Episodes
![The WAN Manager Podcast 006: Cloudy With a Chance of IaaS](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 006: Cloudy With a Chance of IaaS
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
In this week's pod, Greg sits down with Principal Analyst Patrick Christian to talk about TeleGeography's latest cloud and WAN infrastructure research. Patrick brings intel on the physical geography and product infrastructure of cloud and multinational corporate network providers.
From This Episode
WAN Service and Pricing Trends for 2020
TeleGeography's Cloud Infrastructure Map
TeleGeography's Interactive Submarine Cable Map
About Cloud and WAN Infrastructure
Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
Register for our webinar on SD-WAN and expense management with the team at Calero MDSL
![The WAN Manager Podcast 005: The WAN and Working from Home](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 06, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 005: The WAN and Working from Home
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Greg is joined by Fiserve's Michael Wynston for a COVID-19 update on the impact of remote work on WAN managers.
From This Episode
COVID-19 and the Impact of Remote Work on WAN Managers
Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
Register for our webinar on SD-WAN and expense management with the team at Calero MDSL
![The WAN Manager Podcast 004: Benchmarkers Anonymous](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Monday Jun 29, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 004: Benchmarkers Anonymous
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Greg asks an analyst about all things benchmarking. TeleGeography Senior Analyst and Data Science Manager Mike Bisaha steps in to explain best practices in measuring your wide area network against your goals.
So who benchmarks? How does this make life easier for a WAN manager? What has benchmarking taught us about networks? And how have the goals of WAN managers shifted over the last five to ten years?
From This Episode
- On TEMs: You Can't Benchmark Your Network if You Don't Understand What You're Buying
- Schrodinger's MPLS and Why Predicting the Future is Hard
- Five Years of SD-WAN Migration Stories, Five Takeaways
- WAN Pricing Mythbusters
- Wargaming Your WAN
- Get the WAN Manager Newsletter
- About the WAN Cost Benchmark
- About the WAN Manager Survey
- Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
- About Our Sponsor: All About Benchmarking
![The WAN Manager Podcast 003: Going to the Source](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Monday Jun 22, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 003: Going to the Source
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Globalinternet Chief Portfolio Officer Mike Lloyd joins Greg to talk about, naturally, sourcing internet.
They zero in on the biggest challenges in internet sourcing and the most efficient solutions Mike has seen when it comes to buying internet from ISPs around the globe.
Adding internet as part of a hybrid MPLS solution? Adding a second line for SD-WAN or local breakouts for SaaS applications? Ditching MPLS altogether? The modern WAN increasingly includes internet alongside or in place of traditional telco services. And these two have seen it all.
From This Episode
- About Globalinternet
- Schrodinger's MPLS and Why Predicting the Future is Hard
- This is How the Average Enterprise is Managing Their Network in 2020
- WAN Pricing Mythbusters
- Wargaming Your WAN
- Get the WAN Manager Newsletter
- About the WAN Manager Survey
- Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
- About Our Sponsor: The WAN Manager Digest
![The WAN Manager Podcast 002: The SD-WAN Marketplace of Ideas](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Friday Jun 12, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 002: The SD-WAN Marketplace of Ideas
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Here at the WAN Manager Podcast, it's time to ask an analyst. That means we've invited an expert from TeleGeography to discuss the data behind wide area networking.
Today, Senior Research Manager Brianna Boudreau sits down with Greg to explore the SD-WAN marketplace. The pair digs into how the vendor landscape and partner ecosystem has developed over the years.
From This Episode
- More SD-WAN Adoption, More Data on a Changing Marketplace
- WAN Pricing Mythbusters
- Wargaming Your WAN
- Get the WAN Manager Newsletter
- About the SD-WAN Research Service
- About the WAN Manager Survey
- Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
- About Our Sponsor: The WAN Manager Digest
![The WAN Manager Podcast 001: A Zero Trust State of Mind](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8735843/YT_art_2eit8g_300x300.png)
Friday Jun 12, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 001: A Zero Trust State of Mind
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Welcome to the first episode of the WAN Manager Podcast. In this special summer series, TeleGeography's Greg Bryan dives into all things wide area networking. He's bringing data, he's calling network experts, and he's sharing stories from WAN managers around the globe.
Today he's joined by Lionel Marie, Network Innovation Manager at Schneider Electric. The two waste no time getting into zero trust security, adoption, vendor selection, and the impact of COVID-19 on WAN management.
From This Episode
- WAN Managers Consider Zero Trust Security, Face Challenges in Implementation
- Wargaming Your WAN
- About the WAN Manager Survey
- Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
- Get the WAN Manager Newsletter
- Google BeyondCorp Research Papers
- How Google Protects Its Corporate Security Perimeter Without Firewalls
- What Lionel is Reading: Where Wizards Stay Up Late
![Coming Soon: The WAN Manager Podcast](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog8735843/WMP_300x300.png)
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Coming Soon: The WAN Manager Podcast
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
TeleGeography's Greg Bryan has a microphone, a seemingly endless supply of data, and the phone numbers of some prominent WAN experts.
Join him for this special series on the world of wide area networking. You'll hear from managers on the enterprise side, the experts who serve their networking needs, and TeleGeography analysts armed with Excel sheets and survey data.
Coming June 2020.