In today’s landscape of remote work and cloud services, traditional network security is no longer enough. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) is the modern security framework designed for this new reality. But what is Zero Trust, exactly? At its core, ZTNA is a cybersecurity paradigm based on a simple, strict principle: trust no one, verify everything. No user, device, or…
In today’s cloud-first and remote-work world, businesses need a network that is both agile and secure. For years, Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) has been the gold standard for connecting branch offices. But a new framework is taking center stage: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). This guide breaks down what SASE is, how it works, and how it…
What is WAN and how does it work? A traditional Wide Area Network (WAN) is used to connect multiple office locations, or Local Area Networks (LANs). It provides a widely dispersed IT, voice and data networking infrastructure based on routers and Virtual Private Networks (VPN). These solutions are completely reliant on hardware devices and often…
In today’s fast-paced business environment, outsourcing to a managed service provider (MSP) is increasingly becoming a strategic trend. More businesses recognize the myriad benefits of shifting their daily operations to a reliable third-party vendor. An MSP operates on a model where income is directly correlated with the services provided—whether it’s desktop, laptop, system, network, or…
Compare that to SD-WAN, which would put that GOIP branch office user’s internet-bound traffic right onto the internet, using a local breakout, without that coast-to-coast round trip.The difference in user experience is notable. With more and more applications in the cloud, the latency introduced by backhauling traffic to a central data center makes for a…
Are you considering an SD-WAN deployment in your organization? You are far from alone. According to research from IDG Connect and Silver Peak, 92% percent of enterprises surveyed have either deployed SD-WAN or are considering SD-WAN deployments in the next year.And Gartner forecasts that “By year-end 2023, more than 90% of WAN edge infrastructure refresh initiatives…
It’s no secret that business applications are moving out of the data center and into the cloud. In fact, more than 40 percent of business applications now reside in the public clouds according to RightScale. This migration has forced organizations to re-evaluate their network architectures and how they handle the upsurge in internet-bound traffic. For many organizations,…
Enterprise cybersecurity isn’t what it used to be. While securing a business was not necessarily easier in the past, the way in which companies went about it was more straightforward and well defined. Traditional networks were built to house and protect users in a stationary world, a world designed for people who used desktop PCs…
The transformation of IT with the rapid migration of apps and services to the cloud has changed the usual ways of connecting, computing, and doing business. Many large enterprises are now turning to the software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) to streamline operations and reduce transmission costs, especially for those organizations with hundreds or thousands of branch offices…
Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is a virtual wide area network (WAN) that relies on software technologies – like internet-based communication tunnels, software-driven network encryption, firewall software, etc. – to operate a mid-sized to large-scale computer network spread across locations. This article explains how SD-WAN works, its benefits, and the best SD-WAN solutions in the market. What…