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SD-WAN empowers users at the branch by providing high-performance access to cloud-delivered services. But with vendors constantly evolving solutions with new features and integrations, the market can be difficult to navigate. Follow this page to stay current with everything SD-WAN.

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WWT Experts: Warren Jackson on SD-WAN

Join us! We're excited for another quick dose of deep expertise with the WWT Expert series. In each episode, our host poses topical questions to a WWT Expert. Learn about the business solutions these experts have created, the technologies they've mastered and the trends they're seeing in the marketplace. All in 30 minutes or less. In this episode, our expert on the experts, Matt Coble, will be joined by a Networking legend, Warren Jackson. Warren will share his expertise about SD-WAN architectures, technologies and industry trends. While many organizations have implemented SD-WAN, others still need to start, and many are evolving how SD-WAN aligns with remote work, SASE and the evolutions of cloud computing. Warren will wrap his remarks by sharing what he sees coming in the future with SD-WAN technologies.

Jan 26, 2022 • 10 am (CST)

Case Study ATC

ATC Lab Services Helps Mega-Scale Retailer Test SD-WAN Vendor Solutions

The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Lab Services Team helped design, build and execute a proof of concept (POC) with a Mega-Scale Retailer that was interested in a global technology refresh of their retail stores and distribution outlets. The ATC Lab Services Team and Retailer evaluated SD-WAN solutions from four vendors against a standard test plan created in conjunction with the Retailer's priority use cases.

Sep 5, 2019

3 min read

Article Cisco Hybrid Work

How to Use the Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Labs in the ATC

Our Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) labs are designed to help IT professionals build, maintain and evolve an SD-WAN fabric. Discover the learning path that's right for you.

Dec 5, 2021

3 min read

Event webinar

TEC37 Networking Series E07: Segment Routing and SD-WAN - It Doesn't Have to Be One or the Other

Segment Routing and SD-WAN are technologies that have gained traction over the last decade. They both serve to solve different problems, and we dispel the mystery around these two solutions. In this TEC37, we discuss the current state of the technology and how to stay at the forefront of its evolution and adoption. We explore the use cases and industries for both and how they can coexist and even complement each other.

May 04, 2022 • 11 am (CDT)

Article Infrastructure Automation

5 Networking Priorities for 2022

A guide to help organizations make the architectural advancements required to deliver new levels of security, productivity and user experience.

Apr 7, 2022

1 min read

Accelerate your SD-WAN journey

From learning the basics to gaining hands-on experience with different solutions to discovering the right path for your organization, accelerate your SD-WAN journey.

What is SD-WAN? Top Benefits and Picking a Trusted Vendor

SD-WAN is the next generation of WAN edge networking. Learn what it is, how it works, how it's different from traditional branch routing, and how to select a trusted vendor.

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Labs

SD-WAN Technology Briefing

Software-Defined WAN offers organizations flexible connectivity, facilitates cloud strategies and improves application performance, all in a secure environment. It can also improve operational efficiencies and help control or reduce WAN costs. Approaches to SD-WAN implementation and supported capabilities vary from one OEM to another. This briefing will explore four of the top SD-WAN vendors and highlight the innovative features that set each of their solutions apart, including a live demonstration of our on-demand SD-WAN lab environments and an explanation of how to access them.

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Article Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

5 Criteria for Evaluating SASE Solutions

The rapid rise of SASE has led to a lot of confusion. Here's how IT leaders can cut through the noise to find the best SASE solution for their organization.

Jun 14, 2021

4 min read

Article Infrastructure Automation

5 Networking Priorities for 2022

A guide to help organizations make the architectural advancements required to deliver new levels of security, productivity and user experience.

Apr 7, 2022

1 min read

Article Cisco

3 Ways SASE Benefits IT Organizations

Secure access service edge (SASE) increases efficiency, promotes collaboration and can lead to long-term cost savings.

Sep 21, 2021

4 min read

Lab Cisco Hybrid Work

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Foundations Lab

The Cisco SD-WAN Foundations Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Cisco's SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

Nov 13, 2019

2 min read

Lab ATC

SASE Architecture: Cisco Viptela SD-WAN With Netskope (SSE) Lab

First coined in 2019, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is the convergence of network and security frameworks. SASE aims to reduce the operational complexity that comes with a cloud-first delivery model. Application assurance and service optimization are achieved via global Point-of-Presence (POPs) and peering with carriers providing high-performance backbones. The combination of all these factors gives the user a consistent and secure experience no matter where they are located.

Apr 25, 2022

2 min read

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Article Fortinet Fortigate Secure SD-WAN

A True Converged Platform Starts with a Powerful Network Firewall

Building and managing networks is hard. It requires specialized skills and training, especially today, when networks must be designed to automatically adapt to the constant pressures of digital acceleration.

