Big Network Blog

At Big Network, we enjoy blogging about industry trends, product announcements, customer case-studies and unique ways we've seen people use Big Network in the wild. As we continue to grow our globally distributed team, we'll be talking more about the team and the (often hard) decisions we're making to keep growing.

Announcing Edge Virtual

Author:
Tom Daly

Edge Virtual is a virtualized version of our Edge hardware and can be used to link Public Clouds, as a private network, and to replace SD-WAN. Learn how Edge Virtual works, how it can be configured, and its numerous benefits for our users.

April 8, 2023

Extending AWS VPC using Big Network and Edge Lite

Author:
Tom Daly

We used our Edge Lite to extend AWS VPC via 3 different Layer 2 and Layer 3 methodologies. The solution uses our Edge Lite to modernize the infrastructure stack while maintaining an Ethernet handoff to devices in the field.

March 30, 2023

How to Get the Most Out of Big Network's REST API

Author:
Tom Daly

Our REST API uses standard HTTP methods to provide a simple and unified interface for developers to program cloud networks and edge devices.

March 21, 2023

A New REST API, Big Apps Update, and Layer 2 Network Configuration

Author:
Tom Daly

Big Network introduces new technology, additional service support, and more configuration documentation in 2023! Read as we reflect on our accomplishments throughout the year and explore our future goals.

March 14, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Eric St. Jean

Author:
Eric St. Jean

Meet Eric St. Jean, joining Big Network as a Network Support Specialist. He provides customer assistance and monitors customer networks.

March 6, 2023

Better Home Automation with Fewer Truck Rolls

Author:
Tom Daly

Complete A/V partners with Big Network to remotely access customer systems while offering a seamless customer experience. The group deploys Big Network’s Edge Lite at the client site using the customer’s existing Internet connection.

March 3, 2023

Big Network welcomes Global Sales Leader Jeff Maier & Launches New Website

Author:
Tom Daly

Jeff Maier joins Big Network as our Global Sales Leader, and we launched a brand-new website with fresh content and designs!

January 28, 2023

Linking Amazon VPCs to DigitalOcean Instances

Author:
Tom Daly

We were challenged with securely routing traffic from services to our internal infrastructure without exposing it to the outside world. So how did we network AWS VPCs out to DigitalOcean instances? Using our Cloud Networks, we came up with 3 topologies.

December 20, 2022

Enable Sonos or Roku Remote Access with a Layer 2 Network

Author:
Tom Daly

A/V Integrators: Never roll a truck for service calls again with our Layer 2 Remote Access! Save time, money, and resources with this solution.

November 17, 2022

10 Things you Need to Know about Out of Band (OOB) Networks

Author:
Tom Daly

There are 10 essential things to know about OOB Networks, and we've detailed each of them and what they mean for you. Learn about how OOBs work, how you can use them, and all of their unique benefits.

November 3, 2022

Secure your IoT Devices with Cloud Networks

Author:
Tom Daly

Our personal devices don't need to be exposed to the Internet at large. Our solution uses Cloud Networks to simply create private encrypted overlay networks and keep your devices secure and private to you.

October 12, 2022

Employee Spotlight: Rachel Benson, Digital Marketing Specialist

Author:
Tom Daly

Meet Rachel Benson, our Digital Marketing Specialist based in Boston, MA! She is responsible for helping create and implement Big Network's marketing initiatives.

September 30, 2022

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