SD-WAN Complements the Next Generation of Technology

SD-WAN, or software-defined wide-area networking, leapfrogs the traditional WAN solutions it replaces. WANs allow organizations to extend their computer networks over large distances, connecting remote branch offices to data centers, while delivering applications and services with assured performance. Traditional WAN can lead to challenges such as network congestion, packet delay variation, packet loss, and outages.

SD-WAN solutions address these network problems and bring even more value to the company deploying them via a software-defined approach. At branch locations, routers can be either replaced with newer hardware devices or replaced with virtualized appliances that can control application-level policies and offer a network overlay over numerous commodity Internet links.

Know more: MPLS advantages

SD-WAN provides assured performance through application policies and traffic prioritization. As a result, it ensures important applications like video conferencing sessions can be prioritized over non-essential applications such as YouTube or music streaming. CRM can take priority over web browsing or backups.

Just as software is changing the world, SD-WAN is complementing it. 

Source: gestaltit.com