May 12, 2022

6 min read

Article Fortinet Fortigate Secure SD-WAN

The Need for a Zero Trust Edge Strategy

Today's hybrid workers require access to distributed applications deployed in the datacenter, multi-cloud environments, and SaaS locations.

May 12, 2022

6 min read

Article Campus & LAN Switching

Atmosphere 2022: A Closer Look

Get a glance at Aruba's latest innovations.

May 10, 2022

5 min read

Lab ATC

SASE Architecture: Cisco Viptela SD-WAN With Netskope (SSE) Lab

Apr 25, 2022

2 min read

Case Study State and Local Government

SD-WAN Solution With WWT Managed Services Improves Connectivity While Conserving Resources for State Agency

A state's local court system was hindered in its mission to provide case management systems and support statewide by a legacy Wide Area Network infrastructure (WAN).

Apr 12, 2022

5 min read

Article Infrastructure Automation

5 Networking Priorities for 2022

A guide to help organizations make the architectural advancements required to deliver new levels of security, productivity and user experience.

Apr 7, 2022

1 min read

Lab ATC

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Foundations Lab (20.x)

Mar 21, 2022

2 min read

Lab Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Sandbox (19.2)

The Cisco SD-WAN 19.2 Sandbox is a capability of the ATC designed to provide an environment to gain hands on experience with the latest features in the Cisco SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the Cisco SD-WAN 19.2 Sandbox is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

Mar 21, 2022

2 min read

Lab Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Sandbox (20.3.4)

The Cisco SD-WAN 20.3.4 Sandbox is a capability of the ATC designed to provide an environment to gain hands on experience with the latest features in the Cisco SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the Cisco SD-WAN 20.3.4 Sandbox is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

Mar 15, 2022

2 min read

Article ATC

Cisco (Viptela) SD-WAN Cloud onRamp with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

This article will briefly explain ATC's experience with Cisco (Viptela) SD-WAN onRamp for Multicloud with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It will then describe the configuration steps as well as testing of these features.

Mar 9, 2022

9 min read

Briefing Fortinet Fortigate Secure SD-WAN

SD-WAN Technology Briefing

Mar 4, 2022

1 min read

Workshop Netskope Cloud Security

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Workshop

Most current enterprises today were designed with the data center as center of gravity for access. Digital transformation has seen a movement of these local workflows to the cloud, and businesses have shifted to a workforce that is much more mobile in nature and need to be able to work anywhere. Network security models that are based on yesterday's architecture are no longer sufficient to provide secure, consistent connectivity for users that can be anywhere accessing workloads living anywhere. This workshop explores how Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) can meet the needs of the modern digital world.

Jan 30, 2022

3 min read

Article Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco SD-WAN for Cloud Optimization

Understand how IT leaders are building their SD-WAN infrastructure with a cloud-first mindset.

Jan 26, 2022

8 min read

Video Cisco Hybrid Work

Umbrella DNS Security Integration With Cisco SD-WAN

Traditional methods of backhauling Internet-bound traffic from branches to a data center for traditional security services is expensive and latency intensive. Many organizations are improving their network infrastructure by adopting a SASE (Secure Access Services Edge) architecture. Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Umbrella SASE integrations give organizations the ability to leverage cloud-delivered security in minutes. This demonstration is designed to give an overview of the integration between Umbrella DNS Layer Security and Cisco SD-WAN.

Jan 24, 2022

6:42

Video Infrastructure Automation

Programmability and Automation Meetup: IP Fabric

In this session, Daren Fulwell from IP Fabric dug into the hows and whys of network assurance, then demonstrate how IP Fabric delivers for the network engineer.

Jan 21, 2022

55:03

Page ATC

Testing Capabilities in the ATC

Jan 18, 2022

2 min read

Workshop Fortinet Fortigate Secure SD-WAN

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Workshop

Jan 12, 2022

2 min read

Lab Cisco Hybrid Work

Cisco Umbrella: Secure Branch (SASE Lab Series)

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), coined by Gartner in 2019, is a solution that blends networking and security into cloud scale architecture that optimizes end user performance and improves security for an organization. Cisco Umbrella is a SASE solution that combines edge networking, domain name system (DNS) enforcement, cloud-delivered firewall (CDFW), and secure web gateway (SWG) capabilities to connect, protect, and secure remote offices and users. The SASE Lab Series will look to explore the capabilities of the solution to provide you with a "rubber meets road" understanding of these technologies and how SASE can be applied in your company.

Dec 8, 2021

2 min read

Article Cisco Hybrid Work

How to Use the Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Labs in the ATC

Our Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) labs are designed to help IT professionals build, maintain and evolve an SD-WAN fabric. Discover the learning path that's right for you.

Dec 5, 2021

3 min read

Video Infrastructure Automation

RTP Programmability and Automation Meetup: Traffic Jam

Have you ever mocked up a lab environment and needed a router that doesn't require a license or a lot of time to set up?

Nov 11, 2021

42:33

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