Comprehensive cybersecurity technologies must be built into the fabric of the SD-WAN. Cybersecurity addresses business imperatives for protecting applications, users, and networks.

• Leading SD-WAN vendors integrate unified cybersecurity. Cybersecurity technologies are seamlessly layered over the entire managed SD-WAN. Unlike a patchwork of ad hoc point security solutions, leading SD-WANs are centrally managed. Security maintenance and upgrades are centrally implemented and monitored, eliminating the possibility of inadvertently creating a security vulnerability or breach. Security is simple to manage even as the SD-WAN continues to evolve and expand.
• Ein umfassendes SD-WAN umfasst EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), das kontinuierliche Endpunktüberwachung in Echtzeit mit KI-gesteuerter Bedrohungserkennung kombiniert, um Bedrohungen frühzeitig in der Kill Chain zu erkennen und darauf zu reagieren. Da sich der Rand des SD-WAN immer weiter ausdehnt, ist ein robustes EDR von entscheidender Bedeutung, um Sicherheitslücken schnell zu erkennen und zu beheben, bevor sie zu einer Bedrohung werden.
• SD-WAN security policies and technologies with end-to-end real-time access control, segmentation, deep traffic inspection, and AI-driven threat detection are a few of the security mechanisms that provide a layered approach to ensuring cybersecurity.
• SD-WAN services must include SOC-as-a-Service. Globally connected cybersecurity experts monitor the SD-WAN and respond to threats 24 x 7 x 365 to elevate and maintain a high-security posture and support regulatory compliance.

SD-WAN performance benefits meet or exceed user expectations

• SD-WANs define multiple and diverse active connections for all networked applications, ensuring user performance expectations are met.
• Easy to expand network bandwidth, performance management, and end-to-end reach address sudden surges in network traffic or unplanned expansion to encompass additional users, sites, clouds, and applications.
• Application-aware bandwidth prioritization and intelligent routing provide the optimum user experience with predictable service for all connections and applications.
• Network traffic monitoring identifies existing and potential hotspots and dynamically reroutes traffic to meet service level agreements.
• SD-WANs ensure continuous access to applications by defining multiple failover paths. If a physical connection suffers an outage or degraded performance, traffic is automatically routed through alternative paths to maintain a high level of user satisfaction.

SD-WAN cost benefits stretch budgets while improving operational efficiency.

• SD-WANs select MPLS WAN or broadband services to deliver the most cost-correct connection for various applications.
• SD-WANs ensure user productivity and avoid poor service penalties by providing continuous and consistent performance using embedded performance management technologies.
• With SD-WANs, IT professionals can replace or augment expensive Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services with more economical and flexible broadband infrastructures.
• Connection costs are significantly reduced for new sites and applications when delivering SD-WAN services from the cloud.
• Connection costs are reduced by optimizing bandwidth with SD-WAN intelligent traffic monitoring, shaping, and load balancing.
• Costs associated with technology evaluation, integration, and life-cycle management are eliminated and provided by the SD-WAN service.
• SD-WAN services should be all-inclusive to avoid complex and hidden pricing schemes.