SD-WAN
How it works
Learn what this technology does, how it works in practice and
what an SD-WAN migration typically looks like
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How SD-WAN works
SD-WAN creates a virtual WAN (wide-area network) through a centrally controlled overlay that lets you manage and deploy branch-office services across your organisation.
1. Creating an overlay network
SD-WAN allows you to simplify your WAN infrastructure by replacing legacy branch routers, giving you full visibility and control of everything happening across your network at an individual application level — all from one virtual dashboard.
2. Introducing application awareness
Unlike most traditional networks, SD-WAN understands individual applications – including any service level agreements (SLAs) – and automatically creates network policies for them, constantly monitoring each application to optimise performance.
3. Providing a policy-based framework
The network policies SD-WAN creates are adaptive, updating in real time based on current business needs. And because your technical staff can monitor and control every policy and application from a central platform, it reduces the strain on your IT department.
SD-WAN vs. IP VPN: the numbers
80%
increase in bandwidth efficiency
98%
faster failover time
85%
improvement in network throughput
50%
(minimum) reduction in network hardware
43,200
daily data snapshots from every site
Your SD-WAN migration journey
The diagram below shows how we migrate you from your traditional network (on the left) to SD-WAN (on the right).
We use resilient service gateways between your existing MPLS (IP VPN) network and your new SD-WAN network, ensuring a seamless transition and uninterrupted site-to-site communication.
Your virtual dashboard
We’ve partnered with Versa – recognised as a ‘leader’ in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure – to create a secure software overlay that lets you control your entire network with ease through one simple interface.
Check out the diagram to see what it looks like.
Read our network efficiency guide
Want to learn how SD-WAN can improve your network efficiency? Or how it works with your existing infrastructure?
Our recent guide explores all this and more.
What’s included?
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