'1 + 1 = 3': The synergy between the NEW key technologies
As noted last time, just as the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture is enabling IT to take advantage of "the cloud" - SaaS, public and hybrid cloud computing - so the cloud is enabling the next generation enterprise...
The cloud is enabling the Next-generation Enterprise WAN, and vice versa
Having spent the last several columns looking in depth into why MPLS is no longer the only answer for building enterprise WANs, this time let's go up a few thousand feet and look at the bigger picture, before any further dives down...
Knocking down MPLS myths, concluded
We've now spent a number of columns covering the issues surrounding the myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS. We'll conclude this topic by addressing the issue of having a single place to point the finger when something goes wrong...
Addressing the 'only MPLS offers predictability and supports enterprise VoIP' myth
Having knocked down a number of the myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS over our last few columns, let's now address the most difficult – and in many ways "legitimate" – myths around MPLS. They can be worded different ways, but boil...
MTBF, MTTR and SLAs, oh my
Continuing our look into myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS. Today we'll consider two more: "The MTBF and MTTR of broadband connections are too high, so even if they are lower cost and higher bandwidth, I can't afford to use them."...
'We can't use asymmetric broadband' - knocking down more MPLS myths
As we started to address a couple columns back, until recently, for a serious enterprise WAN, you probably needed MPLS. Thanks to the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture, this is no longer the case. Many myths persist...
Knocking down the “I need a full mesh between my locations” MPLS myth
As we began to cover last time, until recently, if you were an enterprise WAN manager responsible for a serious WAN, you probably needed MPLS. Thanks to the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture, this is no longer the...
Knocking down the myths of why enterprises need MPLS
If you're responsible for a serious enterprise WAN, do you need MPLS? Until recently, the answer to this question for almost all larger enterprises, many mid-sized and some smaller ones as well, was a resounding yes.Thanks to the...
A NEW architecture for enterprise Internet access
Last time, we looked at a specific solution to the problem of the "trombone" effect in enterprise Internet access using the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. This time, we'll close out this run of columns by delving...
Centralizing Internet access with WAN Virtualization
For the last several columns we have been exploring the details of how enterprise Internet access is established.Most enterprises have precious little bandwidth at most of their remote locations, and Internet access at the branch is...
Why the 'trombone' effect is problematic for Enterprise Internet access
Last time, we began looking at the "trombone" effect, what it is, and why it existed. Here, we'll delve more into why this "trombone" effect is a problem for Enterprise WAN design going forward.One of our theses here is that the...
A spectre is haunting Europe (and cloud computing everywhere) – the spectre of the 'trombone' effect
A spectre is haunting Europe – and North America, and Asia Pacific – in Enterprise IT managers' quest to leverage the power of cloud computing. It is the spectre of the "trombone" effect in enterprise Internet access!It should be...
You can’t be too rich, too thin, or have too much Internet bandwidth
As we move into the era of the cloud, and further into the era of BYOD and the explosion of personal/consumer use of the Internet as a fundamental expectation of individual workers and their devices, having much more bandwidth at...
Why you need (a lot) more Internet bandwidth on your Enterprise WAN
Last time we covered the reasons I believe the time is now ripe for a Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture. This time, I'd like to cover something more basic, even fundamental, which rarely seems to be considered and is...
The Next-generation Enterprise WAN: Let's start with why
For the last several columns we've looked at the key factors affecting WAN performance – loss, latency, jitter and bandwidth – and various ways of addressing these issues. As 2013 begins, I'd like to step back and look at the bigger...
Addressing WAN packet loss – go where the loss isn’t
We continue our discussion of what can be done to address the impact of packet loss on application performance over the WAN. In our previous 3 columns, we've covered five of the six different possibilities listed in the first column...
Addressing WAN packet loss – borrowing from the CDN/ADN world
We continue our discussion of what can be done to address the impact of packet loss on application performance over the WAN. We've covered three of the six different possibilities listed in the first column of this arc. Today, we'll...
Addressing WAN packet loss, Part 2
Last time, we began our discussion of what can be done to address the impact of packet loss on application performance over the WAN. We listed six different possibilities, and went through how one of them can significantly improve...
What can be done about WAN packet loss and its impact on WAN application performance?
Last time, we delved into the reasons that packet loss has such an enormous impact on application performance over the WAN in the first place. This time we'll begin to look at the ways that various WAN technologies and techniques –...
Why does packet loss destroy application performance over the WAN?
Before continuing on to cover which of the various technologies – those that are part of the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture as well as others – addresses packet loss and how, I think it will be worthwhile to go a...
