Simplification
Reduce the need for multiple network devices and seamlessly combine WAN technologies.
Performance optimisation
Application profiling allows network traffic to be more easily prioritised down to individual application across all locations. Some devices allow traffic to overflow to other WAN links, making use of all available bandwidth.
Cost savings
Depending on the connectivity at each location, SD-WAN can use less expensive internet connections and add bandwidth compression to offer more value than MPLS.
Redundancy
By combining cheaper internet links (potentially in combination with MPLS), SD-WAN can also provide improved failover between different connections including fibre, NBN, copper, and 4G.
Not all SD-WANs are equal
Vendors have approached SD-WAN differently. Some are a development of traditional firewalls (Meraki, Fortinet), whereas Cato Networks is essentially a multi-tenanted global WAN which each site connects to. Knowing which SD-WAN is best suited for your connectivity needs is critical.
Why use SD-WAN?
The use of cloud solutions has created an explosion of network traffic. Fortunately, SD-WAN can help manage this traffic more efficiently than traditional WAN and keep your systems efficient. SD-WAN is a network that knows how to cooperate with cloud-based applications quickly and gives you an obvious benefit by increasing your network performance. To find out more, click here.
