Resources

Here is where you will find videos, podcasts, white papers, blog posts and other media to learn more about WAN Dynamics' solutions. Be sure to check back often to see the latest content we have to share.
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Media

Demo: Zoom Video Conferencing Failover Demonstration
Demo: VoIP Call SD-WAN Failover Demonstration
Customer Testimonial: Apple Growth Partners
Customer Testimonial: Saber Healthcare
Webinar: Driving Rapid Healthcare Enterprise Growth with SD-WAN
Podcast: Telecom Radio One's Phil Howard Interviews Jason Gintert

News

WAN Dynamics CTO on The Art of Network Engineering Podcast

Our CTO Jason Gintert recently had a conversation with Lexie Cooper and Andy Lapteff on The Art of Network Engineering Podcast. Check out the wide ranging conversation covering SD-WAN, Internet Exchange Points, the United States Networking User Association and more in the embedded video below! You can find the audio version on your favorite podcatcher.
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SCP on Arista Switches

It’s the year 2022 so can we collectively agree to stop using insecure protocols like FTP and TFTP to transfer files to and from your network devices? One of the many advantages of Arista switches is that you can use Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) which is an encrypted protocol to move files to and from them and also use the switch itself as an SCP source or destination. Years ago if you were remote and performed a firmware update to a network device you’d have to set up an FTP or TFTP server and then deal with the headaches when doing active vs. passive FTP if going through a firewall etc. With SCP it runs over port 22 (same as SSH) so in theory if you can SSH to the device you should also be able to SCP to it.
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WAN Dynamics Rises Up List of Top Global MSPs

WAN Dynamics is proud to announce placement in the prestigious Channel Futures MSP 501 list of the top Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the world. This year listed at #105, up from #291 last year, WAN Dynamics is thrilled to ascend the world’s most comprehensive MSP survey and ranking list in the channel.
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Introducing DynaSASE

WAN Dynamics is excited to announce DynaSASE, a new way for branch office and work-from-anywhere users to securely connect to essential business applications. DynaSASE melds managed cloud based next-generation firewall capabilities, cloud access security broker and remote user access with our already popular DynaWAN offering.
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Join WAN Dynamics in Las Vegas!

WAN Dynamics is proud to announce that our management and channel sales team anticipate attending Channel Partners Conference & Expo and theMSP Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from Monday November 1st through Thursday November 4th of this year. We are excited to see some friendly faces at the biggest channel show around and have been anxiously awaiting it’s return.
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WAN Dynamics is One of Five Arista Certified Services Partners in the World

WAN Dynamics is proud to announce that our engineering team has successfully completed both stages required in order to become fully certified Arista Service Delivery Engineers (SDEs). With these certifications, WAN Dynamics has officially become an Arista Certified Services Partner (ACSP), a very prestigious accreditation in network engineering circles held by only five organizations globally.
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WAN Dynamics on List of Top Global MSPs

WAN Dynamics is proud to announce placement in the prestigious Channel Futures MSP 501 list of the top Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the world. Debuting on the list at No. 291 in our first year of application, we are thrilled to be on the world’s most comprehensive MSP survey and ranking list in the IT channel.
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WAN Dynamics Partners with Infiot

WAN Dynamics is excited to announce our partnership with Infiot, an exciting new vendor in Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN), Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud and Work from Anywhere (WFA) connectivity spaces. Founded in 2018 and emerging from stealth in October 2020, the founders and key people at Infiot have past successes in next generation WAN technologies from notable innovators such as VeloCloud/VMware & Viptela/Cisco. We expect great things from them which is why we have partnered together in order to create some compelling solutions under the umbrella of our DynaWAN suite of managed services products.
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WAN Dynamics at VMworld 2018

What a great week at VMware's VMworld 2018 event in Las Vegas, the first VMworld conference for WAN Dynamics. Our primary interest at the show was to learn more about what is in store for the VeloCloud product as it is one of the key solutions for our managed SD-WAN product, DynaWAN. After this event, it's more clear than ever that VMware might just be the best organization for VeloCloud to have been acquired by.
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WAN Dynamics Blog

