White Papers

Our white papers provide expert analysis and real-world examples of the Cybera SmartNetwork^SM solution in action.  From industry-specific implementations such as our restaurant and c-store outlook reports, to technology partners, download a white paper today to learn how SmartNetwork has helped hundreds of organizations control costs and compete more effectively with a private managed broadband wide area network.  Each of the following white papers provides expert viewpoints and key questions to ask when evaluating a multi-site broadband network:

Juniper Networks Case Study This excellent overview of Cybera’s superior network architecture discusses the business case for managed services.  Chairman, President and CEO Cliff Duffey explains how downward price pressure, increasing reliability of last-mile access, and the SmartNetwork’s intelligent network core together bring significant cost and performance benefits over a frame relay, VPN, or satellite network.

The Dial Dilemma Dial appears to be ubiquitous and cost-effective—but is it really?  Evaluate the hard, hidden, and opportunity costs associated with dialup networking for multi-site enterprises.  The Dial Dilemma exposes how a multi-site broadband wide area network from Cybera is not only a more effective tool for managing a real-time enterprise, but may even cost less than dial.

C-Store Technology Outlook The multi-unit convenience store model is built on customer service.  For a competitive edge, operators are increasingly looking to strategic investments in technology and essential applications such as fast transaction processing, scanning, wireless, and motor fuel management, while new voice over IP and centrally managed DVR-based security systems join the ranks of high-ROI in-store applications.  The C-Store Technology Outlook covers how two convenience store operations benefited from the right broadband infrastructure on their way to implementing technology to maintain competitiveness and ever-higher customer service.

Restaurant Technology Outlook Though somewhat reluctant to adopt new technology, many restaurant businesses are demonstrating a significant advantage in terms of customer satisfaction and even employee retention through the use of broadband wide area networking from Cybera.  The Restaurant Technology Outlook examines brief case studies of several high-profile restaurant chains—including Applebee’s, Chick-Fil-A, and La Madeleine, that have chosen to invest in a broadband wide area network infrastructure alongside their business-critical applications—and reaped measurable rewards.

Wide Area Networks Telecommunications providers are actively propagating the idea that a VPN over the Internet is sufficient for securing traffic in large, multi-site enterprises.  But the truth of the matter is the Internet is public infrastructure and no single provider can enforce a service level agreement across the entire network. This results in a shift of the management burden onto the store operator’s IT staff.  Instead of one efficient network where security is managed centrally, each node on the network requires its own firewall and individual router security updates. This informative white paper illustrates the many ways that a dumb network hides costs or shifts them to your enterprise, and contrasts that approach with an intelligent network like the SmartNetwork from Cybera.