The digital age has fostered a need for online services that simply perform. Modern consumers are now looking for speed, zero downtime, and optimum functionality from their digital services. As a result, older methods are fast becoming obsolete. When it comes to network connectivity, there has been a real shift in sentiment from traditional WAN to Ethernet VPN in the last few years, but is this really the way forward for businesses, educational facilities, and any large centers that need to share and transfer data?