Reasons to block streaming media on a business network
I have to open YouTube because Honda uses it to stream repair instructions.
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I would evaluate available bandwidth and then place QoS policies in your network that prioritize work usage over streaming usage. Then the usage policy can read very generously while in reality there...
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I had to explain to people at my company that streaming 'Radio' over their phone (on our WiFi) is still streaming media.
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The problem with that is that you would be setting yourself up to make your infrastructure look insufficient. Start with required outcomes. Does the current policy meet required outcomes? check. Does...
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Use a network stressing tool to demonstrate what can happen when too many people are involved in non-business related activities...
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I'll make a case for unblocking Pandora, but Youtube is blocked and will forever be blocked.
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All these responses are really good. I agree that your argument should focus on bandwidth usage. You could offer( for the users benefit) to look into increasing bandwidth, but this option will cost...
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Wont implementing multicast also help cut down the bandwidth use in the specific cases where the same users are listening to the same radio?
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Jack6865 wrote: I used to work at a school district where the school board decided to allow YouTube for educational reasons. Shortly after that, the IT department started to see bandwidth saturation...
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Have you considered just blocking it and offering the employees the option of buying their own separate line that they can dedicate to whatever they want? They just have to agree to have $xx per month...
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It is blocked, management is considering unblocking it and I just wanted to strengthen my argument against that idea
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Nathan-V wrote: I'll make a case for unblocking Pandora, but Youtube is blocked and will forever be blocked. Now if there was some reliable (and verifiable way) of filtering based on, ie +"training"...
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Magnus369 wrote: Now if there was some reliable (and verifiable way) of filtering based on, ie +"training" +"microsoft office" -"gizoogle" etc, you tube could prove pretty damn useful to allow. Pick...
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TehTDK wrote: Wont implementing multicast also help cut down the bandwidth use in the specific cases where the same users are listening to the same radio? No, I don't think so. To use a service like...
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Wow, 3mbps is a turtle with that amount of usage. Even with streaming blocked, I'm sure you're peaking out on that connection with those specs. See if you can get residential Cable Internet or...
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Hi We use Meraki Switches and Meraki wireless In both there is a traffic shaping feature that allows you to allocate bandwidth limits by application (named) or type e.g. social media. This is great...
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Tell you manager that it will bring your connection to a crawl because it does here. We allow it here and between the hours of 11:30 - 1:30 our network almost comes to a stop. It has come to the point...
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Aside from bandwidth considerations a relevant question seems to be, What are they listening to in that streaming media? Is it work related? If it is not work-related then is it music or is it...
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We use OpenDNS to block only specific "problem" sites, such as sports sites. Generally our employees are too busy, and police each other, for it to become too much of a problem. Of couse we let people...
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Molan, Here is an easy example for your argument to block streaming media. Let's say you have 300 users playing Pandora all at the same time. Each one of those streams is using between 150Kbps -...
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