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Daryl Benson

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Owner at Viden Photography
📍 Kalispell, Montana, United States

Daryl is a Global Enterprise Network Solutions Architect with extensive experience across all networking avenues, including routing, switching, data center, and security. He focuses on solving critical business problems by developing strategies that align IT solutions with objectives like TCO and ROI. People who have worked with him describe him as passionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated.

Outside of his technology career, Daryl is an avid wildlife and nature photographer and the owner of Viden Photography, often hiking in places like Glacier National Park and traveling to locations like Kenya. He is also a self-published author, having written the crime thriller "The Ashen Horse. "

He balances a highly technical career as a global network architect with his creative pursuits as a professional photographer and published novelist.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Owner
Location
Kalispell, Montana, United States
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Priorities

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Network Architecture
His career is centered on architecting complex network solutions, including emerging technologies like Cisco SD-WAN and SDA, to meet large-scale enterprise needs.
Business-Centric IT
He consistently focuses on the business value of technology, examining how IT can solve strategic requirements through the lens of TCO, ROI, and other value differentiators.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Owner
Viden Photography
2-2021 - 9-2021
Network Architect
Verizon
4-2018 - 2-2021
Senior Network Engineer
World Wide Technology
8-2017 - 2-2018
Director of Information Technology
MontanaSky Networks Inc.
9-2016 - 8-2017
Network Architect
MontanaSky Networks Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Contributors – PHOTONews Canada (includes Daryl Benson, Owner of Viden Photography). Featured in PHOTONews Canada
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Education
2010 - 2012
Master’s Degree
South University
2006 - 2007
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Providence
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