Rarely do I have a conversation about networking when the topic of software-defined WANs (SD-WANs) does not come up. It’s, far and away, the thing that network professionals care most about, even ahead of data center SDNs. In a data center, enterprises can still people […]
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Enterprises are confused today by the multiple messages and promotions surrounding managed SD-WAN services coming predominately from the technology vendors. Most service providers are getting lost in the marketing hype around the torrent of press releases regarding managed SD-WAN service partnerships. Clearly, SD-WAN technology vendors […]
Silver Peak has had a flying start to the New Year, with it being named as a finalist in three categories in the UK Network Computing Awards 2018. The categories include ‘SD-WAN Vendor of the Year,’ ‘Product of the Year’ for its Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN […]
The increasing adoption of SaaS and IaaS applications and infrastructure has been a catalyst for the rapid adoption of SD-WAN architectures. Directly connecting users to SaaS/IaaS instances from branch offices using lower cost internet services to augment (or even replace) MPLS provides the highest performance […]
Security capabilities with managed SD-WAN are encouraging adoption and faster deployment Beyond basic network connectivity and network-centric features such as WAN optimization, security has been one of the promised next-wave roadmap features surrounding managed SD-WAN services. In early customer deployments, network connectivity was the spotlight […]
With the beginning of the new year, it’s popular to opine on what the new year might bring in terms of technology advances. My predictions for the WAN in 2018 have been covered in several publications here, here and here. In this blog, I’m going […]
As we begin 2018, enterprises continue to accelerate their migration of workloads to public cloud service providers (AWS, Azure and Google), often as part of an overall Digital Transformation (DT) and cloud-first IT strategy. This is not surprising as IDC predicts that by the end […]
I’d like to wish everyone a hearty Happy New Year! This is the time of year that we make promises to ourselves like saying we will get to the gym more often, lose weight, not text and drive and other things that should improve our […]
SD-WAN is quickly approaching mainstream adoption by enterprises; Ovum’s research finds that about one-third of enterprises are trialing or using the technology. Once service providers gain SD-WAN experience, they also find the technology a versatile tool for their broader platform, services, and architecture plans. Interoute, […]
Company Overview IMMI is an Indiana-based manufacturer of safety products, such as seat belts, car seats, and other specialized vehicle safety devices. It has over 1,600 employees in six countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. IMMI has invested heavily in computer assisted manufacturing for […]