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External connectivity

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External connectivity

- [Instructor] The best way for me to present this next point is with a story. Some associates of mine were running a manufacturing company. They were starting to grow and prepared to move into a new space. The new location had ample office space to expand and even to sub-let a portion of the suite until they grew into it. It had a nice size warehouse and fabrication space, the location was great, the price was good, a lease was signed, and the build-out commenced. And then they reached out to me to help them design their IT infrastructure. So far, everything looked good. The problem came when we looked at our options for internet connectivity. The industrial complex had not been a priority for the phone or cable companies, so they were stuck with internet access that was just 1% of what the executives could get at their homes, only 15 to 30 minutes away. But the lease had already been signed. The build-out was almost complete. This building was going to be their new location in a…

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