Tag: MPLS

Is Google Fiber Going to Solve Your Global Connectivity Issues?

The most talked about ISP is finally coming to the Silicon Valley. Google Fiber was approved to install 2,300 miles of their super-powered fiber throughout San Jose, CA. After conquering tech hubs such as Austin, TX, the 1000Mpbs powerhouse has proven it has what it takes to compete with telecom giants such as AT&T and […]

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

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 telecommunication services for the Ampito Group said, “Our customers will benefit immensely from Aryaka’s disruptive, best-in-class technology, which […]

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The Network Manager’s “Aha!” Moment

I see the look on their faces all the time, sitting across a conference table, chatting with the corporate IT team. As I explain what our Software-Defined Network Platform does for our customers, their faces change! There is a brief pause and then comes the “Aha!” moment. They’ve just realized that their jobs are about […]

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SD-WAN: GPS For Your Network Traffic?

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 you have super powers if you could solve the city’s traffic problems. Indeed, traffic congestion is a huge […]

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

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 anticipates that the SD-WAN market will grow at a rate of 90 percent, hitting $6 billion by 2020 […]

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Not all SD-WANs are Created Equal

The technology industry loves to over use buzz words. Descriptors like “mobile”, “intelligent”, “connected” and even “2.0” all dominated vendor speak at different times. The latest buzz word that seems to be reaching that overused crescendo state is ‘software defined’, particularly when it comes to wide area networks (WANs). The need is certainly there. The […]

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

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 be rescheduled, and The Warriors ended up winning the rematch and the $2 million prize money. You can […]

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SD-WAN: WHY APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IS STILL AT RISK

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 the way that IT teams deploy, use, and manage their corporate network. And it didn’t come as a […]

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Skullcandy switches to Aryaka, meets spike in customer demand

The technology industry has been buzzing with the news that Apple Inc. plans to remove the headphone jack in its immensely popular iPhones. In the past, the headphone industry never used to make much news, until Apple bought Beats Electronics for $3 billion. Given this latest development, the headphone industry will now face a critical […]

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Latency and Application Performance: Are They Mutually Exclusive?

As principal architect at Aryaka, I meet with the IT teams of potential customers for in-depth discussions about how to enhance their global application performance and deliver a seamless user experience to their employees around the world. It’s a significant challenge today, when even mission-critical enterprise applications are commonly hosted in far-off cloud datacenters and […]

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Enterprise Networking: The Latest Piece of IT Infrastructure to Cloudify

Remember in 2006 when an up-and-coming e-retailer created the world’s first cloud technology to scale their own company’s needs? Image Credit: iStock Images It was the beginning of the end for 30-year-old legacy datacenters that companies built and maintained for their own use. At the time, as a technology early adopter, a co-worker and I […]

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Why Cloud Networking Solutions from Traditional CDN Vendors Won’t Work

EVP, StreamingMedia.com and Principal Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, Dan Rayburn, in his recent blog, talked about how traditional CDN vendors are looking at the larger WAN market, and are introducing cloud networking solutions for global businesses. Dan also observes that it is likely most CDN providers will find it difficult to set foot in an […]

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