What is SD-WAN? It's a question that can easily garner more than a dozen answers depending on who you ask, but MEF wants to change that. Today, MEF unveiled the first standardized definition for ...

In today's digital landscape, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) platforms have become mission-critical for enterprises seeking to enhance network performance, reduce costs, and support cloud ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. State governments are looking to minimize overhead costs, enhance ...

Over the last two years, SD-WANs have been the hottest topic in networking. In that timeframe, SD-WAN solutions have evolved dramatically with many vendors recently implementing new, highly robust ...

The noise in the Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking (SD-WAN) marketplace has reached pandemonium levels, as a wide range of vendors seek to disrupt the hegemony of Cisco Systems in the networking ...

Over the past few years, as software-defined networking (SDN) becomes a more established part of the network owner’s toolbox, much of the early interest has surrounded software-defined wide area ...

Of course, the main driver behind software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is the increasing use of cloud-based services by organisations. We are not just talking about public cloud – it also includes using ...

Networking industry association MEF is officially defining what makes up a software-defined wide-area-network (SD-WAN), one of the most popular areas of the transformative shift from hardware-based to ...

When weighing the choice between DIY and a managed service for SD-WAN, consider current WAN conditions, IT skill levels, geographic scope of the WAN, and how much control you’re willing to relinquish.

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. Software-defined wide-area networks ...