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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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Why “café-like branches” are the latest buzz among CIOs

CIO

SD-WAN emerged as a solution to this inefficiency, enabling direct connections from branch offices to the cloud without the high costs of MPLS. But SD-WAN created a new problem: security. Todays offices host millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, from smart thermostats to connected printers.

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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 changed Over the last 15 years, though, the quality of the public internet has improved significantly. What is today’s enterprise WAN?

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Is Your Browser Ground Zero for Cyberattacks?

Palo Alto Networks

It integrates technologies like SD-WAN, cloud access security brokers (CASB), secure web gateways (SWG), Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), and firewall as a service (FWaaS). SASE delivers secure, seamless access to applications and data, regardless of user location, enabling efficient and scalable hybrid work and cloud adoption.

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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. More importantly, WANs lack the flexibility and scalability that digital business requires. More importantly, WANs lack the flexibility and scalability that digital business requires.

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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. Improved User Experience. Stronger cybersecurity.

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Pioneering next-gen AI-powered networks for connected business and customer centricity

CIO

The emergence of new age technologies like AI, Gen AI, SD- WAN is pushing the technology companies to evolve rapidly, creating technology that not only keeps pace with development but also enhances it. A primary technology driving this evolution is the network industry, the substrate on which global organizations function seamlessly.

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