Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·an hour ago🏢Why Small Businesses Can’t Rely on Bespoke SD-WAN Architectures🛗For many enterprises, bespoke SD-WAN solutions offer strategic advantages by tailoring network architecture to meet unique operational needs. However, this level of customisation is neither feasible nor desirable for small businesses. Small businesse...Discuss·2 likesSD-WAN
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·a day ago🐱Bad Neighbours in the ISP Landscape | The Unforgivable Oversight of Dirty Traffic 🥵The internet thrives on cooperation, where service providers ensure that their networks play nicely with others. But in South Africa, a growing list of ISPs—with examples being Vodacom, Hero, Afrihost, Cool Ideas, and Vox—are failing at this fundamen...Discuss·10 likesinternet
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Dec 11, 2024🇿🇦 The Problem with Legacy Data Centres in South Africa | Time for an Upgrade ⏱️South Africa's IT landscape is home to many legacy data centres, especially in financial services. These facilities, built in a different era of technology, have become relics that businesses are clinging to—often at great risk. With outdated power s...Discuss·5 likes#SouthAfrica
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Dec 10, 2024🐍 The Pitfalls of Chasing Cheap Offshore Hosting | A South African Perspective 🇿🇦South African businesses, in a bid to cut costs, often look to hosting their infrastructure offshore, particularly in Europe or the United States. On paper, the savings can seem tempting—after all, hosting in a region with vast data centre options an...Discuss·4 likes#SouthAfrica
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Dec 8, 2024👺The Hidden Dangers of Mobile Networks in Business-Critical Systems | Why Serious Cybersecurity Means No LTE🤥When it comes to cybersecurity, not all connectivity options are created equal. In South Africa, mobile networks have become the primary conduit for cyberattacks. Businesses relying on LTE for critical systems or as branch links are exposing themselv...Discuss·3 likesLTE
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Dec 1, 2024🦚Velocloud vs Fusion | The Peacock & the Sparrow 🐦In the world of SD-WAN, two players stand out for vastly different reasons: VMware Velocloud and Fusion’s SD-WAN. Comparing these solutions is like comparing a peacock to a sparrow. Velocloud, with its dazzling feathers and high-profile marketing, gr...Discuss·3 likesFusion Broadband
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 29, 2024🌍Unlocking the Potential of SD-WAN for Southern Africa | How Fusion Is Revolutionising Connectivity in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, DRC & MozambiqueSouthern Africa's digital transformation is accelerating, and the need for reliable, high-performance connectivity has never been greater. Countries like Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mozambique are ripe for...Discuss·6 likesDRC
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 23, 2024🐇The State of Ookla Speedtest Servers in South Africa | Room for Improvement 🇿🇦Ookla Speedtest servers are a cornerstone for ISPs worldwide, serving as a primary tool for customers to assess their internet speeds. In South Africa, however, many of these servers hosted by ISPs are running on outdated hardware in virtualized envi...DiscussSpeedtests
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 23, 2024🚧The Shocking State of South African Telecommunications | A DIY Disaster🛠️Telecommunications in South Africa is in crisis, plagued by a culture of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and an obsession with cutting costs by buying the cheapest possible hardware. While this approach might work for small-scale deployments, it falls apart spe...Discuss·9 likes#SouthAfrica
Ronald Bartelshubandspoke.amastelek.com·Nov 20, 2024🕸️Which Businesses Need Last Mile SD-WAN & Why?🐝As the modern business landscape evolves, the need for efficient, flexible, and secure networking solutions has never been more critical. Among these solutions, Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) stands out as a transformative technology....DiscussLast MileSD-WAN
