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Executive summary
If you’re dealing with the high cost and complexities
of delivering reliable wide area connectivity over
traditional carrier-based networks, you’re probably
considering some form of software-defined wide area
networking (SD-WAN).
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With the variety of constraints that you face, selecting
the right SD-WAN solution for your enterprise may
require a few compromises. Security, however, should
not be one of them. There are various models for
combining SD-WAN and network security, but only
one that can truly be called ‘secure SD-WAN.’
Fortinet, the most trusted name in network security,
has leveraged its industry-leading FortiGate Next
Generation Firewall (NGFW) to deliver integrated
best-of-breed SD-WAN capabilities.
Powered by the new FortiOS 6.0 operating system,
SD-WAN enabled FortiGate solutions provide the right
level of service for every application, while ensuring
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effective protection from advanced evolving threats
across your distributed enterprise.
01 Which way to SD-WAN?
IT leaders are no longer questioning whether
SD-WAN can support their enterprise’s Digital
Transformation. As SD-WAN uses all available WAN
services more effectively and economically, it gives
users across the distributed enterprise the freedom
to better engage customers, empower employees,
optimise business processes and innovate. It makes
WAN management more cost-effective, too. Still,
the challenge remains: how to get there. There are
many SD-WAN solutions on the market. IDC predicts
that worldwide SD-WAN infrastructure and services
revenues will see a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 69.6%, reaching $8.05 billion in 2021.
Unfortunately, the diversity of SD-WAN offerings
makes them difficult to compare. Ongoing vendor
consolidation adds to the confusion. SD-WAN
experts and industry analysts say that the optimal
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