Tag: SD-WAN

Why SD-WAN? The Real Question Is Why Not?
Why SD-WAN? The Real Question Is Why Not?

Surf an ocean of endless information without having to turn a page in an encyclopedia — that’s how folks in the 90s were introduced to the internet. 2.5Mb of web space and a 33.6Kbps modem is what the dial-up internet offered its users for connecting to the world wide web amid a ballad of hiss […]

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89% of Organizations Report Network Disruption: Here’s How to Stop It

In Silicon Valley, a disruption is a cause for celebration – to “disrupt” technology is to completely change the model for the way things get done and make the new way more efficient and effective than the old. So when we at Aryaka talk about “disrupting” the enterprise WAN, we mean to say that we’re […]

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How CIOs Solve Office 365 Performance Woes with a Global SD-WAN Service
How CIOs Solve Office 365 Performance Woes with a Global SD-WAN Service

City & Guilds Group’s CIO Alan Crawford had a global problem on his hands. Employees in a newly acquired company in New Zealand were having difficulty using the organization’s Microsoft Office 365 service that employees used to collaborate. Collaboration is central to the $195 million firm, which offers training and skills development to education providers, governments, […]

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SD-WAN Solutions for Office 365 Application Performance
SD-WAN Solutions for Office 365 Application Performance

After an acquisition, IT puts a priority on getting new team members onboard so they can collaborate with peers, but that can be a challenge with international concerns, especially when it comes to sharing cloud resources. That was the hard lesson learned by City & Guilds Group, the global leader in elearning, offering everything from […]

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How 2020 Changed Manufacturing IT Priorities
How 2020 Changed Manufacturing IT Priorities

The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging since March this year. It has caused disruptions in several sectors, but none more so than the manufacturing industry. Supply chain disruptions, remote user upsurge, and fluctuations in the sales channels are just some of the problems faced by this sector. Senior executives seek answers to questions like – […]

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The Post-Pandemic Cloud Consumption Model – Guidance to IT
The Post-Pandemic Cloud Consumption Model – Guidance to IT

We’re now three quarters of a year into the pandemic, with some regions beginning to view COVID in the rear-view mirror, while others are in the midst of a second wave. What have enterprises learned, how are they applying 3rd party guidance, and how are they adapting for the future? As many have reported, over […]

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How Universities Are Keeping Remote International Students Connected During COVID
How Universities Are Keeping Remote International Students Connected During COVID

Today marks the official start of fall. But in the era of COVID, back to school is looking very different this year. The global pandemic’s impact on education has yet to be fully understood, but we do know one thing: educational institutions are being challenged in new and unexpected ways. This is especially true for […]

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WAN Transformation in The Times of COVID-19
WAN Transformation in The Times of COVID-19

Last week, it was my privilege to participate in a fantastic thought-leadership round table with some leading minds in Australia and New Zealand to discuss emerging patterns in network connectivity. I learned a lot and want to thank each and every participant and the Ortus club. A while ago we published another blog titled “Don’t […]

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The Most Comprehensive Network SLA with End-to-End Coverage
The Most Comprehensive Network SLA with End-to-End Coverage

Aryaka, translated from Sanskrit, loosely means “the noble” or “the truthful”. For us, our customers are our truth. The company’s vision and values are fueled by unbridled customer centricity and a passion for going above and beyond. Our Service Level Agreement (SLA) plays an essential role in holding ourselves accountable to our customers to meet […]

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Aryaka SmartServices Enables High Performance for Fuze Global Cloud Communications
Aryaka SmartServices Enables High Performance for Fuze Global Cloud Communications

A few weeks back, Fuze, a leader in the global cloud communications space, designated Aryaka as a certified SD-WAN partner. Both companies are leaders in their respective fields, with Aryaka a Gartner MQ visionary as well as being recognized as a Voice of the Customer, while Fuze is a Gartner MQ visionary and a Forrester […]

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Optimizing Real-Time Collaboration Performance
Optimizing Real-Time Collaboration Performance

While several of my colleagues in other geographies now are completely free to work in the office again, here in California -as well as other places- we are still working from home. Or, as some have started to appropriately call it, we are living at work. (Note: That link will take you to a PacketPushers […]

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The Difference between SD-WAN and CDN
The Difference between SD-WAN and CDN

Sometimes there is confusion between what a Software Defined-WAN (SD-WAN) does and what a Content Distribution Network (CDN) can do.  After all, both are used to speed up the performance of applications, but for two different areas. The simple answer: SD-WANs are typically used by enterprises to ensure employees get optimal performance when accessing corporate […]

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