Face-off: Private Fiber vs. “Traditional” Wide Area Networks
02/28/2012 2 Comments
There are basically two types of wide area networks available today: private fiber networks and what we’ll refer to as a “traditional” network for this discussion. In a private fiber network, all buildings in the network are connected via a dedicated fiber optic link. A “traditional” network, on the other hand, connects each building to one another through the public cloud. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to each network.
Security
- Private fiber WAN
- Dedicated physical infrastructure ensures internal data does not pass through any public infrastructure, virtually eliminating any security threat.
- Network architecture allows for a single gateway to outside services such as voice, internet, etc. limiting external security risks.
- Traditional WAN
- All data, including internal data, passes through public switches. VPNs and other security techniques must be relied on to protect data integrity.
- Often, each location is a separate gateway to the public network enabling the possibility of outside security threats. Read more of this post
While we often promote the ways our customers benefit from using our product, this space provides the ability to share how we, Sunesys, benefit from using our own product. This example comes from the recent move of our virtual servers into the cloud by running them on an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS) across our own network.
