SD-WAN – an introduction

SD-WAN – an introduction by admin

SD-WAN (the Software Defined Wide Area Network) is the term used for the application of specialised software and cloud technologies to move data on an organisation’s established WAN network. Business tech has been evolving non-stop, and this is the next step in business communications the world over. In days past, anytime you had need to change locations, set up a new office, or move out of an old one, you had a ton of costs associated with it—among the most burdensome were the expenses of shuffling hardware and hard-lines: installing, removal, maintenance. Cloud technologies and software services upended that game entirely.

Australia is well and truly ahead of the global game in this department. This is partially due to the specific and unique challenges we’ve faced in ensuring both connection and security for our extensive rural areas. SD-WAN fits the need perfectly, as it utilises several open channel simultaneously, utilising the fastest and most secure for the data traffic. In terms of next-gen, hybrid, and cloud networking, SD-WAN is the gold standard.

There have been several prominent surveys sweeping the nation in the last year or so, many of them dealing with Australia’s technological position and state of readiness. One of them swept up over a hundred decision-makers in IT. By all reports, SD-WAN is well-noted for some exceptional benefits: network monitoring, lowered costs, consistent security, and increased connectivity. In the big picture, Gartner estimates that up to 25% of global users will be using SD-WAN to manage their WAN within two years—as evidenced by a 59% annual growth of SD-WAN vendors. In all, Gartner goes so far as to predict that SD-WAN will become a $1.3 billion market as soon as 2020. Others even go even farther. predicting that (given the trending paths of 2017) SD-WAN will reach a global market share of over $8 billion by 2021.

In the big picture, Gartner estimates that up to 25% of global users will be using SD-WAN to manage their WAN within two years—as evidenced by a 59% annual growth of SD-WAN vendors. In all, Gartner goes so far as to predict that SD-WAN will become a $1.3 billion market as soon as 2020. Others even go even farther. predicting that (given the trending paths of 2017) SD-WAN will reach a global market share of over $8 billion by 2021.

Given the outlook, it’s no wonder Australian companies are flocking to SD-WAN in droves. The tech also perfectly compliments the swell toward increased numbers of remote professionals and long-distance workers by supporting an entire suite of potential, from BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) functionality to secure company connections from across the world. It seems clear that Australian business isn’t going to be falling behind the trends anytime soon.

Aurilo can assist with assessing your requirement to find out whether SD-WAN is a good solution for you. Our SD-WAN solution simultaneously uses up to four access links, from NBN to ADSL – or even 4G and can be rolled out without delay. Aurilo’s solution helps alleviate issues like slow and unreliable networks that struggle to run SaaS applications, inconsistent performance across sites and even instability causing calls and video conferences to drop out.

To find out whether SD-Wan is an optimal solution for you, please contact the team at Aurilo on 1300 721 174.

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