For many years, opening a small branch office wasn’t easy. It was just as complex as opening any other office or plant. For connectivity, you would order an MPLS circuit from your vendor of choice and, depending on the country, wait somewhere between 30 and 120 days. MPLS was, and still is, expensive. The high cost comes with very limited bandwidth. Why then were they so popular? First and foremost, there were few other options. Second, the level of security and control you gained as an IT person was unprecedented.
