The Business Case for Hybrid Networks

Hybrid networks incorporate a

variety of options from private

network and VPN services to

Internet and cloud connectivity.

Hybrid means being able to

deliver the network solutions

that best fit your business

environment.

Is Your Network as Dynamicas Your Business?

If not, perhaps it’s time to consider a hybrid network. After all, your network is your organization’s central nervous system.

The market for hybrid network services is growing rapidly. This is driven in large measure by the increase in enterprise

bandwidth consumption — growing by 30% a year, according to Gartner market research. This in due to the increase in

the number of devices connecting to corporate networks, the types of business-critical applications being employed and

the increasing use of video communications.

Several considerations should be taken into account when planning a hybrid network, including size, location and

application environment. Business Continuity Disaster Recovery (BCDR) requirements, public cloud connectivity needs

and the essential network functions required are also critical factors in the design of hybrid networks.

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Hybrid Network Planning Considerations

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• Network size

• Office locations

• Application types

• Access requirements

• Performance requirements

• Business continuity plans

• Disaster recovery strategy

• Cloud connectivity requirements

The one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work for dynamic organizations, so mixing

and matching solutions across multiple deployment platforms means a solution

is optimized for each customer’s particular network architecture and application

performance requirements.

Hybrid architectures make it easy to design, deploy, manage and modify your global

network to meet large office and data center requirements. They also reduce the

complexity of making geographic changes such as the addition of branch offices and

remote workers.

This flexibility is essential to achieving optimum performance. As many companies

are finding, traditional network solutions are rigid, hard to manage, and lack both the

visibility and control that network professionals require. And while pure “over-the-

top” solutions that make exclusive use of the Internet can make life easier, they can’t

guarantee the high performance you need for mission-critical applications.

Only Hybrid Networks Can Help You Achieve The Price

and Performance Optimization Your Business Needs.

Hybrid WAN Service Benefits

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• Improved reliability with multiple

network service types integrated into

one logical, managed WAN service

•

• Increased reliability from a network

service provider with the dynamic and

agile features of hybrid WAN services

•

• Improved application performance by

using load balancing and quality of

service (QoS) options

Unlimited Flexibility

Masergy’s global Software Defined Platform lets businesses mix and match Intelligent

Connectivity, our high performance service, with Network as a Service, our over-the-

top service. We can even mix and match these services to provide robust BCDR as

needed. Once connected to our global platform, clients can “spin-up” as many MPLS,

VPLS, VPWS and Public Internet virtual networks they need.

For key network functions like routers, firewalls, enterprise session border controllers

and WAN Optimization, clients can mix and match between premises, cloud-based

and distributed Network Function Virtualization (NFV) deployment models to further

optimize their environment.

Masergy’s Intelligent Service Control allows our clients to make real-time changes to

their services from any computer or mobile device. Our Intelligent Network Analyst

delivers real-time forensic visibility into global network performance.

The Masergy

Approach to

Hybrid Networks

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MasergyIntelligent

Connectivity

Masergy TunnelEndpoint (MTE)

Cable/DSL

Cable/DSL

Remote Site

Corporate HQIntelligentBridge

BackupConnection

Software Defined Platform

Internet

EncryptedTunnel

Masergy Managed Router

Masergy Hybrid Networking Enables Scalable Global Connectivity

Masergy Hybrid Networking helps companies become more agile by

transforming enterprise IT into a revenue-generating strategic asset.

Enterprises challenged by slow, rigid connectivity can immediately benefit

from Masergy’s flexible Software Defined Platform to get unlimited VLANs

with seamless identical services anywhere in the world. Learn how Masergy

Hybrid Networking solutions deliver fully-managed connectivity with the

best client experience in the industry.

The Business Case for Hybrid Networks

Masergy’s global SoftwareDefined Platform powers

hybrid network solutions. Wesimplify the complex throughautomation to make it easy todesign, deploy, manage, and

modify your network.

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