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 ...

Businesses today thrive on the constant availability of their IT infrastructure. Any disruption in network connectivity can grind productivity to a halt, interrupt customer or partner interactions, ...

The move to a cloud-based ERP system forced Skullcandy to rethink its global network, which ultimately led to the decision to migrate to an offering from Aryaka. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix ...

Businesses that rip up legacy MPLS and replace it with SD-WAN will cut down on infrastructure costs and obtain superior security, an Opaq executive said. Derek Gabbard, senior vice president of ...

Despite the hype generated by SD-WAN and secure access service edge (SASE), multipath label switching (MPLS) remains a top enterprise WAN option. According to the research firm IMARC Group, the ...

Solution providers touting SD-WAN as simply a cheaper alternative to costly MPLS connections will be missing the boat, according to the sectors leading vendors. There's no arguing that one of SD-WAN's ...

The Sixth State of the WAN report from Aryaka Networks has revealed a clear shift in networking priorities in the Covid-shaped business environment, with SD-WAN (software-defined wide area networking) ...

It’s no secret that enterprises are looking at SD-WAN as the means for evolving their networks. The technology improves on MPLS with better agility, more capacity increased resiliency and, of course, ...

Ninety-two percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Silver Peak and IDG still use MPLS for half to all of their branch office communication. But 81 percent of respondents anticipate that 75-100 ...

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 ...

Reducing MPLS costs will remain an important reason to deploy SD-WANs, but the networking industry now views SD-WAN as vital to government digital transformation. Steve Zurier is a freelance ...

In the 90's as we pondered the future of data networks, we came to the realisation that as most applications were based on IP, it made sense to offer IP-routed data connectivity for Wide Area ...