Vendors offer digital transformation on WAN markets. IT decision-makers must sift through marketing information in order to find an ideal partner for their organization.
Partners who provide global SDWAN solutions are the best choice for organizations that have multiple locations. They will offer you access to professional installation, 24/7 support, and consultants.
Flexible WAN Connectivity
SD-WAN, unlike traditional networking boxes that assemble hardware from multiple vendors and assemble traffic for different WAN transports and applications, intelligently optimizes the traffic. This ensures high-quality applications even when underlay transport services become impaired - for instance if an MPLS link goes down or underperforms, basic SD-WAN solutions might divert it to the internet where packet loss, latency, and jitter are common - leading to inconsistent Quality of Experience across connections. SD-WANs that are geared towards business can address these issues, and provide consistent application performance under any network condition.Business-driven SD-WAN can also support multi-cloud initiatives by providing direct connectivity to public and private enterprise clouds out-of-the-box. This allows users to securely access cloud/SaaS applications from remote locations over an encrypted connection, while optimizing performance of critical apps over any WAN link while offering robust security features such as threat analytics and granular edge security policies.
Businesses that are using global SDWANs have the ability to easily add new locations or change existing ones without having to compromise on security, performance, or reliability. SD-WANs offer cloud and Internet access via a single policy and connect directly to the enterprise datacenters using a secured backbone.
Reduced Costs
SD-WAN can provide a range of cost benefits depending on how it is used. These include lower connectivity costs, as the SD-WAN eliminates dependence on expensive MPLS and switches to commodity broadband connections (fiber, cable or DSL). The centralization of policy management will reduce the need for individual router configurations and also lower the costs associated with upgrades and equipment updates.SD-WAN architecture also facilitates cloud connectivity by offering links directly to IaaS/PaaS/SaaS leaders and prioritizing business critical applications. Furthermore, its built-in resilience ensures that even if one connection goes down users won't lose access.
SD-WAN is deployable using three main strategies, including Internet-based SD-WAN, Telco/MSP Managed Services and on-premises OTT vCPE. It depends on the skill level of your team, and whether you're willing to embark on new internal projects. Hybrid deployments, which combine SD-WAN capabilities with WAN optimization or firewall capabilities, may also work.
Secure Connectivity
SD-WANs that are business-driven centralize functions, provide greater visibility, and connect directly to SaaS- and IaaS-cloud applications using local internet breakouts, not VPNs. This improves app performance, user experiences, and productivity.Legacy solutions offer some security but are unable to provide reliable, high-performance connections with vital business apps or services. This can be a major obstacle for companies that have multiple branches or users around the world.
SD-WANs are different from traditional routers because they use software to automate WAN management and make it easier for networking professionals to optimize connectivity and applications faster. This model eliminates the many difficulties of traditional WAN models, such as long deployment lead times or hub-and -spoke architectures which don't support agile software or hybrid workforce models.
Next-generation SD-WAN solutions offer solutions to these and other challenges by combining security, optimization, and routing into one integrated platform that can be deployed in the cloud. This platform connects the business site to their private network, as well as to public internet. It provides reliability and cost efficiency while providing seamless user experience.
Global Scalability
SD-WAN extends your enterprise network outside of its datacenter, allowing you to connect directly with cloud networks and services. You can also intelligently steer applications across multiple connections to ensure mission critical applications.SD-WAN is a cost-effective alternative to MPLS. It allows you to connect your remote offices and branches to the critical applications of your business over broadband or commercial Internet connections. This will allow you to save money while providing users with tools that they need to be productive, wherever they are located.
SD-WAN services are offered by many providers. GCX is one of them. They offer four options that can be tailored to your needs: proactive underlay (underlay), reactive underlay (underlay), fully managed overlay, and self-managed solutions with uCPEs.
GCX’s SD-WAN solution is fully managed, which eliminates the headaches of managing and purchasing networking hardware from different vendors. It also eliminates issues associated with DIY SD WAN deployments and support. By choosing GCX’s fully-managed service, customers can take advantage of global SLAs with carrier relationships providing 24/7 support. They also get engineers specialized on WAN connectivity technologies and NFV/SDN. GCX engineers can proactively identify and address issues both with underlay circuits or hardware as well as your SD-WAN overlay.
