If your business employs remote or hybrid workers, you’ve undoubtedly done your homework on the network connection options that are available to your dispersed work teams.
There are quite a few options to consider, but the best one provides consistent, secure, high-performance access – SD-WAN solutions.
SD-WAN technology delivers improved connections that translate to better user experiences, productivity, and real-time communications."
SD-WAN technology delivers improved connections that translate to better user experiences, productivity, and real-time communications and enables workers to connect via a secure connection that protects your network – unlike legacy VPNs.
These benefits will not only benefit your work teams, but also your customers.
Problems That SD-WAN Solves
SD-WAN solutions offer a variety of advantages over other network connection options, including:
Advanced security features
Accessibility protections that safeguard your networks, customer information, and sensitive data to keep your organization in compliance.
Scalable bandwidth
Remote and hybrid work setups require greater bandwidth and more robust traffic routing that comes standard with SD-WAN technology.
Reliable, streamlined connections
Always-on, reliable connections for remote and hybrid employees on the same network.
Scalable operations
SD-WAN’s cloud-based hosting enables the offloading of network maintenance to scale up or down as needed.
Managed service option
SD-WAN managed services offers technical expertise and partnership benefits of your managed service provider that can act as an extension of your team.
Low or no capital outlay costs
The capital requirements of in-house solutions are negated with a managed services option, so the costs to get up and running are lower.
A key reason why organizations are turning to SD-WAN solutions is its ability to use existing inexpensive circuits, such as the internet, to handle escalating bandwidth requirements. It is also attractive because of its low implementation costs, and it adds a virtual layer over the physical in-office network. Thus, the network is more visible to engineers.
When you have more hybrid work employees maxing out data flows, there is significantly more demand placed on your network solutions and more opportunities for something to go wrong. These challenges are offset by SD-WAN solutions that can deliver high-quality voice solutions right alongside video streaming demands.
These challenges are offset by SD-WAN solutions that can deliver high-quality voice solutions right alongside video streaming demands."
Branch Location Benefits Make SD-WAN Solutions a No-Brainer
If your business runs multiple branch office locations, SD-WAN solutions are a perfect match. Branch offices require more than just connectivity to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Voice over internet protocol (VoIP), collaboration tools, and mobility requirements also contribute to the need for a more integrated comprehensive network approach, something the SD-WAN provides.
The Flexibility of SD-WAN Technology
Cloud technologies create more demanding bandwidth requirements and have expanded the need for more robust network security.
Edge computing and mobility add to the growing reality that networks no longer have defined borders. SD-WAN provides a mesh approach that adds control over bandwidth resources.
Traditionally, multi-protocol switching has been the most reliable and secure. But once you add in today’s ever growing network complexity along with escalating security concerns, you have a mixture ripe with potential problems.
SD-WAN solutions solve all those problems because of their high visibility into the network and ability to provision network resources accordingly.
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If your network connectivity isn’t running smoothly on all cylinders, we can help. Contact us and one of our Enterprise Visions technology professionals will work with you to set up your initial consultation to discuss an SD-WAN solution that is the right fit for your business.