A discussion of wide area networking is extremely timely because after a long period with little if any fundamental innovation, the WAN is now the focus of considerable innovation. As a result, for the first time in a decade network organizations have an opportunity to make a significant upgrade to their WAN architecture.
Published By: Fortinet EMEA
Published Date: Jun 24, 2020
Network engineering and operations leaders are looking to software-defined widearea networks (SD-WAN) to support the influx of traffic and applications driven by digital transformation (DX). These applications improve staff productivity while creating new business opportunities, but they also reshape corporate networking and security needs.
In response, many organizations are beginning to rethink their traditional WAN architecture. SD-WAN has emerged as a replacement, but many SD-WAN implementations also present serious challenges—from inadequate security to high total cost of ownership (TCO). Understanding these issues is key to navigating the increasingly complex market for WAN edge technologies.
Published By: Silver Peak
Published Date: Apr 12, 2016
This white paper illustrates how the integration of zero touch provisioning with EdgeConnect profiles, and the further integration of local profiles into the global business intent of Silver Peak’s virtual overlays, fulfills the promise of SD-WAN with virtualised wide area networking.
Enterprises across the globe are looking at Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SDWAN) as the foundation for the future evolution of wide area networking.
While business application turn-up on virtual compute platforms takes only minutes, the network configurations to connect your employees at the branch to these applications can take weeks or even months to rollout!
Published By: Telstra - APAC
Published Date: Mar 05, 2020
A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) doesn’t just improve on traditional WAN—it redefines it, simplifying branch office networking and assuring reliable application performance.
Published By: Telstra - APAC
Published Date: Mar 05, 2020
Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) enables organizations to more efficiently utilize bandwidth and improve application performance, availability and visibility on their WAN. It simplifies the delivery of WAN services to branch sites by orchestrating a range of underlying networking technologies (such as the Internet, IP
VPN and LTE) for transport-agnostic connectivity, simpler deployment and central management. Critically, it adds the intelligence to automatically adjust traffic flows
between multiple links based on application and link performance.
Published By: Silver Peak
Published Date: Feb 11, 2016
This e-book includes a summary of the key components of some of the emerging approaches to WAN architecture and design and concludes with a call to action that outlines a project plan that network organisations can use to evolve their WAN.
Published By: Fortinet EMEA
Published Date: Dec 11, 2018
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). 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-WANenabled
FortiGate solutions provide the right level of
service for every application, while ensuring effective
protection from advanced evolving threats across your
distributed enterprise.
Published By: Fortinet
Published Date: Apr 14, 2020
Many organizations that are in the midst of digital transformation (DX) initiatives for their distributed businesses are seeking to replace their outdated wide-area network (WAN) infrastructures. The high cost and complexities of reliable wide-area connectivity over traditional carrier-based networks is driving most decision-makers toward some form of software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN). Fortinet Secure SD-WAN delivers both networking and security capabilities in a unified solution. It supports application performance, consolidated management, and advanced protection against threats.
Published By: Forcepoint
Published Date: May 14, 2019
Keep Your Organization Up to Speed
As your organization expands, you need a resilient, fast, and secure network — balancing all three is no easy task. A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) provides a competitive advantage over traditional service provider options and "hub and spoke" architectures.
This is where a software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) comes to the rescue. And deploying it today can provide a quantifiable competitive advantage. Gartner estimates SD-WAN has less than 5% market share today, but predicts 25% of users will manage their WAN through software within two years.
"Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies" guides you step-by-step how to manage and secure digital networks with SD-WAN, with instructions even the most novice networking professional can understand.
Read “Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies” and gain a competitive edge today!
Published By: Forcepoint
Published Date: May 14, 2019
Keep Your Organization Up to Speed
As your organization expands, you need a resilient, fast, and secure network — balancing all three is no easy task. A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) provides a competitive advantage over traditional service provider options and "hub and spoke" architectures.
This is where a software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) comes to the rescue. And deploying it today can provide a quantifiable competitive advantage. Gartner estimates SD-WAN has less than 5% market share today, but predicts 25% of users will manage their WAN through software within two years.
"Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies" guides you step-by-step how to manage and secure digital networks with SD-WAN, with instructions even the most novice networking professional can understand.
Read “Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies” and gain a competitive edge today!
Published By: Forcepoint
Published Date: May 14, 2019
Keep Your Organization Up to Speed
As your organization expands, you need a resilient, fast, and secure network — balancing all three is no easy task. A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) provides a competitive advantage over traditional service provider options and "hub and spoke" architectures.
This is where a software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) comes to the rescue. And deploying it today can provide a quantifiable competitive advantage. Gartner estimates SD-WAN has less than 5% market share today, but predicts 25% of users will manage their WAN through software within two years.
"Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies" guides you step-by-step how to manage and secure digital networks with SD-WAN, with instructions even the most novice networking professional can understand.
Read “Secure Enterprise SD-WAN for Dummies” and gain a competitive edge today!
Published By: Forcepoint
Published Date: Jun 06, 2019
Five false assumptions about SD-WAN
By now, almost everyone knows something about software-defined-wide-area networking (SD-WAN). SD-WAN is getting a lot of buzz over its MPLS counterpart, but every innovation in tech comes with certain misconceptions—it’s just part of the territory.
Can SD-WAN take the place of internet? SD-WAN doesn’t require on-premises hardware, right? Outside of cost, is it really better than MPLS?
Read “Secure Enterprise SD-WAN Myths” for answers to these questions and more, clarity around SD-WAN’s advantages and limitations, and how Forcepoint can help you implement secure SD-WAN for your distributed enterprise.
And yes—SD-WAN really is better than MPLS.
Published By: Forcepoint
Published Date: Dec 06, 2019
Unlike traditional network architectures, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) makes it possible to harness existing network technology to better align operations and business policies. While many companies identify a need to evolve to SD-WAN, they are not always convinced SD-WAN can deliver the necessary enterprise capabilities.
Join us for a webinar with Link-Connect to learn how they use Forcepoint NGFWs to deliver enterprise-class SD-WAN to manage more than 400 sites from a single management console.
In this webcast, learn how Forcepoint NGFW:
Simplifies operations. Management is easier with central management, visibility and hierarchical policies.
Saves investment dollars. Smarter use of capacity and the ability to visualize and prioritize traffic reduces connectivity costs.
Boosts business outcomes. Optimized capacity, increased security and ensured high availability
Enterprises and service providers worldwide are rethinking how wide-area networking (WAN) services should be deployed. The market has changed due to a variety of long-term trends in the information technology (IT) and communications markets, demanding a more flexible and affordable access to cloud applications.
One of the biggest challenges for enterprises today is managing their WAN costs. Increasing demand for cloud applications, ballooning bandwidth needs, and expanding branch offices and international locations all present a challenge in managing costs.
In this special report, we take a look at how new trends in the WAN and the cloud, emerging software-defined global WAN (SD-WAN) networks can be used replace and augment existing MPLS services for enterprise connectivity – and reduce WAN costs.
Learn what the most popular use cases are for purchasing and deploying an SD-WAN according to a survey of your peers. As adoption increases and the market matures, CIOs and IT managers are looking closely at vendors who can offer a more flexible model of delivering connectivity solutions with a software-driven model.
This report from Futuriom, details the top reasons behind the strong demand for SD-WAN technology including better security, support for edge/cloud services, and ease of use/management.
Download the Futuriom Market Guide to SD-WAN paper to learn:
The top SD-WAN use cases and features according to customers
SD-WAN architectures and strategies
Key differentiators in the SD-WAN market
The latest SD-WAN market forecast
Railways are a key part of the sustainable transportation systems of the future, transporting goods and people efficiently and safely. But railways worldwide need a major upgrade in their infrastructure, including digital systems. On the passenger side, digital transformation will be key to providing tomorrow’s passengers with a safe, secure and connected experience. Operationally, it will dramatically transform maintenance, management and operational systems using digital technologies, such as IoT, analytics and, eventually, automation.
Nokia can help railways realize the full benefit of digital transformation and automation with an extensive suite of end-to-end solutions in areas including mission- and business-critical networking and connectivity, IoT platforms, and railway-specific analytics applications. This application note describes how the Nokia water events prediction, scene analytics and asset lifecycle optimization solutions can bring computer vision technologies and mach
Published By: CenturyLink
Published Date: Nov 18, 2011
Read this IDC Executive Brief to see how MPLS facilitates cost-effective and converged wide area networking with a high level of security and flexibility
Published By: CenturyLink
Published Date: Mar 09, 2012
IT Security challenges are more complex than ever, as mobile devices, social technologies and cloud computing take hold. Find out how these top 2012 security trends will affect your organization-and make sure your data protection measures are ready.
This easy-to-read book gives you a straight-forward introduction to Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN). Find our how to simplify your branch networking and cut bandwidth costs.
IT departments are jazzed about cloud services, which promise fast deployments and major cost savings. But is the cloud actually delivering on these promises? Now that more enterprises have cloud experience under their belts, IDG Research Services decided to find out.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an industry standard network management protocol for managing wide area and local area networks. It is easy to use, cost-effective, and is built into most networking devices. One of SNMP’s best assets is its use of in-band management, yet, this is also its biggest weakness.
