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Modernizing the WAN from Client to Cloud

Arista

The evolution of WAN architectures has historically paralleled that of application architectures. When we primarily connected terminals to mainframes, the WAN architecture was largely point-to-point links connecting back to data center facilities.

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The Biggest Motivators and Barriers for SD-WAN Adoption in 2021

DevOps.com

The SD-WAN market has exploded in 2020, driven by the need to support increasingly remote workforces, the emergence of the AI-driven WAN and the requirement to deliver branch performance that matches campus networks.

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Ensuring Network Connectivity With SD-WAN and AIOps

DevOps.com

The post Ensuring Network Connectivity With SD-WAN and AIOps appeared first on DevOps.com. Recently, Facebook experienced an outage. If companies relied on that app to do business, their IT teams were likely swamped with end-user complaint calls. How would teams traditionally respond?

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A Guide to SD-WAN

Megaport

Recent research by Forrester* found that for 1 in 3 IT decision-makers, software defined WAN (SD-WAN) is their top organizational priority in 2022 – but why are businesses excited by the technology? SD-WAN

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A Guide to SD-WAN

Megaport

Recent research by Forrester* found that for 1 in 3 IT decision-makers, software defined WAN (SD-WAN) is their top organizational priority in 2022 – but why are businesses excited by the technology? SD-WAN

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Barracuda Networks Partners With Microsoft on SD-WAN Service

DevOps.com

Barracuda Networks today launched a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service that runs natively on the Microsoft Azure cloud. The post Barracuda Networks Partners With Microsoft on SD-WAN Service appeared first on DevOps.com.

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SA Recycling Accelerates Digital Transformation with Prisma SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Building a robust IT infrastructure that is easy to manage can be challenging and expensive with a legacy WAN architecture. These WAN links couldn’t be used to control, prioritize or shape critical application traffic. Next-Generation SD-WAN to Ensure Network Resiliency. “I

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Juniper Networks Brings AI to SD-WANs

DevOps.com

Juniper Networks today announced it can now apply the same artificial intelligence (AI) engine it uses to automate the management of wireless local area networks (LANs) to software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs).

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HPE Acquires Silver Peak to Gain SD-WAN

DevOps.com

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its intent to acquire Silver Peak, a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) platform provider, which will be incorporated into its Aruba Networks subsidiary. The post HPE Acquires Silver Peak to Gain SD-WAN appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Cato Networks Offers Instant SD-WAN Service

DevOps.com

Cato Networks has added an instant-on capability to its software-defined wide area network service (SD-WAN) service to make it easier for IT teams to provide employees with remote access to applications. The post Cato Networks Offers Instant SD-WAN Service appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Report: SD-WAN Shift to the Cloud Accelerates

DevOps.com

The rate at which software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) are being consumed as a cloud service appears to be accelerating in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Report: SD-WAN Shift to the Cloud Accelerates appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Comparing the SD-WAN Licensing Needs of Major Vendors

Megaport

With more enterprises adopting SD-WAN technology, SD-WAN vendor support can be a key to success. We break down the licensing of three major SD-WAN vendors.

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Palo Alto Networks Hat Trick: 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks has been recognized as a Leader for the third year in a row in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN ! 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN. Modernize Your Branches with Next-Generation SD-WAN. Download the 2022 Gartner SD-WAN Magic Quadrant Report.

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A Leader, AGAIN: 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ WAN Edge Infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks

I'm excited to share the news that Palo Alto Networks has been recognized as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure ! New 5G Integrated SD-WAN Appliance. Our innovation engine on SD-WAN is thriving. As part of the Prisma SD-WAN 5.6

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Prisma SD-WAN: The New Face of CloudGenix

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is now recognized as a leader in the 2020 Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant. integrated with Prisma SD-WAN. We are truly grateful to our customers and partners for trusting us with their SD-WAN and SASE needs. Prisma SD-WAN.

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Comparing the SD-WAN Licensing Needs of Major Vendors

Megaport

With more enterprises adopting SD-WAN technology, SD-WAN vendor support can be a key to success. We break down the licensing of three major SD-WAN vendors.

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Making SD-WAN More Secure and Flexible

DevOps.com

Managed service providers (MSPs) leverage the power of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) to offer higher quality services […]. The post Making SD-WAN More Secure and Flexible appeared first on DevOps.com.

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How SWG and SD-WAN Work Together

Megaport

Blog Cloud Networking Partners SD-WANDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, a huge percentage of the workforce moved home. This population shift—and its dependence on computers and their networks—meant corporations had to double down on network security and reliability.

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How SWG and SD-WAN Work Together

Megaport

Blog Cloud Networking Partners SD-WANDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, a huge percentage of the workforce moved home. This population shift—and its dependence on computers and their networks—meant corporations had to double down on network security and reliability.

