Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Your resource for everything SD-WAN

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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Next Steps After Deploying SD-WAN

As SD-WAN adoption becomes more prevalent, you might be wondering how to get even more from your investment. Here are some ways you can use SD-WAN to further connectivity and security across your organization.

Sep 7, 2022

5 min read

Event webinar

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)

Video ATC

Driving Business Outcomes With SD-WAN

Today, wide area networks require a solution that is agile for faster time to market, with centralized management for ease of administration and provides secure deployment options. The solution should easily integrate with emerging technologies, optimize user experience and, at the same time, deliver those requirements at scale.

May 26, 2022

16:09

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

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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Priorities Report

ATC WWT Research

Networking Priorities for 2022

A roadmap for delivering new levels of security, productivity and user experience.

WWT Research

Apr 7, 2022

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

Article Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Security Service Edge (SSE): What Happened to the "A" in SASE?

Understand the SSE in SASE. Here's a high-level overview of Gartner's updated terminology.

Mar 9, 2022

5 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

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

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News Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Former Viptela Founder Launches SD-Edge Startup Graphiant

Global solution provider World Wide Technology has been partnering with Graphiant in stealth mode. Graphiant's technology is very unique in the SD-WAN space, according to WWT's Neil Anderson.

Sep 9, 2022

2 min read

Article Cloud Networking

Next Steps After Deploying SD-WAN

Sep 7, 2022

5 min read

Video Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Simplified Integrations With SD-WAN

See how SD-WAN lends itself to simplified integrations.

Sep 6, 2022

4:17

Case Study Life Sciences

Global Pharmaceutical Company Saves Six Months and 14% on Network Infrastructure Build

Learn how WWT's seamless teamwork and collaboration reduced costs and allowed the business to hit critical timelines while supporting their digital transformation.

Sep 3, 2022

4 min read

Event webinar

TEC37 Networking Series E06: 5 Networking Priorities for 2022

The network has never been more essential to organizations and is undergoing fundamental change. Employees, customers, and applications require better experiences and more secure access in the increasingly changing landscapes. Our panel of cross-sectional experts recommend areas networking leaders should focus on in 2022 to position their organizations for success.

Mar 03, 2022 • 11 am (CST)

Article Financial Services

Transforming the Bank Branch with Next-Gen Networking

The way we do banking has shifted, but our need for personalized, proactive financial services has not. See how WWT is helping big banks stay competitive by modernizing the branch office with next-gen networking.

Aug 21, 2022

7 min read

Article Cisco Hybrid Work

How IT Leaders Can Successfully Enable Hybrid Work

Experts from WWT and Cisco share practical advice about how to adapt your current IT environment so your hybrid workers thrive in a flexible work model.

Aug 17, 2022

7 min read

Video Cisco Hybrid Work

Cisco SD-WAN Overview

Cisco SD-WAN makes it easy for you to connect, secure and automate multicloud access to simplify your network operations.

Aug 11, 2022

1:56

Video Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Prisma Integration With Cisco SD-WAN

Getting up and running with Palo Alto Prisma's best-of-class Security Service Edge (SSE) is a quick and painless process. Prisma can be integrated directly into an already existing Panorama deployment and provides a well known interface to get tunnels up quickly from the branch and datacenters. Many organizations have adopted Cisco SD-WAN, and the Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) feature makes the integration to SSE providers even easier.

Aug 5, 2022

13:50

Event webinar

Inside the ATC Networking: SSE - Security Service Edge

SASE remains a major architectural shift with many components -- zero trust network architecture (ZTNA), cloud access security broker (CASB), SD-WAN, and now a new term: Security Service Edge (SSE). For adoption to be truly successful, engineering teams must explore hands-on how different solutions address SSE and how they integrate into broader SASE architectures. Use our Advanced Technology Center (ATC) to launch SSE integration labs on-demand, bookmark helpful content for reference, follow related topics to curate content specific to your needs, and connect directly with WWT technical experts.

Jun 30, 2022 • 1 pm (CDT)

Article ATC

Testing Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN in the ATC

Palo Alto has long been known as a global cyber-security leader. Since their acquisition of CloudGenix in 2020, Palo has been helping to shape the cloud-centric model by adding SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) into a holistic SASE offering including Prisma Access for customers and an ever-evolving industry. The ATC (Advanced Technology Center) worked to build a lab within a few weeks that would test, showcase, and demonstrate Palo Alto's SD-WAN cloud-native network approach. Keep reading to see how Palo Alto completes their SASE solution.

Jun 27, 2022

28 min read

Playlist Cisco Hybrid Work

Cisco Live 2022: WWT Experts Review

Insights into the key takeaways from Cisco Live 2022 and WWT's recommendation for next steps and resources if your organization is considering or tackling challenges related to these areas.

Lab ATC

SASE Architecture: Cisco Viptela SD-WAN With Palo Alto Prisma (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.

Jun 16, 2022

2 min read

Video Cisco SD-WAN

Zscaler ZIA Integration With Cisco SD-WAN

Backhauling Internet-bound traffic from branches to a data center to consume traditional security services is expensive and adds latency. Many organizations are improving their network infrastructure by adopting SD-WAN and enabling Direct Internet Access (DIA). With the Zscaler and the Cisco SD-WAN integration, you can rapidly gain access to cloud-delivered security in minutes. This market-leading API automation makes it very fast and agile to deploy and manage the network and security environment of hundreds or even thousands of remote sides.

Jun 16, 2022

5:42

Lab ATC

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

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. With the Zscaler and SD-WAN integration, you can rapidly gain access to cloud-delivered security in minutes. This market leading API automation makes it very fast and agile to deploy and manage the network and security environment of hundreds or even thousands of remote sites.

Jun 6, 2022

3 min read

Video ATC

Driving Business Outcomes With SD-WAN

May 26, 2022

16:09

Event webinar

WWT Experts: Warren Jackson on SD-WAN

Jan 26, 2022 • 10 am (CST)

Article ESG

10 'Can't Miss' Sessions at Cisco Live 2022

WWT experts identify the Cisco Live 2022 sessions they are most looking forward to.

May 24, 2022

3 min read

Article Fortinet 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 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