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Networking Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

SD-WAN

Organizations are increasingly turning to SD-WAN for their digital initiatives, to optimize SaaS and cloud applications, and to simplify IT deployment and operations.

Are you ready for SD-WAN?

Whether you are just learning about how SD-WAN works, or you are a seasoned architect ready to validate and deploy an enterprise-wide solution, we provide the resources to help along the way. 
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How do I get started?

With more than 30 SD-WAN products in the market, sorting through which solution is right for you can be challenging. We help you figure out how SD-WAN can impact your business and pick the right solution for your IT and business objectives. 
Evaluate
When evaluating SD-WAN solutions, it's important to compare the different orchestration and automation techniques each offers as well have a foundational understanding of the technology's impact on both IT and the business. 
Design
Our hands-on labs let you view demos and form your own test plans for the three SD-WAN manufacturers we have found are most relevant to large enterprise IT organizations: Cisco Viptela, VMware VeloCloud and Silverpeak. 
Implement
Auto-provisioning reduces cost, time, complexity and errors during migration. Migrate your legacy WAN routers to SD-WAN solutions for a safe and seamless transition. See how you can achieve a fully resilient and redundant transport of network traffic as well as use real-time traffic engineering to optimize the quality of service. 
Operate
Maximize your investment and get the most out of the network management capabilities provided by SD-WAN solutions with monitoring solutions that give IT visibility into traffic demand, saving time and cost. 
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WWT SD-WAN Labs Reduce Costs and Increase Speed to Outcome
Code upgrades, change application and visibility were deciding factors in a proof of concept (POC) that evaluated Cisco Viptela.
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