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What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits

IT Toolbox

Increasingly used in large network setups, SD-WAN uses web-based tunnels, firewall software, and virtual technologies to connect remote endpoints. The post What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Fortinet bolsters SD-WAN services, security with new software, next-generation firewalls

Network World

Fortinet has added new features to its SD-WAN software and a next-generation firewall series that promise to help customers better monitor and protect distributed enterprise resources.

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Cloudflare introduces SD-WAN- and firewall-as-a-service offerings

Tech Republic Data Center

In a bid to replace MPLS circuits and SD-WAN appliances, Cloudflare has introduced Magic WAN and Magic Firewall and partnerships with VMware, Aruba, Digital Realty, CoreSite and EdgeConneX.

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Juniper tunes AI to find and fix SD-WAN, WAN routing problems

Network World

Juniper Networks continues to deliver on its overarching enterprise AI plans, this time adding features that will help customers proactively spot and fix WAN routing, SD-WAN and SASE problems. Now operators can resolve SD-WAN issues before users even connect.”

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AT&T taps Cisco fixed 5G wireless gateways for WAN service

Network World

Cellular gateways transpose a cellular signal into wired WAN Ethernet connectivity, enabling high-speed, always-on cellular network connectivity for business-critical operations, wrote Pratik S. Desai, product marketing lead for 5G fixed wireless access and WAN application assurance for SD-WANs at Cisco, in a blog about the new devices.

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Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management

Network World

Tighter integration between Fortinet's SASE and SD-WAN offerings is among the new features enabled by the latest version of the company's core operating system. FortiOS version 7.4 also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features. To read this article in full, please click here

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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. Along with the rise of SD-WAN is the growing use of edge devices, which are now targeted by threat actors. SD-WAN entails using multiple connections, which results in more potential attack points for hackers.

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