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How Much Can Avoiding the Public Internet Save You?

D.R. Carlson

Oct 20 2026
Enterprise AI applications are increasingly moving from proof of concept to production. To scale these  applications, enterprises need fast access to cloud providers, AI platforms and ecosystem partners, along with network performance they can count on. The public internet can’t deliver either. In previous blog posts, we’ve frequently highlighted all the limitations of the internet as a transmission medium: It lacks performance SLAs, which makes it difficult to ensure good user experience. It uses unpredictable routing¸ which leads to higher latency and potential compliance issues. It’s truly public, and therefore theoretically accessible to anyone. This makes it impossible to protect sensitive data in…

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