Episodes

Monday Jan 25, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 201: Open Minds, Open Source SD-WAN
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
What is open source SD-WAN and how is it different from other "open" platforms we've already seen? This was the right question for flexiWAN CEO Amir Zmora, who wanted to get into the SD-WAN space, but only if he could do something totally different.
Greg sat down with Amir to take a closer look at his open-source model.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast Holiday Special: New Year, New WAN
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In this special pod, Greg invites TeleGeography Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to look back at the WAN in 2020. (And what a year it was.) She comes armed with a preview of data the team collected throughout 2020 for our annual WAN Manager Survey. The dynamic duo gets to talk about the biggest COVID-19 challenges reported by WAN managers and how 2020 will impact the WAN moving forward.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

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.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Jul 06, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 005: The WAN and Working from Home
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Fiserve's Michael Wynston joins Greg for a COVID-19 update on the impact of remote work on WAN managers.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

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?
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

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.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Friday Jun 12, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 002: The SD-WAN Marketplace of Ideas
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Senior Research Manager Brianna Boudreau sits with Greg to explore the SD-WAN marketplace. The pair explores how the vendor landscape and partner ecosystem have developed over the years.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Friday Jun 12, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 001: A Zero Trust State of Mind
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
In this special summer series, TeleGeography's Greg Bryan explores all things wide area networking. He brings data, calls network experts, and shares 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.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

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.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research