Some network vendors have been positioning SD WAN vs. MPLS as the ultimate solution to any network issue. They’re selling SD WAN, or software-defined wide area network, as a revolutionary box that ...

The migration from networks based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to the more agile and affordable alternative, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN), continues apace, as revealed by ...

According to a market study by security vendor Cato Networks, there will be a 200 percent year-over-year increase in the adoption rate of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) systems among ...

* Scalability: As businesses enter new markets or switch to a hybrid work model, scaling up with SASE and SD-WAN becomes very ...

Despite all the buzz about software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) cannibalizing the MPLS business, CenturyLink is seeing stronger-than-expected revenues from its MPLS offering. In fact, ...

SD-WAN and SASE technologies are becoming mainstream and MPLS usage is on the decline, according to survey results from SASE vendor Aryaka. A new report from SASE vendor Aryaka highlights the ...

Startup Graphiant emerged from stealth mode last month with what it describes as an enterprise-grade network service that provides the privacy, security, and reliability of MPLS but with the cost ...

As an SD-WAN product manager, I have the privilege of meeting with many customers from different types and sizes of businesses all over the country. Their levels of IT support and understanding of ...

Wide area networks (WANs) have been around for half a century. WAN technology was originally developed to connect geographically dispersed areas over considerable distances, allowing businesses to ...

‘We’re pretty excited about what Google and Cisco are doing together because it allows our customers to essentially ride Google’s backbone -- can’t get much better than that,’ one Cisco partner told ...

Tom Fenton begins a three-part primer on the technology that is revolutionizing enterprise networking, explaining the last-gen way and the new way, marked by benefits such as lower costs and better ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. Adoption of software-defined wide-area ...