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number one driver for M&A and acquiring
new digital capabilities accounts for a
third of deals being chased. Deal-making
enterprises need their IT platforms to be
more flexible and agile to rapidly capitalise
on these market opportunities and SD-WAN
can help them meet this need. According
to PwC’s 2018 Middle East CEO survey,
“
56% of CEOs are looking to strategic
alliances or joint ventures in the next 12
months to drive corporate growth and
profitability. Whether entities are merging,
separating, being acquired, or simply
expanding to greenfield locations, it is the
application and business requirements
that should drive connectivity design
and implementation strategies. SD-WAN
offers the ability to meet these needs,
providing the next-generation network
that enterprises need to support rapid
digitisation while giving secure access to
the cloud-based applications employees
need to deliver the innovation and best
possible customer experience. n
FOR THOSE REGIONAL
SURVEY RESPONDENTS, THE
TOP BENEFITS OF SD-WAN WERE
INCREASED APPLICATION AND
NETWORK VISIBILITY AND SECURITY
(56%); REDUCTION IN COMPLEXITY
OF NETWORK CONFIGURATION
AND INCREASED UTILISATION OF
RESOURCES (50%).
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