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Silver Peak and Masergy
partner for managed
SD-WAN
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Silver Peak, the global provider of broadband and hybrid
WAN solutions, announced a partnership agreement
with Masergy to offer Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect and
Unity Boost managed SD-WAN services to its enterprise
customers. The agreement expands Masergy’s Managed
Network f(n) solution portfolio with – high-performance
Managed SD-WAN solutions.
Masergy, which operates the largest independent SoftwareDefined Platform in the world, selected the Silver Peak
SD-WAN solution for its zero touch provisioning, centralised
orchestration and Dynamic Path Control features as well as
Unity Boost for WAN optimisation, all in a single integrated
solution. Collectively, the Silver Peak SD-WAN solution offers
the enhanced performance and features that complement
the company’s global high-performance, hybrid network
solutions. (To learn more about the Masergy managed
service portfolio and SD-WAN strategy, see the press release
Masergy Announces Managed SD-WAN Solution.)
“After evaluating a range of SD-WAN solutions, we selected
the Silver Peak EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution based on its
advanced software, performance and security features and
functionality.” said Tim Naramore, Masergy CTO. “When you
combine our patented technology, hybrid networking and
unmatched customer experience with Silver Peak’s ability
to build simple-to-deploy and dynamic SD-WANs, we will
deliver truly unique and differentiated service offerings to
our customers.”
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