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What is SD-WAN and why do I need it?

By Kevin Ramirez / February 28, 2018 / Comments Off on What is SD-WAN and why do I need it?

What is SD-WAN And Why Do I Need It? SD-WAN | Smart Networking What is SD-Wan? SD-WAN is the next implementation for your enterprise network. At least that’s what you’ve heard, so what is it and why should you move to it?   The Definition It stands for Software Defined WAN.   What’s That Mean?…

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How can I protect my business (if a truck takes out my internet)?

By Kevin Ramirez / January 21, 2018 / Comments Off on How can I protect my business (if a truck takes out my internet)?

How can I protect my business (if a truck takes out my internet)? The art of Redundancy Bulletproof Your Internet Operations How can I protect my business (if a truck takes out my internet)? In the telecommunications industry we hear the word redundant a lot, typically in the context of internet connections servicing the same…

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Net Neutrality Repeal Plan

By Kevin Ramirez / December 21, 2017 / Comments Off on Net Neutrality Repeal Plan

A couple of Good Guy ISP’S Iinternet service providers that are doing the right thing. net neutrality repeal plan Current Events On December 14th the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality protections. Those protections, approved by the FCC in 2015, were meant to keep the internet open and fair. For example,…

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Mike meets Mike

By Kevin Ramirez / December 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Mike meets Mike

Mike meets Mike 52 American Success Stories w/ Mike Luzio Interview with our Founder Entrepreneur Mike Kelsen, serial entrepreneur and owner of s2s Communications, was interviewed earlier this month by entrepreneur enthusiast Mike Luzio for his web series entitled 52 American Success Stories. The energy between these two is tangible. Probably because both of these…

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Israeli Chip Design Startup Sckipio First to Deliver G.Fast Gigabit Broadband

By Kevin Ramirez / January 13, 2016 / Comments Off on Israeli Chip Design Startup Sckipio First to Deliver G.Fast Gigabit Broadband

ISRAELI CHIP DESIGN STARTUP SCKIPIO FIRST TO DELIVER G.FAST GIGABIT BROADBAND Faster is on its way Sckipio G.Fast & FTTdp Architecture Nothing makes us happier at s2s than hearing about new broadband options for our customers. When most people think of broadband they think of Fiber or Cable. Most businesses can’t get Fiber and Cable…

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Startup, Bamboowifi, allows me to use Northern Liberties and Meraki in the same sentence!

By Kevin Ramirez / January 11, 2016 / Comments Off on Startup, Bamboowifi, allows me to use Northern Liberties and Meraki in the same sentence!

People who know me personally know that I love the neighborhood that I’ve called home since 2006: Northern Liberties. People who know me professionally know that I love me some Meraki. Well those two worlds collided following an article for The Verge this week announcing that a startup company named Bamboowifi has brought free WiFi…

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Surprise, your home WiFi routers aren’t secure enough for your business!

By Kevin Ramirez / May 9, 2014 / Comments Off on Surprise, your home WiFi routers aren’t secure enough for your business!

If you are in the security community, this information may not come as a surprise to you. If you’ve bought commercial-grade routers for your enterprise organization you may have assumed this might be the case but your finance department has made burying your head in the sand your only alternative. Let me unbury you —…

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Users face serious threat as hackers take aim at routers, embedded devices Network World

By Kevin Ramirez / May 8, 2014 / Comments Off on Users face serious threat as hackers take aim at routers, embedded devices Network World

“Embedded devices like home routers are an obvious choice [as new targets for attackers],” Eiram said via email. “They’re used by ‘everyone,’ the code maturity from a security perspective is usually terrible, and they have no real security mechanisms in place, making exploitation easier.” Device manufacturers are far behind when it comes to secure programming,…

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