SD-CORE – How To Build a Global, Enterprise-Class SD-WAN without MPLS
SD-WANs reduce costs, increase network agility, and improve reliability in large part by leveraging affordable, Internet services. But along with their benefits, Internet backbones also introduce consistency issues absent in global WANs structured around MPLS. New software-defined core (SD-CORE) architectures offer a solution, providing enterprises with high-quality, affordable backbone alternatives to traditional MPLS services. The Internet […]
SD-WAN News Update: SD-Core, Versa, Fortinet and Amdocs Partner
Versa Networks, Fortinet and Amdocs will partner on a solution that offers SD-WAN, SDN and NFV orchestration. The platform integrates Amdocs’ NFV orchestration, Fortinet Security Fabric, and Versa’s SD-WAN to enable quick spin ups and spin downs of virtual network functions (VNFs) across customers’ premises, data centers, and the cloud. The platform can integrate with any OSS/BSS, according […]
Iperf for Bandwidth Testing
Troubleshooting network related issues can be challenging at times. One great tool for on-the-spot testing of network bandwidth is Iperf. It’s a simple, yet powerful tool that can provide visibility on network performance metrics such as bandwidth, latency (delay), jitter, and packet loss. If you are not comfortable with the command prompt, the program is […]
News Update from the SD-WAN World
The dog days of summer have hit, but that isn’t stopping news from happening in the SD-WAN world. Here are highlights from the week of July 30: Vulnerability Found in VMware NSX SD-WAN In late July, Critical Start’s Section 8 Penetration Testing Team found an unauthorized command injection vulnerability in Velocloud’s VMware NSX SD-WAN environments. The vulnerability potentially could […]
SD-WAN and the 4 Types of Security Architectures
SD-WAN Security continues to be a hot topic and one that I receive many questions about. Vendors claims around security might sound alike but their offerings can be split into four types. SD-WAN appliances with basic firewalling SD-WAN appliance with advanced firewalls Firewall appliances with SD-WAN capabilities Secure SD-WAN as a Service Let’s take a look […]
News Update from the SD-WAN World
July 4th weekend might be behind us, but now’s still a good time to catch up on your reading. Here’s a roundup of some of the important introductions and commentary from the SD-WAN world. Silver Peak Announces Client, Funding Silver Peak made two significant announcements in late June. The company announced a new customer — Mazars, a top ten accountancy […]
Webinar – The State of SD-WAN with Steve Garson – June 14
SD-WAN is the next revolution in technology after the cloud, making the internet a manageable part of the WAN infrastructure. According to Gartner, SD-WAN is defined as having four characteristics, but most companies have only considered implementing SD-WAN for cost reduction, until now. In this webinar, hosted by Secure SD-WAN provider Open Systems, hear from SD-WAN expert, […]
Three Ways of Integrating SD-WAN Security
Under a strategic partnership announced on April 11, SecureOps’ security services will be added to Expereo managed services offerings, which include SD-WAN. The offering includes security infrastructure management, threat monitoring and response and vulnerability life-cycle management. The Expereo and SecureOps strategic partnership for security and network service management is enhanced by vulnerability lifecycle management services. Enterprises will […]
SD-WAN Service: Keep Your Eye On The Carrier Bottom Line
All too often in an SD-WAN evaluation, a client at some point will ask about purchasing an SD-WAN service from one of the carriers. Now, I’ve got nothing against carrier-managed services. After all, MPLS has been the mainstay of enterprises for years, and before starting SASE Experts I ran MPLS-Experts. But at the same time, for years I’ve heard […]
CFATS – Can SD-WANs Be Standards Compliant?
Any innovative technology faces a battle of doubt. When Amazon first rolled out AWS, few could imagine servers running in the cloud. Before Salesforce, many thought CRM to be too critical to run as SaaS. I find SD-WANs to be facing a similar battle. It’s inconceivable to many that an SD-WAN could replace MPLS. This is particularly true […]
