{"id":13755,"date":"2019-07-29T16:15:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/?p=13755"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:28:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:28:35","slug":"mnj-technologies-aims-to-be-the-agnostic-sd-wan-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/sd-wan\/mnj-technologies-aims-to-be-the-agnostic-sd-wan-solution.html","title":{"rendered":"MNJ Technologies Aims to be the Agnostic SD-WAN Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The SD-WAN market is on a tear – expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of almost 33%<\/a> until 2023! There are numerous reasons – increased security, redundancy and continuity. Cost-savings can be a factor as well. Many of the players in the market sell their own solutions but a few are trying to differentiate themselves by being players who support multiple solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Niernberg, Senior Vice President MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To learn more we had an exclusive interview with Ben Niernberg – the Senior Vice President of MNJ Technologies<\/a>. He joined the company in 2017 after proving himself<\/a> at numerous companies such as Canon Business Solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 years ago<\/a>, the Chicago based MNJ started as a VAR with ex-CDW employees and later bought a Cisco MSP\/CLEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years ago we broke the news about the company’s partnership with Silver Peak<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MNJ Technologies Team from 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe MNJ\/Silver Peak partnership extends the power of SD-WAN into the MNJ cloud access network,\u201d said Marcus McEwen, MNJ Technologies’ executive vice president of services at the time. \u201cWe will be able to integrate low-cost DIA connections with SLA-backed MPLS services so that clients can cost-effectively leverage all available bandwidth without sacrificing quality. The Silver Peak SD-WAN solution, combined with the MNJ network, creates cost-effective, efficient, and reliable connectivity for our clients.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At this point, they started to focus on SD-WAN to help “rightsize broadband,” he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there – they began to be relied on as an agnostic provider of SD-WAN solutions from other companies including Talari, now Oracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have a 24×7 NOC which is English speaking… They have global customers but sell nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked about competition and he said they compete with AT&T and Verizon – VeloCloud and Versa Networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There will be $16 billion in MPLS erosion in the next three years,” he exclaimed. “Carriers are pivoting… Not dead.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked how they differentiate and he says they ask customers if they enjoy their customer experience working with large carriers. They then make it personal… “What is it like when a circuit is down and you are sitting on hold?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At this point, they emphasize their position as an agnostic provider – they advise clients on the best solution to meet their needs such as a typical business, call center, healthcare, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MNJ does the procurement and management as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“For us, it is about the customer experience,” he exclaimed. “SD-WAN allows customers to take control of the WAN – this allows them to be more intelligent about how they move data, allowing for a better customer experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He continued, “SD-WAN is not plug-and-play.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn about the latest in everything IT needs! UCaaS, the Channel<\/a>, IT, IOT, Edge<\/a>, Cybersecurity, AI, SD-WAN<\/a>, and the Future of Work<\/a> at the world\u2019s only SD-WAN Expo<\/strong><\/a> and MSP Expo<\/a><\/strong>, part of the ITEXPO<\/a><\/strong> #TechSuperShow, Feb 12-14, 2020 Fort Lauderdale, FL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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