Many multi-site enterprises are leaving 2021 with an increased resolve to explore the possibility of moving from MPLS to SD-WAN. This is a transition that may seem intimidating, but it can offer your business a great alternative to legacy networks and technology, providing opportunities for limitless future growth. This move is so popular that predictions have 60% of enterprises1 making the switch by 2024. This switch is being driven by factors such as the cost savings made possible by … [Read more...]
Upgrading to SD-WAN From MPLS: 4 Tips for a Smooth Transition
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled enterprises to reinvent the way they operate. Businesses across all sectors have had to adopt digital technologies to survive the turbulent waters of the last year and a half. The shift is expected to continue even after the pandemic is over. According to the IDC, investments in digital transformation are expected to cross $6.8 billion between 2020 and 2023.1 As businesses digitally transform and adopt cloud technologies, they find they need to … [Read more...]
Decision Time: SD-WAN vs. MPLS
Many years ago when SD-WAN first came on the scene, many people believed that these solutions would quickly overtake MPLS as the leading technology serving small and medium-sized businesses as well as multi-site enterprises. While the transition was initially slow yet steady, in the last few years we’ve seen a meteoric rise in the popularity of this solution. While there are many factors to consider in weighing the benefits of SD-WAN versus MPLS, the most important consideration should always … [Read more...]
How to Fully Leverage UCaaS and SD-WAN? Use Carrier Services – with resources
Unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) are two solutions businesses are rapidly onboarding to take advantage of the cloud and internet-based network management. The UCaaS market is set to reach a compound annual growth rate of 25.3% through 2026,1 and the SD-WAN market will grow at a CAGR of 38.5% through the same year.2 Clearly, the secret is out about how these technologies can improve business performance. But with onboarding … [Read more...]
How to Fully Leverage UCaaS and SD-WAN? Use Carrier Services
Unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) are two solutions businesses are rapidly onboarding to take advantage of the cloud and internet-based network management. The UCaaS market is set to reach a compound annual growth rate of 25.3% through 2026,1 and the SD-WAN market will grow at a CAGR of 38.5% through the same year.2 Clearly, the secret is out about how these technologies can improve business performance. But with onboarding … [Read more...]
Why You Still Need WAN Optimization With SD-WAN
WAN optimization has always been a focus of network teams. From maximizing application performance to reducing latency, the need for optimization techniques like protocol acceleration have not changed. Many enterprises are adding software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) as a way to manage many of the challenges that cloud adoption has introduced, but it doesn’t remove the need for WAN optimization. Cloud Adoption Is Changing Network Infrastructure Requirements The adoption of cloud … [Read more...]
Weighing SD-WAN Versus MPLS
Your wide area network (WAN) is becoming more central to the success of your business objectives. Determining how to best support your various solutions that require real-time connectivity and a high level of reliability may have you contemplating how best to approach networking. Weighing software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) versus multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) is a common discussion happening in enterprises across the globe. While MPLS has traditionally been a reliable … [Read more...]