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Feeling '22: A Telecom Year in Review,...
We're looking back at all things telecom in 2022. And we're doing it the best way we know how:...
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Dec 20, 2022
2022 in Telecom: A Year in Review
Another December, another opportunity to reflect on the year that was. And that's exactly what...
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Simply Illuminating: Considering the...
Welcome back, podcast listeners. We're thrilled to dive into a new season of telecom tech...
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Jun 21, 2022
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Anyone in the WAN business—from the carrier or end-user side—knows that local access can...
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Untying the Gordian Knot, Unlocking...
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May 3, 2022
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Our readers likely know about NaaS: cloud-based network architecture that allows a WAN manager...
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SASE Isn't Revolutionary. It's...
Here's a hot take: the networking hype cycle has moved on from SD-WAN in favor of SASE and now...
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WAN managers had to scramble to accommodate massive changes when the world shut down during...
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Apr 5, 2022
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We've discussed the ways in which the WAN is moving away from private networks and MPLS in...
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When it comes to the cloud and digital transformation of the enterprise, it's always useful to...
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Feb 22, 2022
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We've crunched the numbers from our 2021 survey of WAN managers, and our new analysis is ready...
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One of the earliest and most persistent use cases for SD-WAN has been the ability to utilize...
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Feb 8, 2022
Upskilling Network Architects for the...
Network automation pops up often on our podcast. But—you know what's under-discussed? The HR...
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Jan 25, 2022
Understanding the Multicloud-Verse of...
We're going to talk about the cloud. More specifically, cloud outages and how to avoid them...
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Aug 4, 2021
Would an SD-WAN by Any Other Name Smell...
As we dig into technical standards and definitions, MEF has come up several times on this...
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Jul 12, 2021
NaaS, Cloud, and the Future of 5G
Listeners know that we've covered middle mile and NaaS on this show. We've also touched on the...
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Jul 6, 2021
The Very Definition of SD-WAN
When TeleGeography started tracking the SD-WAN market in 2017, we found dozens of vendors...
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Jun 28, 2021
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Are you like the (approximately) half of our survey respondents who have not yet adopted...
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Jun 21, 2021
To the Edge and Back
Today we're living on the edge! Whether we're talking security and SASE, NaaS, or cloud...
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Jun 14, 2021
Managing Multinational Network...
It's another case study episode of the podcast. Today, we welcome Ian Calderbank, Enterprise...
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Jun 1, 2021
Nailing Down Network-as-a-Service
Our data shows that most enterprises have more than one IaaS provider. For SaaS, that number...
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May 17, 2021
Submarine Cables: It's Not Bitcoin
We often say that we'll be taking a "deep dive" into an issue at the beginning of our...
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Apr 27, 2021
What Role Will MPLS Play in the Future...
The average enterprise network had MPLS running at 82% of sites in 2018. That fell to just 58%...
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Apr 19, 2021
WAN Manager Survey Data: Let's Do The...
In today's episode of the WAN Manager Podcast, Greg is joined by Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to...
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Apr 5, 2021
The Art of Zen and Network Monitoring
The latest episode of the podcast is all about network monitoring. Most of the enterprises we...
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Mar 29, 2021
SmartNICs, Explained
Most of our listeners are probably familiar with network interface cards (NICs, if you're...
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Mar 8, 2021
A Very Special Episode About a Very...
It's a case study episode! Greg is joined by Johan Ihse, product owner of global connectivity...
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Mar 5, 2021
What is Internet Middle Mile?
With the middle mile emerging as one of the next major topics of interest for global...
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Mar 1, 2021
Putting The Data Center Geography in...
When our new WAN Geography Benchmark got a bit of buzz earlier this year, we thought it'd be...
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Feb 23, 2021
Designing a Network for Now (And Five...
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Feb 8, 2021
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A new class of network provider has emerged, optimizing connectivity between the office and...
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Feb 1, 2021
SFW: Safe for WANs
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Jan 14, 2021
Data Center Matchmaking: Finding Your...
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Ponder the Future of the WAN With a...
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For several months now, much of the world has transitioned to remote work. Where possible,...
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"In previous iterations of the WAN, you might have seen one large MPLS cloud, but with core...
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Jun 22, 2020
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A Brief History of ARPANET: The Early...
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Optical Illusions: Content Providers...
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Jan 27, 2017
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No. This effect has nothing to do with a big parade. The trombone effect, or just...
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What happened during Friday’s massive internet outage on the East Coast? You know by now that...
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What is the Nyquist Theorem and Why...
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