Ansible Inventory from Netbox using GraphQL

Recently I have been working more with network automation and using Arista Validated Designs (AVD), Ansible and Netbox. A somewhat common request that I encounter is being able to pull the Ansible inventory from Netbox. There is an Ansible plugin for this called “nb_inventory” to do this exact function. However, through my testing I have found a more preferable approach. I opt for executing an Ansible playbook with a GraphQL query, which then processes the output through a Jinja template to create the inventory file. This technique offers a significant advantage: in the event of a Netbox server outage or accessibility issues, the inventory remains usable for running Ansible playbooks until access to Netbox is restored. In the upcoming example, I’ll introduce additional logic tailored for environments using AVD. However, the approach can be easily adapted for scenarios involving only Ansible and Netbox. This article presumes the presence of functional Netbox and AVD environments which is out of scope for this post.
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WAN Dynamics & Netskope Join Forces

WAN Dynamics is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Netskope, a global leader in Secure Services Edge (SSE) & Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN). This collaboration aims to harness our combined expertise in SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, and ZTNA technologies, establishing the blueprint for the next-generation Wide Area Network.
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WAN Dynamics Secures a Spot on Inc. 5000 List

It's always an exhilarating experience to see hard work, dedication, and visionary leadership get the recognition they deserve. Such is the case for WAN Dynamics as Inc Magazine has honored the company by naming it among the 5000 fastest-growing businesses in its annual Inc 5000 list. This accolade is no minor achievement, and in this blog post, we will delve into the significance of this recognition and what it means for WAN Dynamics.
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Arista Validated Designs: Transforming the Role of Network Engineers

In the fast-paced and interconnected world of technology, network engineers play a crucial role in ensuring seamless connectivity, efficient data transfer, and robust network performance. As the demands on networks continue to grow, the importance of well-designed and optimized network infrastructure becomes increasingly evident. Arista Validated Designs (AVD) have emerged as a revolutionary framework that is changing how network engineers work, enabling them to create and manage networks with unparalleled precision and efficiency.
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WAN Dynamics Again in Top 501 MSPs in the World for 2023

WAN Dynamics has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers in the prestigious 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings.
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Hunting Duplicate IP Addresses Using "Arping" on Arista Switches

As network operators, we often face the daunting task of troubleshooting duplicate IP addresses on the network. This is an age-old issue that can turn into a tedious and time-consuming process if not handled efficiently. Traditional troubleshooting methods involve pinging the IP address and checking the ARP cache on the switch. However, Arista switches, with their Linux foundations, offer a more streamlined approach - the use of the "arping" command.
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WAN Dynamics' Exciting New Chapter

The ever-evolving world of technology has seen some remarkable developments over the past few years, particularly in the realm of networking. One company at the forefront of these innovations is WAN Dynamics, a company that has been transforming the way businesses manage their network infrastructure in offices, datacenters and the cloud.
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WAN Dynamics works with Arista for WAN Routing System

WAN Dynamics is proud to collaborate with Arista Networks on the development of their new WAN Routing System. As a leading provider of networking solutions, Arista Networks has a reputation for delivering innovative and reliable products, and we are honored to work with them on this exciting project.
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Remote Packet Capture over SSH on Arista EOS

Packet Captures or PCAPs are often necessary for network engineers to get to the root cause of issues in a network. As an esteemed friend and talented network engineering friend likes to say, “PCAP or it didn’t happen.” That said, getting a packet capture can be fraught with issues. How do you get mirrored packets for capture to a laptop or other computer that can review them onsite? Can you easily get a remote desktop session going to it? What if that host goes to sleep or goes offline for some reason? Is there a user that has the technical capability at the location in question to set up a capture?
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Technical Terms Defined

Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)

SD-WAN is a suite of network technologies that allows companies to build higher-performance WANs using lower-cost and commercially available Internet access, enabling businesses to partially or wholly replace more expensive private WAN connection technologies such as MPLS

Secure Access Services Edge (SASE)

SASE is a security framework for enabling secure and fast cloud adoption, and helping ensure both users and devices have secure cloud access to applications, data and services anywhere, any time.

Connectivity Transformation

Much how "Digital Transformation" is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business and adopting next gen services like public cloud, "Connectivity Transformation" is the resulting changes in how users and networks evolve to adapt to their own "Digital Transformation" efforts.

Network Automation

Network automation uses programmable logic to manage network resources (routers, switches, firewalls, etc) and services (network security, load balancing, etc). Network automation allows network operations teams to configure, scale, protect, and integrate network infrastructure and application services more quickly than when performed manually by users.