FEATURE: SD-WAN
WHILE INTERNET BROADBAND CAN INCREASE
CAPACITY AT A LOWER COST, AND PROVIDE
REDUCED LATENCY TO CLOUD-BASED SERVICES,
THE COST AND SECURITY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
MANAGING AN EXPONENTIALLY MORE COMPLEX
NETWORK OFTEN OUTWEIGH THE GAINS
compromising operational efficiency
and security, a new approach is
required. modern needs of applications, allowing
IT to better support the needs of
modern business.
This is where SD-WAN comes in.
SD-WAN is a new way to build and
manage WAN architectures and
equipment in a simplified and cost-
effective manner. It allows enterprises
to adopt hybrid applications and
hybrid WAN networks with greater
agility and ease. In short, it realigns
the capabilities of networks to the According to Gartner, “by the end of
2019, 30% of enterprises will use
SD-WAN products in all of their branch
offices, up from less than 1% today,”
citing at least 40% reduction in capital
and operational costs, up to 80%
improvement in in the time it takes
enterprises to provision network changes
at branches, and improved branch
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network availability due to simplified and
less-brittle configurations.
A comprehensive approach to
true agility
Achieving the fast and agile delivery of
business applications in today’s hybrid
age requires a comprehensive approach
to assuring application performance. It
requires solutions that provide end-to-
end visibility, optimisation and control
of all applications – those running
on premises, in the cloud, at remote
locations and on mobile devices.
In a time when networks and
applications are out of sync, SD-WAN
holds the promise of bringing things
back together. And because of that ,
SD-WAN will undoubtedly play a
pivotal role in redefining how IT and
businesses work together in today’s
hybrid and digital age.
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