Mitigating Network Failures

Redundancy is not diversity. Diversity is redundancy. You have one or more network providers. Do they share the same cable path? If so, the loss of one may also be the loss of the other provider because they are not geographically going over a different physical path to your destinations. Network diversity is necessary because networks fail, fail due to cable cuts, fires, accidents, weather disasters, and negligence.

Bill Hynes, CEO and Founder of United Fiber and Data www.ufd.com and Gary Audin discuss the lack of geographic network diversity that exists with some carriers. This podcast was recorded at INCOMPAS 16.

United Fiber & Data (UFD) provides a superior alternative for fiber networking and broadband solutions. As a privately owned and operated network, it is strategically positioned west of the North East Corridor's traditional route. UFD is diverse to single points of failure between New York City and Northern Virginia. Their data centers offer a cost-effective delivery of I