Why smart VPN is perfect for today's businesses

Your business has to run its operations on a network that is securely connected and has seamless Internet connectivity. With the increasing complexities of enterprise applications and a need to store many of them in the cloud, it is even more critical to have a reliable network. Furthermore, the enterprises that have offices in multiple locations or employees working from other sites must establish a well-planned, integrated network. This is also necessary for the safe transmission of business data across connected devices.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a combination of hardware and software technologies that allow businesses to establish a secure connection with their remote offices and employees over the Internet. VPNs are more secure than plain Internet connections. They can connect any two or more locations across the globe, and, therefore, the users can even access region-restricted websites for legit business transactions. Furthermore, the browsing activity is not exposed to anyone else using public Wi-Fi or other Internet connections.

Since the Internet can enable the building of VPN systems from any location, the networks must have robust security to avert any unauthorised access to their private data as it traverses between employees via the Internet. The encryption of data is crucial.

Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS) has stepped forward to offer a customised connectivity solution to organisations with its SmartVPN. It brings the secure and reliable connectivity that businesses seek for advantages of data privacy along with cost savings. The prime components of this connectivity tool include:

Compared to PSTN lines, ease of maintenance is one of the prime benefits that this protocol brings. A network of wires, telephone hardware and other equipment needed for analogue telephone lines can be difficult and expensive to maintain. Such systems also deteriorate over time and are not simple to repair.

On the other hand, maintaining SIP trunks is quite uncomplicated. This case arises from the fact that, apart from the computers and routers used to facilitate the voice calls, nearly all components of SIP are software-based. The necessary ‘maintenance’ and upgrades happen in the cloud.

Having a smart VPN is a must for today's business. With several complex applications and vast data, most enterprises switch to storing them on the cloud.

What is a smart VPN?

A smart VPN connection provides a secure network faster than a normal internet connection. This allows people to access a website restricted to their region for business transactions.

If a company has employees and offices in remote locations, then there must be a way for all the offices to connect. Using smart VPN services for such companies helps the employees access all the data from the headquarters or communicate between two different locations without requiring a login every time someone wants to access an app or server.

Using a smart VPN connection also assures that the data transmission between two devices is secure from hackers. The smart VPN services by Tata Tele Business Services offer a reliable network for businesses that ensures data privacy.

The main benefits of using a smart app VPN include the ease of maintenance as the network is software-based. You don't have to deal with physical wires, hardware, and equipment, and thus, maintenance costs are lower.

There are three different features of smart VPN services that will help a business.

MPLS-enabled VPN

Smart VPN connectivity is backed by MPLS, which stands for multi-protocol label switching, and it helps direct the data from one point to another speedily.

Traditionally when data is sent on a network, it moves from one network node to another based on long network addresses. Every router that the data packet visits has to decide its path by looking up the address in the routing table, and that is a time-consuming process.

MPLS assigns labels to data packets and sends them on a predetermined path, thus helping speed up the data traffic.

Secure Connect

Another feature you get with the smart VPNwould be a reliable and secure path to the cloud. You can get the benefits of an expensive private cloud on a public cloud by using a secure connection. It privatizes a public cloud for your business by offering high security.
Since your connection to the cloud is secure, the data transfer to and from the cloud is quicker. Also, if your employees work from remote locations, they can securely access the apps and data on your share of the cloud.

Internet VPN

You also get the internet VPN feature with the smart app VPN. It makes use of your existing internet connection, be it ILL (internet leased lines), broadband, or Wi-Fi, to create a secure pathway for your business. It helps employees working on the site or off-site to have a secure and reliable connection to the internet. It helps secure your data and offers full security to your internet connection.

Advantages of using smart VPN for today's business

• It helps surpass the regional restrictions on websites.
• Protection of data of your business over unreliable internet networks like Wi-Fi.
• It hides the company's actual location while connecting to the internet, thus keeping you anonymous.
• A secure path to the cloud for fast and reliable data transfer.
• Cost-effective by reducing the number of hardware for creating a secure network.
• Secure remote access to the company's data and apps to an employee working off-site.

The assurance on QoS and support of an SLA are what make this VPN product even more valuable for businesses. SmartVPN is deployed and enabled within the timelines stated, and the high speed, optimum bandwidth, low latency and reliable security are provided precisely as they have been promised.

To get more quality on their networks, businesses signing up for SmartVPN can also get their Internet connection from TTBS. This facility is provided via an ILL and not the usual broadband service. The complete package becomes a sound value for money proposition and brings quick returns on IT investments.

For more information on SmartVPN and other tools for secure office networks, contact a TTBS representative at 1800-266-1800.