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Understanding Ethernet Over Copper In Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma
Ethernet Over Copper is a new kind of high bandwidth internet connection which will range from 5-30Mb. There will inevitably be many comparisons to cable, DSL, bonded T1s, and fiber.
What separates this connection from DSL and Cable is a matching upload rate (a.k.a. synchronous). Cable and DSL can now offer download speeds of up to ~16Mb but their upload speeds still deliver a pokey .75-2Mb. For offices doing primarily web surfing this is fine, but for sending files, hosting web and email servers, Citrix, VPNs, SaaS, VoIP, etc you need a high bandwidth synchronous connection. Read More
Coming Soon, a New Small Business Firewall
Its hard to find a good small business firewall. Obviously we want to offer UTM (unified threat management) but it has to be smart, easy to use, and low maintenance. It also needs a reasonable price - its so hard to convince a small business that a good firewall is $600-700 for 10-15 PCs, one […]
