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Navigating the future: the rise of SD-WAN in India

CIO

In the realm of Wide Area Networks (WANs), traditional routers have long been the backbone of network infrastructure, albeit with their limitations. However, a transformative technology known as Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is making significant waves in India and globally.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

When organizations began to fully embrace both the work-from-anywhere (WFA) user model and multi-cloud strategies, IT leadership quickly realized that traditional networks lack the flexibility needed to support modern digital transformation initiatives. Below are four common myths about SD-WAN: SD-WAN causes latency : This is not true.

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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. They often had to do a complex workaround of networking, VPNs, and other components to make the infrastructure work,” he says.

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Thinking outside the cloud: bring cloud agility to your entire infrastructure

CIO

Cloud technology is a springboard for digital transformation, delivering the business agility and simplicity that are so important to today’s business. Cloud is also a powerful catalyst for improving IT and user experiences, with operating principles such as anywhere access, policy automation, and visibility. But that’s not all.

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A Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SD-WAN Infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks

With businesses fully reopened and employees returning to branches, the need for hybrid work, cloud adoption and to better secure people, apps and devices are at the top of mind for all infrastructure leaders.

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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. In fact, most applications are now cloud-hosted, presenting additional IT challenges to ensure a high-quality end-user experience for the remote worker, home office worker, or branch office.

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SD-WAN Helping Financial Services Achieve Greater Digital Agility, Cybersecurity

CIO

SD-WAN can help financial services organizations achieve network agility and security. An SD-WAN overlays traditional or hybrid WAN infrastructures and locates the software or hardware nodes at each location and in the cloud. Organizations must also ensure their data is protected and compliant.

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