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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO Business Intelligence

When organizations began to fully embrace both the work-from-anywhere (WFA) user model and multi-cloud strategies, IT leadership quickly realized that traditional networks lack the flexibility needed to support modern digital transformation initiatives. Below are four common myths about SD-WAN: SD-WAN causes latency : This is not true.

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Remote Office In A Box (ROBO) Is Back, And It’s Called SD- WAN

Forrester IT

These companies tried various combinations of routers, wide area network (WAN) optimization, security, Wi-Fi, switching, and voice over IP (VoIP). Over the last decade and a half, networking vendors have been using various methods to bundle wired, wireless, voice over IP, and security products into a solution sale.

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Private 5G Will Transform Healthcare

CIO Business Intelligence

IoT/IIoT, VoIP and supporting a massive number of remote sites are just a few of the hardships today’s enterprise networks face. This approach also enables far more sophisticated visibility into the entire LAN and, where applicable, WAN. There are multiple enterprise advantages to having this level of control.

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Buyer’s guide: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE)

Network World

On the customer side, a recent Gartner survey of CISOs revealed that “a majority of buyers are planning for a two-vendor strategy for SASE,” with security and networking teams making separate buying decisions rather than opting for single-vendor SASE. As previously noted, SASE adds SD-WAN. SSE is but one side of the coin.

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Building Blocks of a Secure Tech Infrastructure: A Chief Product Officer’s Guide

Kitaboo

Network – This includes network elements like LAN and WAN along with internet connection, VoIP, switches, routers, and more. As far as the K12 sector is concerned, technology managers need to develop a comprehensive strategy that fulfills the unique dynamics of the education sector.