May 10, 2021
I'm Just the Middle Mile Man
We're going back to the middle. The middle mile, that is.
Like many telecom terms, this is one that you might have to follow up with, “what exactly do you mean by that?”
We're going back to the middle. The middle mile, that is.
Like many telecom terms, this is one that you might have to follow up with, “what exactly do you mean by that?”
The average enterprise network had MPLS running at 82% of sites in 2018. That fell to just 58% in 2020. About one-third of those networks have active backups for their MPLS service—a quarter of them have passive backups.
Looking at these numbers, we have to ask: what role will MPLS play in the WAN moving forward?
The latest episode of the podcast is all about network monitoring.
Most of the enterprises we interview are running dozens or more SaaS applications. And most of our WAN Manager Survey respondents have moved their data centers off-premises—the majority are connecting to multiple IaaS providers. Further, enterprises are increasingly more likely to piece together networks from multiple vendors.
Most of our listeners are probably familiar with network interface cards (NICs, if you're savvy). But what about SmartNICs?
It's a case study episode! Greg is joined by Johan Ihse, product owner of global connectivity at H&M.
As with previous WAN manager interviews, we'll focus on the story behind the network. This includes learning about H&M's network set-up, the transformations they've undertaken, and some goals for where Johan would like to see their network go.
When our new WAN Geography Benchmark got a bit of buzz earlier this year, we thought it'd be cool to invite Principal Analyst Patrick Christian back to the pod to explain how this tool was developed.
It's one of those origin stories where a major customer needed to use several of our databases to run a bespoke analysis of their network. The project sparked a bright idea for how to help other enterprises with their data center decision-making.
A new class of network provider has emerged, optimizing connectivity between the office and the cloud. What do they offer? How do they do it? And what’s happening between the core backbone and local access?
TeleGeography Principal Analyst Erik Kreifeldt is in the house, and Greg is asking the big questions about internet middle mile.
What do you think of when you think of integrating security into the WAN?
WAN Dynamics' Jason Gintert sees a changing connectivity landscape that presents no shortage of challenges to security teams.
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