Let\u2019s face it\u2026you\u2019re going to have to start using the \u201cCloud\u201d sometime.\u00a0 With all the computer world adding more and more critical services in a cloud computing environment, Internet connectivity needs to be reliable.\u00a0 In today\u2019s world, Internet connectivity is everything to a business.\u00a0 It has gone from being something nice to have to a mission critical service that most companies can\u2019t exist without.\u00a0 And, with the newest trend leaning toward moving stuff to the \u201cCloud,\u201d when it comes to your Internet connection, the bigger, the better and the more, the better.\u00a0 I won\u2019t be breaking down this week\u2019s post into the three locations as I have in the past few weeks, because the same issues can happen at all three locations.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s talk about bandwidth first. As I said earlier, the bigger, the better. The more bandwidth, the faster your applications will be.\u00a0 Even with bandwidth coming down in price over the last several years, it is still expensive to get a significant sized Internet pipe.\u00a0 It really doesn\u2019t matter where you are located; although, the more rural locations tend to be a bit behind the major metropolitan areas when it comes to having the technology in place to provide major bandwidth.\u00a0 If you\u2019re looking for very high-speed Internet connectivity, you will need to have network equipment that will support the speeds.\u00a0 Whatever piece of equipment you place on the Internet connection (router, firewall, traffic shaper, etc.), it will need to have an interface on it that will support your desired speeds.\u00a0 Most of these devices are incrementally more expensive as you increase the size of your Internet pipe.\u00a0 Not to mention the fact that each of them comes with their own idiosyncrasies when it comes to administering them.<\/p>\n
So, what about Internet connection redundancy?\u00a0 I know that Internet connections NEVER go down and that service is ALWAYS available, so we don\u2019t have to worry about an outage.\u00a0 However, what if I want to have more than one connection just in case?\u00a0 Even in a rural setting, there is a good chance that there will be the possibility of multiple Internet Service Providers.\u00a0 And, you can use this to your advantage. Using multiple providers can increase your uptime; and, if done correctly it can increase your bandwidth.\u00a0 But, if you want to do this, once again, you are looking at some fairly advanced (and expensive) equipment.\u00a0 Not only will the equipment be expensive, but the configuration, administration and maintenance of said equipment will not be cheap.\u00a0 A company will need to have an intimate knowledge of advanced routing protocols, such as BGP in order to combine multiple Internet connections and route your traffic appropriately. And, all the redundancy in the world doesn’t mean squat if all of your Internet connections come into your facility in the same conduit. One small miscalculation from Johnny Backhoe can take out your entire business in one fell swoop.\u00a0 So, you will need to make sure that your Internet connections come into your facility from different direction and different locations.\u00a0 If this does not already exist, the build-out can be quite costly.<\/p>\n
What if, for some reason, you want a specific carrier to supply Internet connectivity? In some cases, the desired provider may not be available in your area. That leaves three choices, forget about the particular provider, transport your connection to a location where the provider exists or convince the desired carrier that it would be in their best interest to build-out the infrastructure that you need.\u00a0 In any case, there will be inconvenience; either in cost or in changing providers.<\/p>\n
Of course, my suggestion would be to move your stuff to a data center and let them handle all of this.\u00a0 Any data center worth a hoot is going to have redundant Internet connections from multiple providers coming from multiple directions.\u00a0 If Johnny Backhoe makes a mistake, there will still be Internet connectivity because of the separate connections.\u00a0 They will also have the necessary equipment already installed and configured in order to provide the required bandwidth and redundancy.\u00a0 There will not need to be any additional cost incurred on your part in order to meet your requirements.\u00a0 Maintenance won\u2019t be an issue either, as the data center will have a Network Engineer on staff that will be able to ensure that the connections are properly cared for.\u00a0 And, there is a very good chance that the data center will already have any Internet Service Provider that you would like to use.\u00a0 If they don\u2019t it\u2019s easy to negotiate that into the contract and let them incur the cost of getting it in place.\u00a0 Once again, the CFO is going to be very happy with you.\u00a0 In fact, the CFO may just give you a raise with all the money you\u2019re saving the company. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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