Managed Network Services: Why Select a Carrier-Neutral Provider By Scott Brueggeman When companies pursue managed network services, they should pay particular attention to carrier neutrality. Being “carrier-neutral basically means the company is free to use whatever carrier they choose. They’re not required to use any specific carrier of a services provider. By contracting directly with [...]
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Carrier Neutral Providers – Key to your business decision
October 31st, 2012 
Digital West Networks Inc. Redundancy upon redundancy
April 10th, 2012 Digital West Networks Inc. When comparing Internet transit providers, it’s important to see what’s behind the scenes. How did they build their network? At Digital West, we have architected our network by building in multiple layers of redundancy or “protection.” When circuits are purchased from various carriers, we’re often given the choice of protected vs. unprotected circuits. A protected [...]
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Comments OffDedicated Server Options and Benefits
January 22nd, 2012 Digital West Networks Inc. Because there are different dedicated server needs there are different server options. There are different benefits to choosing different OSs, and there are different benefits to choosing different dedicated server vendor locations. This article goes into all the different choices and their pros and cons. Everyone looking to set up a dedicated server should read [...]
Posted in Colocation Services, Dedicated Managed Servers, Managed Network Services Tags: colocation services, dedicated hosted servers, Digital West Networks Comments OffBackup and Disaster Recovery as a Service
February 12th, 2011 Digital West Networks Inc. Managed Service Providers in the business of protecting their customers’ critical systems and data know they need to find reliable backup and disaster recovery software as part of their overall disaster recovery plan. But often the costs of licensing backup and disaster recovery software can be prohibitive. It’s not only important to find software that [...]