Top SD-WAN tips: navigating today’s complexity with strategic control

21 July 2025

Jonathan Tinner, Product Director, GTT

Jonathan Tinner, Product Director, GTT

For many UK enterprises, SD-WAN has already proven itself as a critical enabler of agile, cloud-centric operations. First and second-generation deployments have delivered technical flexibility and visibility gains for their businesses along the way.

The challenge now is to ensure that SD-WAN evolves, providing a resilient, integrated command centre that not only connects but orchestrates and delivers long-term value amidst AI-driven disruption, cloud sprawl and escalating cyber risk.

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Network security solutions: selection and deployment

04 July 2025

Matthew Terry, Senior Product Manager, WatchGuard Technologies

Cyber adversaries grow more agile and sophisticated every day. This means that the level of security that an enterprise needs, has to go far beyond simply installing traditional firewalls and antivirus software. All UK enterprises these days are dealing with advanced malware and ransomware, as well as persistent, targeted attacks.
With that in mind, some top tips for choosing a hybrid network security solution, that fully protects remote and office users, include:

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Mastering SD-WAN deployment

06 June 2025

Anthony Senter, CEO, & Toby Sturridge, CTO, SDWAN & SASE Solutions

Deploying SD-WAN can transform business connectivity, improve application performance and reduce costs - but success depends on careful planning and execution - and most importantly the expertise and experience of the provider.

Define clear business objectives: Start by identifying your primary goals: improved performance, cost reduction, enhanced security and better remote connectivity. Tailoring your SD-WAN deployment to these objectives ensures the solution delivers the intended value. If you’re looking for digital transformation, you need essential underpinning technologies like SD-WAN and all connected businesses need robust cybersecurity and data assurance.

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Top tips for selecting LAN testing equipment

08 May 2025

Jonathan Sharp, CEO, Britannic

Jonathan Sharp, CEO, Britannic

A secure, robust and reliant LAN is mission-critical and a non-negotiable for all businesses. Ensuring you can operate seamlessly and securely without any interruptions or downtime. In a noisy saturated market, it can be difficult to decide what LAN testing equipment to use and from which vendor. Follow our top tips on selecting the right technology for your needs.

What do you need and why?

Take time to understand what you are testing for, as there are different tools for different purposes. Are you looking to test for feedback on SLAs, response times, review logs, the robustness of a circuit, speed and bandwidth capabilities, or to alert you of network anomalies?

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Top tips for LAN cable testing

07 May 2025

Nigel Hedges, Application and Technical Specialist, Fluke Networks

Whether you’re installing copper or fiber, every LAN cabling project hinges on one thing: reliable test results. As networks demand higher speeds and clients expect zero issues post-installation, the margin for error in the field is shrinking fast. Forward-thinking teams are turning to smarter workflows and more capable test equipment to streamline their jobs and deliver consistent, certified, performing results.

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