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.
From This Episode
More SD-WAN Adoption, More Data on a Changing Marketplace
SD-WAN Management Costs, Wargamed
The Dollars and Cents of SD-WAN

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast Holiday Special: New Year, New WAN
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
We're back with a bonus holiday episode of the WAN Manager Podcast!
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. And the dynamic duo gets to talking about the biggest COVID-19 challenges reported by WAN managers and how 2020 will impact the WAN moving forward.
From This Episode
WAN Managers Reflect on COVID-19 Challenges, Strategies for Moving to Remote Work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.