Category: WAN Management

What Are Bandwidth, Latency and Throughput, and What Is Right for Your Business?

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 »

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BGP: A Really Important Thing You Might Not Need

What 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 »

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Elegant Failover and Increased Bandwidth – Priced to Scale

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In today’s marketplace, literally every business requires Internet service that never goes down. We’ve heard from businesses of all sizes –  they struggle with a barrage of IT-related challenges spanning from application and network performance to department turnover. Specifically, they crave never-fail Internet. But how can a small business justify the investment of protecting their… Read more »

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