Business Internet vs Managed Connectivity

Business internet and managed connectivity are often confused, but they solve different problems. Understanding the difference helps you avoid paying for a fast connection that still leaves you with an unreliable environment.

Business internet

Business internet is the circuit itself — the connection from a carrier to your location. It is a critical input, but on its own it does not configure your network, secure your devices, or give you anyone to call when the Wi-Fi drops in a back office.

Managed connectivity

Managed connectivity wraps the internet connection in everything needed to make it useful and reliable: network design, firewalls, Wi-Fi, failover, documentation, security, and support. Zapa coordinates the carrier and manages everything built on top of it.

• Business internet: the connection
• Managed connectivity: the connection plus the network, security, and support around it
• Failover: a second connection so a single outage does not stop work