Pertino for a NPO
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Seeing a recent thread here about Pertino - I wonder how it is a better fit for my Non Profit office.
While there is still much to do to bring us up to date (domain, Office 365 deployment, Phone, etc), what is everyone's opinion on which to use.Pertino
MPLS
Direct VPN
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This will really come down to details. Pertino is a great technology that I use and have recommended to my clients to use (1 does).
That said it is not a 100% fit for every application. You will need to define your network design in a good bit of detail and then look at why you need to connect to it from outside to make this kind of decision.
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I can think of almost no use case for a MPLS in a SMB unless they simply want to throw money away for someone else to manage their network.
For remote office connectivity a site-to-site VPN with OpenVPN or IPSEC tunnels is generally sufficient. There is very little time sensitive (requiring QoS) traffic flowing across this type of link in general.
For road Warriors, Pertino is a great way to simplify the process because they will not have to deal with checking if the VPN is connected, etc. Just log on and make sure it goes green. You are done.
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I have the option to set up openVPN to all the offices and cover 95% of the staff. I have a few that are not in office workers,.. and while several are mobile, they generally work from one of the offices we have... so they would be covered.
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@g.jacobse said:
I have the option to set up openVPN to all the offices and cover 95% of the staff. I have a few that are not in office workers,.. and while several are mobile, they generally work from one of the offices we have... so they would be covered.
Site to site OpenVPN is my preference.
I personally use the Ubitquiti Edgemax LITE router at almost all of my clients. Every single one of those clients with more than one site has a site-to-site OpenVPN tunnel set up.
For the out of office sales staff, I have Pertino (10 user) installed on their laptops and the Domain Controller (which is also the File Server). -
Disclaimer: My review of Pertino is here: http://www.thanksaj.com/2014/07/review-pertino-when-packets-and-magic-collide/
The best case use will depend on your scenario. Pertino will be the cheapest of the alternatives, albeit OpenVPN is free. If you just want various sites connected, I'd say go OpenVPN. If you want people in sales or people who travel to have always-on access, Pertino is a much better bet.
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MPLS should definitely be a niche case in SMB IT. Super expensive and adds risk.
OpenVPN can work well as can IPSec and can Pertino. Each has some options that are unique and special.
We use Pertino and it makes remote work a delight.
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Jared, AJ, and SAM are right on the money.
There are times when Pertino isn't recommended for specific environments, but we do see a lot of OpenVPN replacements (despite the increase in cost from free to a few bucks/device).
I just deployed a few systems in the UK for a very distributed not-for-profit and one for an eCommerce company that was conducting a complete network upgrade with 2003 to Server 2012. Pertino was a great choice there due to ease of deployment, management and end user experience.
Shoot me an email if you'd like to bounce your scenario off me. [email protected]
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I use Hamachi for remote staff which comes free with our LogMeIn subscription. People often seem dismissive of it and it seems to be more popular in the gaming world than the business world. But I have to say it has been rock solid for us and a joy to administer.
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For site to site I prefer IPSec. OpenVPN is good but for static links I like IPSec better.
Pertino is a full mesh so you want every single device on the mesh. Very different approach.
How many devices do you have?
