At one time, building that network was well understood, connecting factories, distribution centers, and the rest of the supply chain with a private network built from MPLS or some other private data ...service. Are SD-WANs The Answer? IT teams in other industries have been able to replace MPLS with Internet communications and software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN). ...typical SD-WANs are a poor fit for manufacturers who need to be concerned that even the slightest outage of a processing plant, the disruption of a supply chain, or that the lack of regulatory compliance will interfere with the business.
Whether they rely on MPLS or internet-based IPSec VPNs, most companies we meet with still backhaul traffic to a secured internet access portal in a central or regional hubs. ...a recent survey by ...Dimension Data (sponsored by Versa Networks, an SD-WAN supplier), spoke to this point.
With so many providers, you'll need to have the number of more than just a few network operation centers (NOCs) on hand. + Also on Network World: IDC: Any of the tier-1 carriers, for example, have ...national networks, but there will always be holes in their coverage, particularly outside of the U.S. Even within the U.S, they might use third parties to service locations outside of their footprint Many of our clients are looking at VNOs, such as Brodynt, for managing their internet deployments. ...VNOs, have started to deliver internet services in the U.S. SD-WANs are a powerful alternative to MPLS, but organizations need to take care that their agility doesn't come at the expense of management overhead.
SD-WAN technology uses simpler hardware yet provides flexibility and reliability at an unbeatable price (see "An SD-WAN and MPLS Pricing Scenario"). Buyers always ask for balance sheets before making ...a purchase, but with substantial market share concentrated in the hands of so few vendors, concrete evidence of revenue generating customers (not just named references) is even more important. Identifying true SD-WAN deployments is important in validating the company's SD-WAN expertise and the future of the product line.
A mix of applications ran between those sites: SAP, CIFS, mail, VoIP, video and file sharing were the most common. Whether you're a network engineer concerned about maximizing performance and uptime ...or a CIO/CFO focused on reducing top-line costs, evaluating your WAN performance is the only way to accurately assess your networking options.
... pricing for Oracle CRM On Demand Release 15 starts at $70 per user per month for the multitenant edition, including the application, maintenance, upgrades and application delivery. ... Forrester ...Research has found this issue to be the one most often cited for avoiding SAAS deployments.
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IT By The Book Greenfield, Dave
InformationWeek,
12/2007
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Trade Publication Article
It's long been accepted that constant change is fundamental to IT. It calls for having a clear blueprint as to the direction of the organization and its goals. The answer for many has been to follow ...the models set down in ITIL 2.0 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), the 10-book set of best practices for IT service management that's gained wide popularity among international organizations and the vendor community. Attempting to mix the three management specifications -- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), ITIL, and ISO 17799 -- can be daunting, and much work has been done to harmonize them. ISO/TEC 17799:2000 specifies best practices for security in 12 areas and offers guidance on such topics as protecting personal data, internal information, and intellectual property. By wrapping process, people, and technologies together, ITIL with COBIT and ISO 17799 give IT the reference framework for governing its operations.
