Just as you thought software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) technology was maturing, it’s evolving yet again. The latest evolution comes as enterprises tackle new security challenges associated with Internet of Things (IoT) devices – introducing the requirement for a Zero Trust security framework at the WAN […]
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In the first part of this two-part blog series, we discussed 5 challenges that enterprise IT managers face when it comes to supporting multi-cloud connectivity of applications across the enterprise WAN. We highlighted the first two of the five key capabilities of an advanced SDWAN […]
Many enterprises have already made significant investments in their shift to the cloud, so the ultimate challenge now is how to realize the full transformational promise of the cloud while achieving a multiplier effect from those investments. Many are quickly coming to the realization that […]
This two-part blog series will provide insights on advanced SD-WAN platform capabilities that can help enterprises simplify their journey towards a better integration of the WAN to multi-cloud providers. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, companies around the world had to shift their focus toward […]
Your employees are complaining of poor performance when using Microsoft applications and services. The weakest link isn’t on the IT team; it’s your WAN! As frequent users of business applications such as Microsoft 365 (Office, Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange), we often fail to notice what […]
Two integration Options for Palo Alto Prisma Access Cloud-delivered Security Service… and it Makes You SASE! Many Silver Peak SD-WAN customers have adopted Palo Alto Prisma Access cloud-delivered security services. You might be wondering how you can make Silver Peak and Palo Alto work together […]
A year ago on August 30, 2019, Gartner published its seminal report, “The Future of Network Security is in the Cloud[1].” Even more hyped than the term “SD-WAN” a few years ago, nearly every SD-WAN vendor and every security vendor is now marketing and messaging […]
Traditional Networks Were Never Designed for the Cloud Prior to the advent of the cloud, IT was simply a department in an organization where users would go to get their phone issues resolved or their computers fixed. Today, IT plays a far more strategic role […]
The technological revolution in business continues apace. A huge range of technologies have become integral to the way businesses operate, and this dependence on tech is growing all the time. Those firms which fail to keep up with the accelerating pace of technological change – […]
More and more enterprises have migrated business-critical applications to software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings such as Box, Dropbox, Salesforce, and Office365. Backhauling SaaS application traffic to the data center and then to cloud is inefficient and adds to the latency experienced by the application. Therefore, many cloud-first […]