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THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-HEALING SD-WAN s software-defined
A wide-area networking ( SD-WAN ) continues to grow in popularity , it is critical to understand what differentiates a secure SD-WAN solution from the much bigger landscape of products and services described as SD-WAN .
Secure SD-WAN consolidates advanced routing , next-generation firewall ( NGFW ) capabilities , and intuitive orchestration into a single , integrated solution . But there ’ s an important aspect to secure SD-WAN that ’ s sometimes overlooked in the industry wide rush to categorize and market the technology : self-healing .
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Over the next five years , SD-WAN is expected to reach more than 60 % of enterprises . It ’ s easy to understand why : SD-WAN solutions transform an organization ’ s capabilities by leveraging the corporate wide-area network as well as multi-cloud connectivity to deliver highspeed application performance at the WAN edge of distributed ( i . e ., branch ) sites .
A big benefit of SD-WAN is that it provides a dynamic path selection among connectivity options – multiprotocol label switching ( MPLS ), 4G / 5G , or broadband – ensuring organizations can quickly and easily access business-critical applications from the cloud . This is important for organizations that need fast , scalable , and flexible connectivity among different network environments , and want to reduce total cost of ownership ( TCO ) while preserving user experience . But the wrong SD-WAN product can significantly inhibit an organization ’ s ability to quickly adapt to changing business demands – not least because it creates new security headaches . u
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