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The importance of integrating security in planning and implementing SD-WAN

CIO Business Intelligence

One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN. This technology is gaining popularity as it provides organizations several benefits, including simplifying network management, enhanced application performance, and operational cost savings. SD-WAN is neither inherently secure nor naturally prone to attacks.

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Multiple SD-WAN vendors can complicate move to SASE

Network World

Enterprises over the past several years have embraced SD-WAN for many reasons, including the flexibility of cloud architecture, enhanced security, centralized management of distributed locations, and improved application availability and performance.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO Business Intelligence

Legacy network shortcomings led to the rapid growth of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). This next-generation technology enables a more agile network and provides high-performance access to cloud applications for users on-premises and off-premises. This reduces latency. They are not equally effective solutions.

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What is SASE? A cloud service that marries SD-WAN with security

Network World

Secure access service edge (SASE) is a network architecture that rolls software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN ) and security into a cloud service that promises simplified WAN deployment, improved efficiency and security, and to provide appropriate bandwidth per application.

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

CIO Business Intelligence

By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. In fact, most applications are now cloud-hosted, presenting additional IT challenges to ensure a high-quality end-user experience for the remote worker, home office worker, or branch office.

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Navigating the future: the rise of SD-WAN in India

CIO Business Intelligence

In the realm of Wide Area Networks (WANs), traditional routers have long been the backbone of network infrastructure, albeit with their limitations. However, a transformative technology known as Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is making significant waves in India and globally.

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Enabling an MEC application marketplace over a 5G hybrid network

TM Forum

This Catalyst aims to help communication service providers (CSPs) find practical business models to support applications that need edge compute. It offers a service catalogue to manage SD-WAN service provision, edge compute and partner-provided applications. Agnostic approach.