SD-WAN:optimize bandwidth and achieve cost efficiencies
Why existing network solutions aren’t enough Organizations need a network model that prioritizes mission-critical applications and other important traffic in near real-time while offloading non-critical traffic to secondary connections. But legacy networks can prevent this type of traffic plan due to their rigid infrastructures that are not easily modified. One area where this lack of modification is especially apparent is at the individual site locations. Each site may have different bandwidth needs that change throughout the month. The rigid nature of traditional networks can cause a WAN to be under or over utilized and inefficient.
- Achieving cost efficiencies with a managed SD-WAN solution In addition to optimizing bandwidth, a managed SD-WAN solution can optimize costs by reducing the expenses associated with network infrastructure and management. Since SD-WAN hosts many of the premiseside functions in the cloud, customer premise equipment (CPE) is reduced. This decreases upfront infrastructure costs and allows for quicker deployment, giving organizations the flexibility to augment, extend or replace their current WAN as needed.
- A managed SD-WAN solution can also provide a portal that allows IT managers a centralized view into how their network is functioning. This allows organizations to see the performance of their network, while the SD-WAN provider handles the majority of the network management and maintenance.
- As organizations struggle to keep up with the constantly changing needs being placed on their networks, a managed SD-WAN solution provides an efficient and near real-time allocation of bandwidth to meet those needs now and into the future. It gives organizations greater visibility into their networks and enables application-aware routing while reducing costs and the dayto-day workload on IT staff. Given the choice, 77 percent of IT-dependent businesses opt for a fully managed or co-managed SD-WAN solution as a way to streamline operations and reduce management costs.
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