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Getting SASE with SD–WAN

Wide area networking (WAN) is a traditional networking solution based on multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). In such solutions, the reliability of the connection depends upon pre-defined communicating nodes. But these high-performance networking links between the two sites face limited bandwidths along with some other physical constrains. Hardware defined pre-setup in WAN is the major reason to shift towards a software defined – wide area networking (SD–WAN) solution.

Home as a Branch Site With SD–WAN

Organisations across the globe are rapidly adopting new technologies to meet customer demand during increasing market competition. It is necessary for their survival to keep pace with emerging trends in the market. Fluctuating customer demands, the introduction of new trends to the market and advancements in the technological sphere always cause big changes in the market.

6 Benefits How SD–WAN Will Improve Your Life

Remote Work Solutions

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we are living in the middle of a chaotic situation. As the situation is highly ambitious and even unknown, that is the reason many organizations and businesses are moving towards remote working solutions for continuing operation of their companies. Those who have adopted the remote working solution, are able to continue their business operations as usual. Although not in the same way as before the pandemic, but successful enough to maintain the continuity of their business processes. Due to continuous adoption of remote working solution among the companies, competition is again picking the pace and organizations are trying best to adopt best remote working practices to lead their market share. That is why, it is highly necessary for businesses of all sizes to learn and adopt remote working solutions to pursue their business activities in a productive way.

Versa vs Silver Peak SD-WAN

According to updated reports of the Dell’Oro Group, there are five top SD–WAN vendors who are running toe-to-toe for supremacy in the SD–WAN market share. The year 2019 was seen as a breakout year for the adoption of SD–WAN when it surpassed a $1 billion market share. According to already mentioned reports, Cisco, Versa Network, VMware, Silver Peak and Fortinet are holding high ranking positions, as these top SD–WAN market leaders accounted for a 60% accumulated share in the generated revenue in 2019. But none of them surpassed a 20% share of the market, which shows a high potential for competition among the market giants for dominance. That is why these are still early days for penetration into the market.

SD-WAN vs IPsec VPN’s

An encrypted connection between two or more computers is called a virtual private network, commonly known as a VPN. These VPN connections are subjected to public networks, but exchange of data is private because of encryption. It becomes possible to share and securely access confidential data over public networks using VPNs. For example, corporate employees often use VPNs when they work from home or work remotely to access and share corporate files and applications securely.

What is SASE?

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a combinational network architecture of SD–WAN and Remote Access VPN that combines the capabilities of both and delivers them as a service. It combines functionalities and capabilities of SD–WAN and VPN with cloud native security functions, for example, firewalls, secure web gateways, zero trust network access and cloud access security brokers. SASE vendors offer these cloud-delivered functions as a service.

Silver Peak vs Fortinet SD-WAN

Any ‘latest and greatest’ digital product that is sold single handedly brings a revolution to the market. There are numerous such products in the field of information technology, which is rapidly evolving. But SD–WAN is the one that has brought about a surprising revolution in terms of its highest adoption rate by businesses of all sizes.

SD-WAN Going SASE

Wide area networking (WAN) is a traditional networking solution based on multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). In such solutions, the reliability of the connection depends upon the pre-definition of communicating nodes. But these high-performance networking links between the two sites face limited bandwidths and have some other physical constraints. Hardware defined pre-setup is the primary cause in WAN to shift towards a software defined – wide area networking (SD-WAN) solution.

Network Visibility With SD-WAN

Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) is fast becoming one of the most popular network technologies for enterprises. Due to its quality of services, enhanced application performance, minimal architectural complexity, simple set-up, and reduced cost, SD-WAN is increasingly popular and rapidly transforming network technologies. According to Kentik’s data collection reports, it is expected that 95% of enterprises will have moved from traditional WAN to SD-WAN architectures within 24 months, due to the vital factors mentioned below.