One location, for a growing business is often not enough. Many businesses as they find success will set up multiple branch offices in different regions to attract and serve customers.
Usually a one location business has no real need for a full time IT staff and when they begin to expand the company suddenly they are faced with the question of how to set up a network so all the locations can work, communicate and connect to a centralized server. Once the connectivity is accomplished there still won't be enough IT work to justify a full time staff so what is the easiest way to connect these new branch offices?
To connect a distant branch office to the network resources at a corporate office you will need data circuits, security, routers and a routing configuration. Even if you just throw in an internet circuit you have to configure an encrypted tunnel to create connectivity using a router as well as a firewall for security and this will require some expertise. The easiest way to accomplish this task without having in-house expertise is to lean on the pros. Most carriers offer a bundled solution with private MPLS connectivity that includes a router that has been pre-configured and is plug and play.
There are many technologies out there for connecting multiple offices and lots of buzz words like VPN, SD WAN and Metro Ethernet but the easiest way to connect a branch office is to lean on the experts who provide can provide a secure MPLS private network bundle.
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