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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. By integrating SD-WAN and cloud security into a common framework, SASE implementations can both improve network performance and reduce security risks. A key component of a SASE framework is SD-WAN.

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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. Key considerations.

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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. How it used to be When I started my career in networking, servers were down the hall or in the campus data center. How it used to be When I started my career in networking, servers were down the hall or in the campus data center.

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Palo Alto Networks: 5x Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is the only vendor recognized as a Leader in Single-Vendor SASE, SSE and SD-WAN Magic Quadrants. For the fifth consecutive year, Palo Alto Networks was recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN. Only a unified SASE solution can meet and exceed their needs by combining SD-WAN and security.

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Palo Alto Networks: 5x Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is the only vendor recognized as a Leader in Single-Vendor SASE, SSE and SD-WAN Magic Quadrants. For the fifth consecutive year, Palo Alto Networks was recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN. Only a unified SASE solution can meet and exceed their needs by combining SD-WAN and security.

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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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