So is there no safe and cost-efficient way to enable communication between your branches and your business environment and cloud apps? Of course there is. SD-WAN combines the advantages of an internet and an MPLS connection. A Software Defined Wide Area Network, SD-WAN for short, is a ‘network level’ above the MPLS and internet connections. It is supplementary to MPLS, and you can not only use an encrypted connection with your network or cloud apps, but an open one as well. With no need for extra hardware.
With SD-WAN, you can combine any WAN technology (fibre optic/VDSL-coax, 4G, WIMAX) with any type of WAN link (internet, IP, VPN). So you are free to choose the providers that offer you the most cost-efficient and highest-performing internet connections, depending on the region where your company and your branch offices are located. You only need one player that will pull all these connections in your SD-WAN network together, and a smart SD-WAN appliance at every physical location.