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Multi-cloud activity is defined as the process of accessing and managing data, applications, and resources across multiple cloud environments. It involves the distribution of workloads and traffic across different cloud resources in order to improve performance, scalability, and availability.

The network edge is becoming an important part of the enterprise-owned network that is being used to provide a variety of services. Two of the most popular technologies for the network edge are Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). However, with the rise of new technologies, the network edge is evolving. Traditional technologies are being rapidly replaced with new solutions that provide more functionality and flexibility. One such example is the evolution of traditional Wide Area Network (WAN) into Software Defined-Wide Area Network. While SD-WAN has been around for a while, SASE is a newer term that is being used to describe a secure network edge.

The cloud is increasingly becoming a popular option for businesses of all sizes. Cloud-based solutions offer many advantages over traditional on-premises solutions, including scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. One type of cloud-based solution that is gaining popularity among businesses is a cloud-based phone system. A cloud-based phone system is a telephone service that is delivered via the internet, rather than through traditional phone lines. A cloud-based phone system is different from a traditional phone system in that it does not require any physical hardware or equipment on-site.

SD-WAN is quickly becoming a popular choice for businesses looking to optimize traffic and improve performance for cloud applications. However, what many people don’t realize is that SD-WAN can also help reduce the risk for cloud deployments. SD-WAN technology is growing in popularity as a way to reduce the complexity and risk of using cloud services. But what specifically does SD-WAN do to reduce cloud risk? In this article, we'll take a look at how SD-WAN works and how it can help to take advantage of the cloud while keeping the data safe.

Cloud-based phone systems are becoming more and more popular due to their many advantages over traditional on-premises PBX systems. Cloud-based phone systems are highly scalable, flexible and offer a wide range of features at a much lower cost than traditional phone systems. In addition, cloud-based phone systems offer a host of features that are simply not available with on-premises PBX systems. Moreover, a cloud-based phone system is able to grow with the business and can easily be adapted to changes in accordance with enterprise needs. However, here are some reasons why one should choose to consider a cloud-based phone system for a business.

The year 2020 has witnessed major upheavals around the globe including floods and forest fires due to climate change and spread of viruses. It has forced many organizations to organize work from home practices for employees to make sure smoother running of their businesses. As COVID-19 still dominates working life today. Office staff from around the world have settled into their working from home setups. At such a divergent point, effective communication between office employees and managing bodies becomes of crucial importance. Team managers require strong communication medium to stay in contact with their teams. That is the reason, it has given rise to a record increase in video conferencing over these years of pandemic. Many global businesses are forced to adopt the traditional face to face practices of video conferencing.

With an increase in cyber-crimes across the globe, cyber threats are becoming disastrous for vulnerable victim organisations. Whether these are phishers, scammers, viruses or even bots, they can be very dangerous to corporate data. During the days of the pandemic, corporate data had become more vulnerable to cyber attacks with orders to work from home. Hackers across the world are exploiting remote working networks during these unfavorable times, taking advantage of very minor human errors and weak network security layers.

Software defined – wide area networking (SD–WAN) is among the most dominant network technologies that enterprises are rapidly adopting. Due to its quality of services, enhanced cloud application performance, minimal architectural complexity, simple  adoption and reduced cost, it is becoming popular and rapidly transforming the network technologies. Across the IT ecosystem, tons of organisations and enterprises are rapidly shifting towards the software defined – wide area networking (SD–WAN) solution because of its provision of efficient, agile and integrated application connections resulting in a faster, better and frictionless network, which is the  priority of IT specialists and network managers across the globe.

SD-WAN is rapidly capturing the market of MPLS, which was dominating for decades. But both technologies have their limitations as well as their advantages. Though infant SD-WAN seems reliant on MPLS in some major fields, this reliance is not unavoidable. SD-WAN can still altogether bypass MPLS. But it should not be recommended. A perfect hybrid of SD-WAN and MPLS can benefit business organizations in terms of cost-saving, increased security, reduced packet loss, reduced latency, and performance enhancement.