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SD-WAN and WAN Optimization Aren’t Destined to be a Dynamic Duo
March 13, 2018 by
Joe Michalowski
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
Just last summer, we published a post that discussed the differences between SD-WAN and WAN optimization. At the time, many people were simplifying the discussion and wondering if SD-WAN could replace aging WAN optimization solutions. When you break down the purposes of each technology, the two look more like a dynamic duo than a replacement…Continue reading
Switching to SD-WAN Doesn’t Mean Ripping Out Your MPLS Network
January 2, 2018 by
Andrew Sanders
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
SD-WAN was originally designed to be the successor technology to MPLS networks, but it doesn’t appear to have worked out that way. Research from Nemertes has shown that nearly 80% of companies with a pre-existing MPLS deployment retain the technology after SD-WAN adoption. Clearly there is some synergy between SD-WAN and MPLS. How does an…Continue reading
Which Software-Defined Networking Trends Will Your IT Team Adopt?
October 20, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
You know what happens this time of year, as Halloween is approaching: It’s time for next year’s technology predictions to arrive. Here, there’s a look at some potential 2018 networking trends around SD-WAN in particular. One that caught our attention was the addition of security features like firewall functionality, and the expectation that antivirus and…Continue reading
Choosing Network Infrastructure for Modern Apps and Users
October 13, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
With ONUG Fall 2017 coming up next week, we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of the big network changes and trends of the year. So many parts of IT infrastructure are now overlapping, and networking technology is the glue that holds it all together. New demands on the network, with SaaS, cloud and…Continue reading
Make SD-WAN Choices With a Vision for the Future
September 29, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
Here’s a great recent look at the top challenges that IT teams are facing, courtesy of a survey done at VMworld. We’re not surprised to see that performance was named as the top challenge, with 38% of respondents choosing it. We hear daily about the pressures on IT to provide good performance, and the obstacles…Continue reading
Users Need Better Network Performance, Whatever Their Location
September 22, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
Which approach is your company taking with MPLS? This breakdown covers the various use cases that might drive the SD-WAN vs. MPLS decision. Remote locations with a lot of streaming business-critical applications (VoIP call centers, maybe) will still likely need MPLS to keep performance strong. But for cloud-driven companies, SD-WAN products that are cloud-enabled can…Continue reading
The Road to Better Performance Is Paved With Networking Technology
September 8, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
We always like to hear the stories of those IT early adopters for a new technology. In this story, it’s several heads of IT who’ve adopted SD-WAN. For both, their companies needed a better way to provision and manage branch office infrastructure. For one, the Bay Club Company, using SD-WAN is actually helping IT drive…Continue reading
The SD-WAN Adoption Curve Brings IT Choice
September 1, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
The adoption curve for technology (what Gartner calls the Hype Cycle) is interesting to watch for various products. As SD-WAN matures, we start to see differentiation between products and types of deployment. This story has a useful breakdown of the SD-WAN choices IT teams can make, whether they install it on-premises only, in a cloud-enabled…Continue reading
How Big Data Causes Big Problems for the WAN
August 31, 2017 by
Joe Michalowski
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
Who doesn’t love data these days? For business leaders, the more data you can collect, the better. Some might resist certain technologies in digital transformation, but it seems everyone can agree that big data analytics makes business life easier. Everyone except IT leaders, that is. While business leaders add ever-increasing data inputs with IoT sensors,…Continue reading
Don’t Jump Off the SD-WAN Cliff Without a Parachute
August 29, 2017 by
Alec Pinkham
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
SD-WAN is gaining traction quickly with a lot of businesses. If SD-WAN technology is on your radar, you likely want to improve the performance of networks and applications at remote offices. You may have jumped off the SD-WAN adoption cliff already, or are at least researching and considering it. With SD-WAN’s popularity, it has gained a…Continue reading