TeleGeography Literally Explains the WAN

Over the past five weeks, we've endeavored to explain precisely how data moves around the world, covering the basics of internet, transport networks, data centers, and the cloud along the way.

Today we answer our final, lingering question: What is a WAN?

First, let's get definitions out of the way. WAN stands for wide area network, which came out of the term LAN, or local area network.

Today's episode will help you brush up on the evolution of the WAN. We'll also hear from Brianna Boudreau, TeleGeography's current SD-WAN guru.

From This Episode:

• What is the Internet?
• What is a Transport Network?
• What Are Data Centers?
• What is the Cloud?
• Episode 508 | How Geography Influences Network Security
• Episode 501 | Are These WAN Sourcing Trends Real or Just Hype?
• Episode 425 | Surveying the WANscape
• Episode 421 | What Makes a WAN Truly Secure?
• Download the WAN Manager Survey Executive Summary
• What SD-WAN Is and How It’s Deployed