Why Architecture Still Wins: Making SASE & SD-WAN Work Without Compromise
The shift to cloud, SaaS, and hybrid work is no longer breaking news. What is surprising? How many IT and network teams are still trying to stitch together architectures that weren’t designed for today’s distributed world. Data is everywhere. Users are everywhere. Applications live across SaaS, public cloud, and private data centers. Yet too often, traditional network and security architectures can’t keep up, creating bottlenecks, security gaps, and user frustration. Modern SASE and SD-WAN architectures promise agility, resilience, and better performance, but only when they’re…
How Did We Go From SD-WAN to SASE to SSE?
A decade ago, enterprise branch offices had a primary connection (usually MPLS) to the data center and other internal sites. Some large or high-value locations utilized multiple connections or backup links during outages. Then Viptela introduced the software-defined wan or SD-WAN. One of the benefits of SD-WAN was that it enabled the use of active paths across multiple disparate types of transport. Whereas hardware-based networks are slower and harder to connect to additional remote locations. It accomplished this by creating an overlay network on top…
Solve Your Remote Workforce Needs in a Snap with ADEM
Secure access service edge (SASE), a category defined by Gartner in 2019, represents the blueprint of the networking and security architecture of the future. The SASE model consolidates many networking and security functions traditionally delivered in siloed point solutions–into a single, integrated cloud service. Many vendors have slapped the term SASE onto their current offerings without truly providing the upside of a SASE platform. IT leaders also have to take into consideration that deploying an infrastructure with SASE principles will not, on its own, ensure…
ONUG Blog: Your Digital Transformation Needs SD-WAN
Companies across industries of all sizes require solutions that enable fast, easy deployment and real-time, centralized operations management. SD-WAN is strategically positioned to make the digital transformation a reality. Vinod Kumar Balasubramanyam of VMware spoke at ONUG’s Fall Conference, providing insight into why SD-WAN is the ideal choice for companies of any size. In addition to the benefits of using a scalable cloud architecture, he focused on how VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud is different from traditional approaches and how it interacts with legacy infrastructures. Here…
Cisco SD-WAN at Johnsonville Sausage: Cutting Costs and Complexity
IT conversion doesn’t have to come with a huge price tag. Johnsonville Sausage proved that when they converted existing CISCO hardware into an SD-WAN architecture. Anthony Wild, Johnsonville’s Global Network Operations Manager, sat down with Lloyd Noronha of Cisco at last year’s ONUG Fall conference to discuss this simple shift that had a big payoff. A “Crippling” Old Infrastructure Before implementing SD-WAN, Johnsonville struggled with IT cost and complexity. They have eight significant locations around the world, with a range of other locations as well,…