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How SD-WAN Is Leveling Up in 2022

Megaport

Before COVID-19 lockdowns and work-from-home orders swept across the world in 2020, 61% of enterprises had already begun an SD-WAN rollout. In 2022, enterprises have realized that having SD-WAN is more important than ever due to. Blog SD-WAN

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How SD-WAN Is Leveling Up in 2022

Megaport

Before COVID-19 lockdowns and work-from-home orders swept across the world in 2020, 61% of enterprises had already begun an SD-WAN rollout. In 2022, enterprises have realized that having SD-WAN is more important than ever due to. Blog SD-WAN

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AutoNation Improves Performance, Saves Millions With Prisma SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Industry-leading automotive retailer, AutoNation, realized their current wide area network (WAN) architecture was complex, slow, and often unreliable as MPLS has failed to meet their performance demands – even after moving from T1 to higher-bandwidth fiber connections.

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VMware SD-WAN Now Available on Megaport Virtual Edge

Megaport

One of the pioneers of network virtualisation and a long-time Megaport customer, VMware is the fifth major SD-WAN integration partner for Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE). Blog Partners SD-WAN

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TNS Taps Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN Solution

CTOvision

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leader in fintech payment services, recently announced the launch of TNS Secure SD-WAN which leverages Fortinet’s leading Secure SD-WAN solution.

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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.

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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN now available on Megaport Virtual Edge

Megaport

Today we’re happy to announce the integration of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform on Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE). Aruba Networks is the latest global market-leading SD-WAN technology partner in our quest to transform and modernise edge networking. Blog Partners SD-WAN

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Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN now available on Megaport Virtual Edge

Megaport

Today we’re happy to announce the integration of Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform on Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE). Aruba Networks is the latest global market-leading SD-WAN technology partner in our quest to transform and modernise edge networking. Blog Partners SD-WAN

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A Leader in the 2020 Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant

Palo Alto Networks

Today, I am honored to announce that Palo Alto Networks CloudGenix SD-WAN is recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant (MQ). To read a complimentary copy of the report, please visit “ A 2020 Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Leader.”

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Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be

Kentik

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. The WAN was how we got access to some websites and sent emails. What is today’s enterprise WAN? What can we say is the enterprise WAN of today? What is the enterprise WAN?

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Network Transformation: Supercharge Your SD-WAN Webinar Recap

Megaport

Megaport’s Solutions Architects around the globe held webinars discussing ways to modernize an enterprise’s SD-WAN infrastructure by using Network as a Service (NaaS) to deploy faster, reduce opex, and simplify and secure your WAN. Blog SD-WAN MVE

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Network Transformation: Supercharge Your SD-WAN Webinar Recap

Megaport

Megaport’s Solutions Architects around the globe held webinars discussing ways to modernize an enterprise’s SD-WAN infrastructure by using Network as a Service (NaaS) to deploy faster, reduce opex, and simplify and secure your WAN. Blog SD-WAN MVE

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SD-WAN, SASE, and the Future of the Edge

Dell EMC

We knew coming into 2020 that it would be a banner year for SD-WAN as the technology continued to mature …

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The Over/Under on SD-WAN

Megaport

The concepts and design principles of creating a wide area network (WAN) to provide resilient and optimal transit between endpoints have continuously evolved over the years.

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How SD-WAN Is Driving Business Continuity in a COVID World

DevOps.com

The post How SD-WAN Is Driving Business Continuity in a COVID World appeared first on DevOps.com. Blogs Infrastructure/Networking IT as Code COVID network security network visibility SD-WAN software-defined networking

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WAN transformation sparked by 5G, cloud and SD-WAN technologies

CTOvision

Read Luke O’Neill explain how 5G, cloud and SD-WAN technologies could plug the shortcomings of the Wide Area Networks on Tech Target : In the old days, about a decade ago, remote employees would go into a branch office, sit at a desk with a laptop or desktop computer and connect to the company LAN, […]. News

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How Megaport Virtual Edge Supercharged The Instillery’s SD-WAN

Megaport

Blog Cloud Networking SD-WANIDC predicted 2021 would be the year of multicloud, and as businesses expanded and embraced a cloud-first approach, this prediction proved accurate, with Megaport reporting a record increase of multicloud services like Megaport Cloud Router in Q4 FY2021.

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How Megaport Virtual Edge Supercharged The Instillery’s SD-WAN

Megaport

Blog Cloud Networking SD-WANIDC predicted 2021 would be the year of multicloud, and as businesses expanded and embraced a cloud-first approach, this prediction proved accurate, with Megaport reporting a record increase of multicloud services like Megaport Cloud Router in Q4 FY2021.

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The Over/Under on SD-WAN

Megaport

The concepts and design principles of creating a wide area network (WAN) to provide resilient and optimal transit between endpoints have continuously evolved over the years.

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3 Ways SD-WAN Can Benefit Industrial Control System Environments

Palo Alto Networks

Modern business models are in the midst of another change, driven by another technology beneficial to enterprises’ IT and operational technology (OT) networks alike: software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WAN). Benefits of SD-WAN at Remote Locations.

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Palo Alto Networks Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Secure SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Today, we are thrilled to share that Palo Alto Networks has earned the 2022 Frost & Sullivan Global Company of the Year Award in the secure software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) industry. In a crowded SD-WAN market, every vendor seems to promise the transformative power of their offering.

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