My next three blog entries will talk about things you can do to diagnose Internet connection problems. While we strive to keep our networks stable, problems can crop up. You will find it helpful to first try and determine if the problem originates at Skyway West or if the issue is on your own network. ...
Combining Cable and ADSL Internet access makes for an easy business decision. The obvious reason is to add Internet redundancy because even a short outage can be costly. Email doesn’t arrive, orders are lost, staff are agitated. For most companies, the costs of lost productivity are much higher than paying the $3/day – the price ...
For about the same cost as a 1.5 Mbps T1 service, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton businesses can take advantage of a new Full-Duplex 10 Mbps Burstable Fibre Service. This 10 Mbps service is only $695 per month, and for a limited time we will offer a FREE installation, based on a 3-year term. Fibre (or, ...
Did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up? I’m sure it’s different for everybody… some people finish school with a target trajectory firmly in mind. I suspect most people were like me, only knowing what they didn’t want. I kicked around Europe for a couple of years, doing odd jobs, occasionally ...
I try to maintain a certain level of anonymity when I’m browsing the web, and when I talk with friends or clients about privacy and internet security I encourage them to do the same. If I’m browsing to your web site and I’m intending to purchase a product from your business, you’ll need information like ...
As more and more applications are being accessed by remote users, the Internet connection is replacing the telephone line as the most important connection to the outside world. Many businesses are running Voice over IP, while at the same time connecting remote users to applications like Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, CRM and ERP systems. Although ...
This month I am writing about a recent incident where a client lost their Internet connection in a rather unusual way. When our monitoring system notified me of the outage we went to work on the problem. The first process we verify is sync. Sync is the ability of the ADSL router to see the ...
I’ve always thought epiphany* was a neat word. (*A sudden realization about the nature or meaning of something, often due to a trigger event.) I’m embarrassed to report that it wasn’t until my early forties that I actually realized a pickle and a cucumber were the same vegetable. It’s funny, I like pickles, but I detest cucumbers. ...
Have you seen our Enhanced version of T1 Xstream? This new networking technology allows organizations to create highly-redundant networks using connections from any combination of carrier connections. Not Load Balancing, It’s Aggregation The system isn’t load balancing, it actually aggregates the connections. If you need an application to run over a highly-reliable and fast connection, ...
Choosing a domain name extension was straightforward when I founded Skyway West in 1996 and has remained so until now. The introduction of the .xxx extension, to denote adult content, in December 2011 is proving a more complicated decision. Why are 900,000 companies considering a .xxx extension, and should we join them? We chose three ...
