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How to Simplify Your WAN

Posted by MHO Networks on Jul 23, 2019 10:48:00 AM

The speed of digital transformation among businesses demands that WAN architectures change to meet growing challenges. Needs like increasing cloud usage and growing bandwidth requirements mean that your company is likely seeking ways to simplify your WAN to meet these increasing demands. 

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Topics: Bandwidth, WAN (Wide Area Network), Data, High Speed Internet, Business Internet, WAN Optimization

The WAN of Tomorrow, Today: How to Future-Proof Your WAN

Posted by MHO Networks on Mar 19, 2018 6:00:00 AM

Future-proofing means less replacing, less repairing, and a lot less cost down the line as we scramble to be ready for tomorrow. The future, however, is vague, and knowing what to prepare for can be difficult. Make sure your wide-area network (WAN) is ready for tomorrow with a few fairly simple measures right now.

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Topics: WAN (Wide Area Network)

WAN Optimization in the SD-WAN Era: Should You Bother? Yes.

Posted by MHO Networks on Nov 13, 2017 6:00:00 AM

Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) has fundamentally changed networking technology in a host of ways. It's changed so much, in fact, that some think WAN optimization itself is a dead art, lost forever against the greater efficiency of SD-WAN. That's not strictly true, but not too far off. There are still ways to optimize a WAN, thanks in large part to SD-WAN itself.

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Topics: Network, WAN (Wide Area Network), SD-WAN, WAN Optimization, Internet Connection

The WAN Under Fire: More Demand, More Call for Improvement

Posted by MHO Networks on Nov 6, 2017 6:00:00 AM

Is it time to get rid of the wide-area network (WAN)? Some would say it is, but almost as many would say that it's just time for a better WAN. Making a WAN better calls for some fairly serious changes, but those changes can make the system more ready to take on the ever-increasing demands of modern business.

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Topics: Bandwidth, Network, WAN (Wide Area Network), IoT (Internet of Things), SDN

The Next Generation of WAN is a Whole New Ball Game

Posted by MHO Networks on Sep 5, 2017 6:00:00 AM

While IT departments must work to provide wide-area network (WAN) operations to solve today's needs, the most astute are considering tomorrow's needs as well. That's got more than a few thinking about how to address those future needs, and what the WAN of tomorrow will look like.

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Topics: WAN (Wide Area Network)

What the IoT and the Cloud are Doing to WANs

Posted by MHO Networks on Aug 14, 2017 5:00:00 AM
While wide area networks (WANs) have been a going concern  since the 1970s , and changes have come and gone therein, some of the biggest changes seen yet are some of the most recent. Changes like the explosive growth of cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) mean big changes for the WAN.

The Very Fabric of WANs Has Altered

More and more networks are getting away from the old standard of multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), a big part of the WAN since the 1990s, and are moving instead to software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology. 

Many enterprise users are discovering that business-grade or even some consumer-facing internet connections are offering more bandwidth than standard WAN services. To pass up such options, therefore, would leave businesses at a marked disadvantage. 

Though not every business is moving in this direction, many are developing a  hybrid WAN environment  that calls on both the standard WAN and the overall internet to deliver the best in value.

Changes in the Cloud

The cloud in general is bringing some of the biggest changes to WAN. Greater scalability than ever is now readily accessible, and new options in apps are coming into play.

  • Increased scalability. With WAN and cloud systems working together, there's a better ability to take advantage of collocations and remote operations. Small and medium-sized business (SMB) users are particularly interested in this phenomenon, and more and more, the larger data center is pretty much a province of large-scale operations.
  • New app options. With increasing cloud-based options coming available, that means new apps available on every front. Using WAN to tap into those new apps opens up options ranging from big data analysis to customer relationship management (CRM) tools and more.

Changes From the IoT

The IoT is also representing a game-changing experience for WAN operations. Thanks to the IoT's nature as what amounts to an internet of interconnected systems, the end result is both opportunity and hazard.

  • Greater demand for security. With all this data flowing through a system, and more points than ever requiring access, the data prizes are richer and the means of access that much easier. A greater demand for security therefore, naturally follows.
  • Capacity management is almost as vital. New data is likely to stretch demand for bandwidth to a fever pitch. Trying to keep capacity straight will be vital to ensure the network can handle all the demands placed on it, making capacity management crucial. 

How Can I Manage All These Changes?

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes. While IoT and cloud systems will affect the WAN,  MHO Networks  has expertise in the connectivity that next-generation networks will require. Our experience in offering superior internet will help you take the greatest advantage of these new and powerful systems.
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Topics: WAN (Wide Area Network), IoT (Internet of Things)

How the Cloud Is Changing the Way Enterprises Connect to the WAN

Posted by MHO Networks on Jun 12, 2017 10:00:00 AM

Before the cloud brought about software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN), but after frame relay stopped being the standardized WAN technology, most enterprises used multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) to connect to their WAN. MPLS is still the most popular form of WAN connectivity today, but with data- intensive applications on the rise this may be changing.

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Topics: WAN (Wide Area Network)

How Digital Transformation Impacts the WAN

Posted by Olivia Phan on May 10, 2017 7:28:04 AM
Wide area networks are ever-evolving; they have to in order to support the constant levels of digital transformation businesses undergo. The move to the cloud has been one of the drivers of transformation for many businesses, but other factors such as the Internet of Things and security shifts are influential as well. The WAN has to evolve to support all these changes, and here we explore how the WAN is dealing with it. 
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Topics: Network, WAN (Wide Area Network), Digital Transformation, Automation

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