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QoS - Prioritizing Your Network Traffic with Frontline

July 2008 - Our Frontline (spam blocker, web content filter, etc.) has added a new feature, QoS (Quality of Service) which allows us to prioritize your network traffic. This helps you to maximize your current Internet bandwidth, putting a higher priority on work related network traffic and lowering the priority on non-work related (music downloads, video watching, etc.) network traffic.

As an example we’ll use the typical bank drive-thru. The bank has a fixed number of teller windows and a fixed number of teller clerks. Of course, you can always expand the bank to add more teller windows and teller clerks (in other words, increase the Internet bandwidth), but the goal is to make use of the bank's current capacity. The solution is to have a certain number of customers wait in line while other customers are serviced immediately. For example, merchants are serviced through a fast, VIP (Very Important Person) line while personal banking customers go through the slower lines. It only makes sense to give work related network traffic a faster lane then someone surfing the Internet or downloading music.

As you can see the QoS service would benefit anyone who wants to improve their Internet bandwidth usage- most importantly those with off-site applications, remote-offices, work related web sites, SAPs etc. This QoS feature is included with our Frontline service at no additional charge ($8/user/month). We will work with you to configure the QoS service so you can maximize your Internet bandwidth. Contact Data Troop for more information or to setup a 15 day FREE trial.