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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

Legacy network shortcomings led to the rapid growth of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It eliminates the need for backhauling—routing remote traffic through the data center before accessing the internet—enabling direct access to critical cloud services. This reduces latency.

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

CIO

By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. These policies also don’t function end-to-end in an environment where there are BYOD or IoT devices. So, does implementing a SASE architecture based on a single vendor solve all of these challenges?

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The Role of SD-WAN in Securing the Expanding Network Perimeter

CIO

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024.

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A critical next phase of cloud transformation: Reducing WAN complexity

CIO

Over the past two decades, cloud computing has evolved from a method that utilized extra data center capacity to the mission-critical infrastructure across enterprises that we see today. That ROI perspective is important because CIOs and CFOs are often making these purchase decisions together,” says Chopra.

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Why Your Branch of the Future Needs Next-Gen SD-WAN and Prisma SASE

Palo Alto Networks

At our virtual Branch of the Future event, we will showcase how next-generation SD-WAN and SASE can help deliver a branch network that is digital-first, secure and powered by the latest AI/ML innovations. Gen-1 SD-WAN solutions addressed the early challenges of using inexpensive broadband connectivity for data center applications.

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What’s next for network operations

CIO

Traditional enterprise wide area networks, or WANs were designed primarily to connect remote branch offices directly to the data center. They rely on centralized security performed by backhauling traffic through the corporate data center, which impairs application performance and makes them expensive and inefficient.

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The Top 3 Benefits of Next-Generation SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Why Next-Generation SD-WAN Is Critical to Avoid Failure in Mainstream Deployments. The SD-WAN market is at a critical inflection point. We are past the early adopters phase and mainstream enterprises are now looking to deploy SD-WAN. Legacy SD-WAN. Enabling “anywhere work” by extending SD-WAN benefits to teleworkers.

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