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SD-WAN TO SHOWCASE
MORE THAN JUST COST-
SAVINGS IN 2018
When businesses look to cut the high costs of running
a wide area network, SD-WANs can help save money
with lower cost broadband Internet connections.
oftware defined wide area networks
(SD-WANs) have been generally known
for a value proposition that revolves
around cost savings on bandwidth. S active-active architectures, make network
changes centrally in alignment with
application requirements and facilitating
network segmentation.
Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of
Networks Unlimited, the distributor for
total SD-WAN solution provider Silver
Peak for the Sub-Saharan market, says the
technology also offers speed, agility and
ease of control. “According to Gartner’s Research Vice
President, Andrew Lerner, ‘SD-WAN is going
mainstream’ and Lerner notes that its
tangible benefits, which are driving rapid
adoption, also include cost, performance
and availability.”
“We believe that SD-WANs will continue
to come into their own during 2018,
showcasing their real value proposition in a
multi-factored manner,” he said. Lerner writes that ‘SD-WAN remains a topic
of high interest among Gartner clients. In
just three short years, adoption has taken
off. We recommend you look at SD-WAN
when refreshing WAN edge equipment,
renegotiating a carrier contract, building out
new branches, or aggressively moving apps
to the cloud.’
Jacobsz added that an SD-WAN also
brings agility to the network, for example
by enabling network managers to shift to
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IN 2018, THE
NEW WAN EDGE
EMPOWERS
ENTERPRISES
TO MAKE THIS
DECISION ON AN
APPLICATION-
BY-APPLICATION
BASIS.
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