Rethink the SD-WAN Refresh

A new edge can leave you with the same old WAN

If your SD-WAN, MPLS, or branch hardware is due for renewal, you can replace equipment with more of the same, or use the opportunity to change how the WAN works.
That decision can determine how much work teams carry forward for years to come, the control they have over application performance beyond the branch, how the WAN handles failures, and what happens when new security requirements come along.
This eBook gives you four architectural questions to bring into vendor evaluations, with practical tests and a scorecard to know what you’re signing up for before the next contract is signed.

What’s inside:

• Know what you’re renewing: Does the design change how the WAN operates, or just replace the edge?
• Look beyond the branch: See how far control over application performance extends
• Keep applications available through disruption: Test resilience across the entire path
• Avoid another redesign later: Consider how future security requirements fit into the architecture you choose
• Test vendor claims: Use four questions and a practical scorecard in discovery, RFIs, and technical workshops