CEO of Ecessa, this information helps me understand industry trends, customer realities and how best to meet… Read more »
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CenturyLink’s 2018 two-day service outage cut internet, television and 911 services across the U.S. for organizations that weren’t prepared. Ecessa provides analysis and recommendations for protecting your network against outages.
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December gives us ample opportunity to celebrate and it’s also a time to plan for the coming year. We want to send a little cheer your way with a sneak peek at our 2019 SD-WAN feature development roadmap. Our team has big plans for the coming year that include enhanced security, routing and cloud functionality.… Read more »
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I had the pleasure of attending the Gartner Symposium & IT Expo and Channel Partners Evolution last month. The experience was enlightening and energizing. Both conferences shed light on macro changes in technology and the future of our industry. Below, I share some of my thoughts and insights. For me, a big standout today is… Read more »
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Today’s world lives on the Internet. We expect most everything to be at our fingertips – whether it’s dinner reservations or online banking – we’re always on. Credit unions and banks, for example, rely on the loyalty of their members and customers for success. Those loyal patrons, in turn, depend on their services to be… Read more »
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The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) provides national cross-industry measures of customer satisfaction in the United States. According to ACSI, supermarkets have the best customer service. Topping that list is Trade Joe’s. Trade Joe’s gets high marks for product selection and quality of service. On an emotional level, they connect with their customers, helping them have… Read more »
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Network outages cost businesses millions of dollars every year. Even a 99.9% uptime guarantee from a carrier equates to nearly 9 hours of expected downtime a year. Most businesses will suffer significant damage from that level of downtime in the form of lost sales, lost productivity, lost customers, fines, damage to reputation, and more. How… Read more »
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Our answer: Priceless! Any way you look at it, security – or lack thereof – has a price tag. How to Secure Your Network Securing Content Traditionally, Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) are deployed as the primary security appliance for a corporate network – providing a fierce barrier to the outside world. Over the years,… Read more »
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Today’s business networks are digital, complex and distributed. They demand more bandwidth than analog minds of decades past imagined. In this article, we’ll look at services offered along with bandwidth ranges, advantages and disadvantages. Types of Bandwidth Several classes of service exist for business communications; each class contains multiple service options. Because of factors… Read more »
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