SDWAN from ANS

1. Reduced Costs

Bandwidth is a substantial IT cost for any operation with multiple locations. As an organization becomes more geographically diverse this expense often comes coupled with poor performance.

MPLS is expensive and its value must be evaluated on a per site basis. Backup connections (Broadband, Ethernet, 4G LTE) are frequently employed in WAN environments but rarely used. This adds a significant, evergreen cost burden. 

SDWAN utilizes these connections to leverage all available network connections to their full capacity, facilitating the best performance of critical applications and helping to prevent costs associated with lost productivity.

2. Higher Quality Transfer

Not all applications require the same level of service from the network. Some are quite passive while others require high performance, high reliability, and high quality to deliver the expected user experience. The SD-WAN controller dynamically selects the most appropriate path for specific application traffic. This ensures congestion points are spotted quickly and traffic is alternately routed.

The end result is optimized load balancing and congestion management maintaining high-quality data transfer.

3. Enhanced Branch Uptime

Historically, changes to network configurations in branch offices would require manual configurations being created and installed by an on-premises technician. For many businesses, this is still how things are done today. 

Human error is the number one cause of network outages. 82% of organizations have reportedly experienced network downtime as a result of manual configuration errors. 

SD-WAN facilitates the rapid deployment of WAN services. Bandwidth can be easily added or reduced as business requirements evolve, providing organizations with the agility they need to stay ahead of competitors. 

4. Stronger Security

Traditionally WAN solutions handle security through multiple appliances at each branch office. However, SD-WAN has built-in security protocols and encryption capabilities.

SD-WAN allows specific policies to inform the network how certain types of traffic should be treated, keeping high-risk traffic from ever entering the network in the first place.

5. Improved Provisioning Timeline

An SD-WAN solution enables enterprises to use less expensive and more quickly deployed broadband circuits as opposed to purchasing additional lines when scaling-up resources. 

Due to the simplified configuration, orchestration, and rapid provisioning of an SD-WAN solution, Gartner estimates there is a 50-80% reduction in the time it takes to provision network changes at branch locations.