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SD-WAN Buyer's Guide: What to Know Before You Buy
In this two-part guide, analyst Lee Doyle reveals the top 7 SD-WAN trends to watch for this year, and our editors compare 13 leading SD-WAN products in one handy infographic to help guide your purchasing decision.
Service provider SDN applications News
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March 29, 2018
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Mar'18
Survey: SD-WAN challenges include immaturity and complexity
Complexity and maturity concerns rank among top SD-WAN challenges, according to a survey from Cato Networks. Also, Juniper's OpenContrail is rebranded to Tungsten Fabric.
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
Enterprises choose managed SD-WAN over DIY SD-WAN deployment
Enterprises prefer purchasing managed SD-WAN services, rather than taking the DIY SD-WAN deployment approach, according to recent research from Frost & Sullivan.
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
Verizon kicks off managed SD-WLAN service with Mist
Verizon is using technology from Mist to anchor a managed SD-WLAN service in an effort to extend its service footprint to customers' WLANs.
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June 20, 2017
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Jun'17
Arista pumps up its spine-leaf architecture for huge data centers
Arista has upgraded its spine-leaf architecture for service providers and huge data centers. The update includes a new spine switch and line cards.
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What to know about choosing a vCPE platform
Service providers are opting for virtual CPE and its resulting benefits, but choosing the right vCPE platform is essential to get the most out of it. Continue Reading
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vCPE (virtual customer premises equipment)
Virtual customer premises equipment (also referred to as vCPE or cloud CPE) are enterprise network services delivered through software. While providers must manually deploy traditional, physical CPE devices onsite, they can provision and manage vCPE... Continue Reading
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vEPC (virtual Evolved Packet Core)
The vEPC offers a framework to support converged voice and data on 4G Long-Term Evolution networks. vEPC is the abstraction of Evolved Packet Core components into software that runs on generic servers, potentially cutting costs and improving service... Continue Reading
Evaluate Service provider SDN applications Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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How does a managed SD-WAN service work?
Networking analyst John Burke explains managed software-defined WAN, and he discusses why providers are starting to offer the service to their customers. Continue Reading
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How to choose a managed services provider for SD-WAN
With so many managed services providers offering SD-WAN, it can be time-consuming to narrow it down to the most viable options. Here are some factors to evaluate. Continue Reading
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What are the top NFV platforms?
Networking expert Lee Doyle details the requirements for NFV infrastructure and the leading NFV platform options -- OpenStack and VMware's vCloud NFV. Continue Reading
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Four tips for moving to a new managed SD-WAN service provider
Switching to a new managed SD-WAN service provider doesn't have to be difficult for businesses unhappy with their existing service. Check out four steps to ease the transition. Continue Reading
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Service providers use NFV open source to innovate the network
With NFV open source, service providers can push network innovation and reduce network costs. But service providers will need to adjust to a new open source culture. Continue Reading
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Exposing network APIs to enterprises opens new provider SDN options
Service providers can increase network automation using SDN and NFV next-generation infrastructure for enterprise service options by exposing secure network APIs. Continue Reading
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Nectar uses Lync SDN API to pinpoint UC performance issues
Nectar Services employed Lync in its Unified Communication Diagnostics, or UCD, platform, giving users insight into session and topology data. Continue Reading
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Network Functions Virtualization demands new network management models
NFV aims for dynamic network provisioning and orchestration, requiring a new network management model that integrates legacy and virtual resources. Continue Reading
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How SDN and NFV simplify network service chain provisioning
SDN and NFV simplify service chain provisioning, making it easier and cheaper to spin up applications in enterprise and service provider networks. Continue Reading