As Lightedge celebrates the new year and exciting things to come in 2018, we took the opportunity to look back and reflect on the major accomplishments and milestones that this previous year brought. As we close the book on 2017 and ramp up for the new year, we’d like to take this time to share…
The infrastructure, platform, process, people, and network are all integral pieces of the Hybrid Solution Center puzzle. Over the past few weeks, Lightedge has highlighted each of these elements and their importance to building successful cloud environments in today’s evolving landscape. As hybrid cloud deployments increase, it’s important for businesses to find a partner that…
Last week’s Hybrid Solution Centers blog discussed what the future will hold for cloud interconnectivity and networking requirements. This week, find out how Lightedge is addressing network requirements for organizations: Cross-data center services, redundancy, and entry points into cloud migration are provided through multiple interconnected Hybrid Solution Centers. Whether it’s on-premises, colocation or cloud, Lightedge…
Today’s ultimate challenge is to design and implement a network that provides the flexibility and scale to meet tomorrow’s unpredictable requirements. It must also shield businesses from the complexity of networking and any single points of failure. To prove successful, the network should always pass three vital user questions: Is the network up? Is the…
As the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality, Lightedge wanted to take this time and explain our company’s stance and how this will affect customers. Lightedge will continue to provide the tools and capabilities for Quality of Service and traffic management at no additional charge to our customers. While data privacy is important to us,…
We continue this week with our fourth installation of the Hybrid Solution Center series, exploring the people behind it all. Recently, Lightedge employed a third-party firm to perform a blind survey of its customers. When asked to describe Lightedge, the number one response was: ‘They are an extension of our IT department’. That is a…
Big data, machine learning, cloud computing and analytics have redefined the way our businesses operate today. What advancements can we expect for the New Year? Here are a few tech predictions that will help you stay in the know and optimize for efficiency: Software Defined Everything (SDX) Gains Momentum Though the concept is not new,…
For decades, businesses worked hard to accumulate customer information that would help drive their business. The task was demanding, but those insights felt meaningful and earned. Fast forward to the current digital age, where customer data is no longer sacred. In fact, it is so readily available that it’s daunting to even process. The task…
We are back this week with the next part of our Lightedge Hybrid Solution Center blog series. Our solutions are only as good as the processes in place that support them. That’s why we are diving into the processes behind our Hybrid Solution Centers this week. As we’ve seen recently, lack of rigorous process can…
Welcome back to the Lightedge Hybrid Solution Centers blog series. This week we will move from discussing facilities and infrastructure to talking about the importance of a secure platform. The Hybrid Solution Centers platform offers custom solutions for specific customer requirements. Although each customer’s service offerings may be unique, what remains constant is our simple…