Why choose SD-WAN?

• Faster failover times for critical applications, ensuring virtually no downtime with redundant, diverse circuits

• Improved application performance for both data and voice/video applications

• Increased bandwidth at a lower cost, as the network traffic can be provisioned for optimal speeds and throttle low-priority applications

• Reduced complexity for WAN topology

• Centralized management across branch networks through a simple management console, which reduces the need for manual configuration and on-site IT staff

• Consolidation of multiple hardware devices including the router, firewall, wan optimization, wireless access points, and VPN concentrators

• Full visibility into the network, as the controller gives operators a holistic view of the network

• More options for the connection type and vendor selection, since the network underlay is independent of the SD-WAN provider

 

Is SD-WAN Right for My Organization?

Enterprises have been increasingly investing in open and flexible cloud solutions, and SD-WAN represents an effort to engineer similar benefits in their data center architecture. SD-WAN architecture is particularly beneficial to environments separated by distance — for example, between main offices and branch offices. Whereas traditional WAN can be expensive and complex, SD-WAN architecture reduces recurring network costs, offers network-wide control and visibility, and simplifies the technology with zero-touch deployment and centralized management. The key to the SD-WAN architecture is that it can communicate with all network endpoints without the need for external mechanisms or additional protocols.
This means customers have the flexibility to choose the type of underlay network that works best for their users and environment, maximizing the utilization by allowing you to use all available bandwidth across available underlay networks.