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.
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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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Bandwidth, latency and throughput describe characteristics of telecommunication and data communication links. When comparing offerings from telecom companies and Internet service providers vying for your business, it’s important to understand the relationship between these characteristics, so you get the right solutions for your business’ needs. Bandwidth is a measure of how much data over time… Read more »
Read MoreWhat is BGP? BGP, or Border Gateway Protocol, is the routing protocol that makes the Internet work. It’s pretty damn important. It can also be notoriously difficult to understand. BGP is required for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to connect to other network providers. Some large enterprises also use BGP to accomplish multi-homing—the ability to aggregate… Read more »
Read MoreOpen up and say “ahhhh.” To ensure overall health and to prevent future problems, all systems, like all bodies, need to go in for a check-up every once in a while. Your network is no different. When’s the last time you checked your ISP’s pulse? Internet service providers of all shapes and sizes experience outages,… Read more »
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Ecessa users rest easy; latest versions of Ecessa firmware NOT vulnerable to CVE-2016-0800 – DROWN – Cross-protocol attack on TLS using SSLv2.
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Network outages hurt customers, employees and the community. With businesses losing between $84,000 and $108,000 (US) every hour of IT system downtime, it’s time to put an end to outages and say hello to Never Down™ technology.
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Last week ISC published a patch for a critical remotely exploitable vulnerability in the BIND DNS server capable of causing a crash with a single packet. Ecessa firmware is NOT impacted as it does not use BIND.
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Smokey the Bear taught us, “Remember… Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires.” That’s how we feel about network issues. You can’t prevent them, but your IT team can prepare for an Internet outage so it doesn’t take down your network and your business. Here’s how.
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Network performance can be a troubling and mysterious burden placed on the shoulders of IT administrators. When seeking information, there are conflicting reports about what is and isn’t necessary for optimal performance.
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