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Elevate your network infrastructure and the rapidly evolving world of SD-WAN and SASE technologies.
In this 30-minute webinar, subject matter experts from GTT and Hanover Research will discuss the evolution and trends of the adoption of SD-WAN for the distributed enterprise and explain how SD-WAN priorities have shifted from initial deployment goals to current needs, reflecting the technology’s maturation and broader availability.
Among the discussion topic are current vs. forward-looking trends, including network and service priorities, the integration of network and security teams, and what original SD-WAN deployment priorities were versus what Enterprises now look for as SD-WAN has matured and is now readily available from a large selection of vendors.
In this webinar you will learn what is relevant to the adopters of Managed SD-WAN from a global perspective and how decision makers arrive at the solution that is relevant to the specific needs of their enterprise. Discover how and why a hybrid workforce, ubiquitous adoption of the public internet and hybrid cloud have affected decision making and adoption of SD-WAN. The speakers will reveal the importance of critical layers beneath the SD-WAN layer and their roles in ensuring a robust and efficient network.
Early adopters of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) are evolving their strategies as the technology matures. Initially, SD-WAN promised to revolutionize network management by offering improved performance, cost savings, and simplified operations. While it has delivered on several of these promises, such as enhancing network agility and reducing dependency on expensive MPLS circuits, it has also fallen short in some areas. For instance, the complexity of managing multiple vendors and integrating SD-WAN with existing infrastructure has proven more challenging than anticipated.
Moreover, as the technology landscape evolves, the need for expert support has not diminished; in fact, it has grown. The proliferation of SD-WAN vendors has expanded the selection pool, making it harder for organizations to choose the right solution tailored to their specific needs. This expansion also increases the attack surface, as more endpoints and connections need to be secured. Additionally, the rise in the number of globally distributed locations adds another layer of complexity, requiring robust and scalable solutions to ensure consistent performance and security across all sites.
As a result, organizations are increasingly relying on specialized expertise to navigate these challenges, ensuring they can fully leverage the benefits of SD-WAN while mitigating its shortcomings.
The speakers – James Wilcox, Managing Director of Hanover Research and Jonathan Tinner, Product Management Director at GTT will share the research findings, and their interpretation of those findings. the direction of the industry and how future implementation of SD-WAN may change as advanced networks make installations increasingly complex – particularly for global enterprises with distributed locations across two or more continents.
Listeners will learn the most important questions to ask, how to deal with local language support for maximum efficiency and, in the rare event of an outage, reducing downtime.
The webinar will address:
- How adopters are integrating security with SD-WAN and why
Where are there knowledge gaps and how to fill them - The changes in priorities as SD-WAN evolves
- The interest in moving to, or increasing the involvement of managed service providers.
At the conclusion of the presentation a Q&A follows to answer questions posed by the audience that relate to the content of the presentation such as what the future of SD-WAN looks like – is it fading in favor of other solutions or continuing to grow? What is the typical lifespan of network deployment and how often should the security and IT teams evaluate the SD-WAN installation for upgrade, enhancement or replacement?
The speakers will address these questions and dozens of others in “Unlocking the potential – Understand the adoption of managed SD-WAN”.
