“Early conversations around leveraging the Internet for the WAN have focused primarily on the ability to use multiple forms of connectivity and zero touch provisioning,” said David Hughes, founder and CEO of Silver Peak. “We do not believe that is enough. Despite the mounting frustration with MPLS connectivity costs and inflexibility, many customers still do not believe the Internet can provide the security and performance needed for today’s business-critical traffic.
"Our strategy is to deliver solutions that enable broadband WANs and offer point-and-click deployments, but also make the Internet act like a private network. The combination of these features pave the path to ‘thin’ branch offices with reduced need for multiple devices.”
According to Gartner*, “Most network managers are feeling the pain of an increasingly complicated WAN with costly and time-consuming branch office solutions. Emerging software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions enable network managers to simplify the branch office by introducing a central policy manager and replacing complex routing with easily configurable path forwarding.” Broadband WANs are also known as SD WANs.
Manufacturer Interroll, which has a Singapore subsidiary, and Kingston Technology, whose regional headquarters are in Taiwan, are already using Silver Peak to leverage broadband Internet connectivity.
Hughes added, “Through all the hype around SD-WANs, three core principles are clear. To build a new enterprise-grade broadband WAN, you must create a secure overlay network that can leverage multiple types of connectivity. You also must be able to see and control all applications, and you need to give users consistent and reliable performance. If done correctly, over time customers can begin to reduce the amount of infrastructure needed to support branch locations. Silver Peak is best-positioned to help customers meet these requirements."
Silver Peak has also unveiled new solutions that enable customers to deploy hybrid or all-broadband WANs using multiple types of connectivity, including MPLS, cable, DSL, and LTE. Silver Peak’s virtual WAN solution comprises:
· Unity EdgeConnect - creates a virtual network overlay that enables customers to move to a broadband WAN at their own pace, whether site-by-site, or via a hybrid WAN approach that leverages both MPLS and broadband Internet connectivity.
· Unity Orchestrator – provides visibility into legacy and cloud applications, and can centrally assign business intent policies to secure and control all WAN traffic.
· Unity Boost - an optional performance pack that accelerates application performance.
“Dell is committed to open networking and freeing customers from traditional, rigid infrastructure,” said Arpit Joshipura, VP, product strategy and management, Dell Networking. “Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect is consistent with Dell’s open approach – disaggregating the underlying WAN physical infrastructure and allowing customers the freedom to choose broadband, MPLS, or a hybrid approach to help lower OPEX and increase flexibility without sacrificing performance.”
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*Gartner, Virtualization and SD-WAN Enable Branch Office WAN Simplification, Gartner Bjarne Munch, May 1, 2015.
According to Gartner*, “Most network managers are feeling the pain of an increasingly complicated WAN with costly and time-consuming branch office solutions. Emerging software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions enable network managers to simplify the branch office by introducing a central policy manager and replacing complex routing with easily configurable path forwarding.” Broadband WANs are also known as SD WANs.
Manufacturer Interroll, which has a Singapore subsidiary, and Kingston Technology, whose regional headquarters are in Taiwan, are already using Silver Peak to leverage broadband Internet connectivity.
Hughes added, “Through all the hype around SD-WANs, three core principles are clear. To build a new enterprise-grade broadband WAN, you must create a secure overlay network that can leverage multiple types of connectivity. You also must be able to see and control all applications, and you need to give users consistent and reliable performance. If done correctly, over time customers can begin to reduce the amount of infrastructure needed to support branch locations. Silver Peak is best-positioned to help customers meet these requirements."
Silver Peak has also unveiled new solutions that enable customers to deploy hybrid or all-broadband WANs using multiple types of connectivity, including MPLS, cable, DSL, and LTE. Silver Peak’s virtual WAN solution comprises:
· Unity EdgeConnect - creates a virtual network overlay that enables customers to move to a broadband WAN at their own pace, whether site-by-site, or via a hybrid WAN approach that leverages both MPLS and broadband Internet connectivity.
· Unity Orchestrator – provides visibility into legacy and cloud applications, and can centrally assign business intent policies to secure and control all WAN traffic.
· Unity Boost - an optional performance pack that accelerates application performance.
“Dell is committed to open networking and freeing customers from traditional, rigid infrastructure,” said Arpit Joshipura, VP, product strategy and management, Dell Networking. “Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect is consistent with Dell’s open approach – disaggregating the underlying WAN physical infrastructure and allowing customers the freedom to choose broadband, MPLS, or a hybrid approach to help lower OPEX and increase flexibility without sacrificing performance.”
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*Gartner, Virtualization and SD-WAN Enable Branch Office WAN Simplification, Gartner Bjarne Munch, May 1, 2015.
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