Re: QoS for Office365

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>]

On 8/Jul/19 18:18, Jared Mauch wrote:

> Add bandwidth?
>
> QoS is a great tool when you’re constrained and must classify your critical traffic, but it’s not a substitute of 
> getting enough capacity to offices.
>
> I have only applied QoS to voice traffic to ensure it gets through, the rest you need to budget for the bandwidth 
> needs of the site.  The price of bandwidth likely isn’t insane in your market, but your budget may be.. I’ve found 
> that most places won’t quote you a service for less than $1500 USD MRC.  I know you can get the incumbents to often 
> deliver 1G service for $2k/mo in the US (and possibly cheaper).
>
> I’ve found a lot of people are still stuck in TDM mentality instead of just getting a 1G/10G service.

In some cases, the motivation for these requirements is fueled by trying
to outsmart your competitors.

I just don't know of a reliable, contractual way that you can use QoS to
say your DIA or IP Transit service is better than that of your competitor.

Mark.