Regardless of whether you own a local brick-and-mortar establishment or an international billion-dollar enterprise, you need to be connected to the internet to communicate with your customers, employees, and partners.
A loss of connectivity can lead to significant losses as they can disrupt operations and lead to direct financial losses. According to a study, the Indian economy lost an estimated USD 3 billion between 2012-2017 as a result of internet shutdown incidents. As we digitize more and more processes and make them more dependent on the internet, this cost will grow significantly. Businesses can lose more in the coming years as they adopt more cloud applications and SaaS solutions, most of which constant connectivity.
However, the reliability of internet connectivity still remains appallingly low in India. In fact, India leads the world for having the most internet shutdowns with over 100 incidents reported in 2018 alone. Thus, having a contingency plan for connectivity failure is a must if you operate in India.
Hence, it is important that you use a multi-wan management solution to ensure that your employees and your critical business applications always have access to the internet. It provides your organization with uninterrupted connectivity by allowing you to connect to multiple ISPs and switching between them automatically when any one fails. It also optimizes your internet usage to save costs and maximize your overall efficiency.