Windstream - A widely available but underperforming option
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Windstream manages our VPLS and other connections between our sites across the United States. Windstream is one of the only companies to provide such services and is the most widely available option across the US. They help with connections between Wisconsin, New York, and Iowa so our business can stay connected to each other.
Pros
- Market to all types of business needs
- Provide the Service we need
- They are widely available across the US
Cons
- Narrow down functionality of services
- Provide better support/service for outages
- Communicate more with stakeholders
Most Important Features
- VPLS Management
- Service Contracts
- Outage Notification/Support
Return on Investment
- Our business can communicate between plants faster than normal
- Our business spends a lot of money
- Management likes how things look with Windstream
Other Software Used
SolarWinds Log Analyzer (LA), Workato, Jira Software