garysevounts, Author at Aryaka

How the WAN Is Changing in the Age of As-A-Service: A Webinar Recap

Posted on November 16, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

“We’re witnessing the fastest transformation of the WAN ever seen,” said Dave Nuti, VP of Americas for Aryaka. Dave and John Burke, Principal Research Analyst & CIO at Nemertes Research, co-hosted a highly informative webinar on the[...]

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Is WAN connectivity slowing you down? Here’s the solution…

Posted on October 27, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

Negotiate network contracts, configure equipment, deploy solution, address user complaints, fix problems, and… repeat. Does this sound familiar? Enterprises with multiple locations around the country, or the world, constantly deal with an endless cycle of recurring WAN[...]

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Spiceworks “2017 State of IT Report” Sneak Peek Speaks Volumes

Posted on September 29, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

Looks like it is indeed “game on” for corporate IT pros and solution providers to get it right, or go home. According to the sneak peek blog from Spiceworks, their “2017 State of IT Report” will cite[...]

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Greylock Partners Identify “What Keeps CIOs Up At Night”

Posted on September 22, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

According to a recent survey from Greylock Partners, one of the leading venture capital firms, one of the top issues keeping CIOs up at night is the migration of traditional applications from the corporate data center to[...]

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Rio Olympics Cause Olympic-Sized Network Challenges

Posted on August 18, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

The Rio 2016 Olympics is the most technology-driven Olympics ever. Not only is it drawing huge crowds at the events, but the number of spectators watching the events streamed on their phones and other computer devices far[...]

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Top Three SD-WAN Adoption Motivators Found in IDC Survey: Aryaka Exceeds Them All

Posted on August 3, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

A worldwide study, from research firm IDC, highlights the need for consistent security, price, and reduced complexity as the top motivators considering SD-WAN adoption, as identified by the survey respondents. IDC goes on to predict the enterprise[...]

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Pokemon Go is fun for users, but challenging for networks

Posted on July 21, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

On July 6th, Niantic, Inc. released the mobile sensation, Pokemon Go, and smartphone users have been wandering the streets trying to catch the fictional characters with their devices. In short, Pokemon Go is like if Angry Birds[...]

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Three Reasons Why the Aryaka and Ampito Partnership Is a Perfect Match

Posted on July 8, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

Aryaka’s global SD-WAN continues to gain traction around the world. We recently announced our new partnership with the Ampito Group, a technology leader in network, security, and cloud services. Graeme Harold, the Managing Director of mobile and[...]

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Without reliable networks, the IoT ain’t gonna work

Posted on June 23, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

It used to be considered cool if you owned one of those cell phones the size of a VHS cartridge. The savvy and successful loved to brandish their new flip phones, snapping it open and closed with[...]

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[INFOGRAPHIC] ARYAKA CLOSES Q1 2016 WITH OVER 120% GROWTH IN BOOKINGS

Posted on May 18, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

We recently announced a record breaking quarter, in which we achieved over 120% year-over-year growth in bookings for Q1 2016, fueled by new customer acquisitions, install-base growth, and record channel partner contributions. In fact, over the past[...]

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SD-WAN: GPS For Your Network Traffic?

Posted on May 11, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

Public Internet traffic is quickly becoming like traffic gridlock on I-10 during rush hours in LA. Los Angeles Traffic Gridlock Anyone who has visited Los Angeles (LA) or lived in the city in the past would think[...]

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JOIN ARYAKA AT “THE SAAS SUPERHIGHWAY BOOTH” IN INTEROP VEGAS 2016!

Posted on May 5, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

30th Anniversary of Interop Interop is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the kickoff of its conference in Las Vegas (May 2-6), and Aryaka is excited to be here. It gives us another chance to connect with our[...]

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In SD-WAN We Trust: But Something Is Still Missing

Posted on April 21, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

SD-WAN seems to be approaching the peak of its hype cycle. It is mentioned in quite a few articles. The overall view on it is extremely optimistic. Predictions on the segment’s growth are bold. For example, IDC[...]

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How a social gaming company achieved 8X faster access to Amazon web services

Posted on April 7, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

The Tigers were about to beat The Warriors at a multiplayer real-time strategy video game and win the Gaming World Championship Playoffs when a series of network issues hit the tournament. The lag caused the playoffs to[...]

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SD-WAN: WHY APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IS STILL AT RISK

Posted on March 31, 2016 By Gary Sevounts

In January this year, thousands of IT managers descended upon Ft. Lauderdale to attend the NFV & SDN Expo. Everywhere I looked, people were talking about one thing: how software-defined networking (SDN) technology is going to transform[...]

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Forget the edge. Here’s the Real Cloud Networking Solution. . .

Posted on December 1, 2015 By Gary Sevounts

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen news coming from the old-school networking incumbents announcing that they are making moves to improve the performance of cloud-based applications. It’s no secret that the future of enterprise apps is[...]

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