Tech Talk: SD-WAN - A New Way to Build a WAN Explained

Get prepared for the latest in SD-WAN and Industry trends heading your way in 2018.

Watch industry expert and Silver Peak Founder & CEO David Hughes deliver his annual predictions for the future of networking in his annual on-demand Crystal Ball webinar available now.

Tune in to hear David discuss:
•Game-changing technologies that will enter the market in 2018
•The emergence of a completely new WAN architecture
•The elimination of key technologies at the branch
•A new approach to network security
•...and many other thought-provoking topics

Join leading independent product assessment group, Miercom and technical experts from Silver Peak as they discuss the performance expectations of today’s networks and how the right SD-WAN solution can improve application availability across the WAN using any type of transport. They will disclose how Silver Peak’s SD-WAN solution, Unity EdgeConnect fared in their aggressive stress test environment and provide a live demo on its performance capabilities.

Modern business runs in the cloud. But traditional WAN routers weren’t made for that. Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect is primed for the cloud. In fact, it’s the industry-leading SD-WAN solution that’s freeing businesses from their dependency on routers. Watch this video and meet Wayne - he loves everything from the '80s...except the technology.

Silver Peak EdgeConnect enables building a highly available and resilient branch architecture with its active-active cluster. No single point of failure on the LAN, WAN or appliance side. It brings the simplicity, operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of SD-WAN to the design.

Deliver best application performance, availability and reliability over any transport including consumer broadband. Forward error correction, tunnel bonding, integrated WAN optimization (Unity Boost), and SaaS optimization are some of the key features of the Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN Solution Unity EdgeConnect.

First-packet iQ enables organizations to reach cloud-based applications, SaaS, IaaS and trusted web traffic directly to the Internet from branch offices. Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution First-packet iQ feature intelligently identifies applications on first packet & dynamically steers traffic to its destination on an app-by-app basis.

Securing applications no matter where they reside is a key requirement for cloud-first enterprises. The Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution has built-in stateful firewall and simplifies integration with security ecosystem partners. It enables orchestration of app-driven security policies leading to securing sites quickly while reducing errors, faster response to threats and automated app security. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN Solution Unity EdgeConnect.

The Silver Peak EdgeConnect is purposefully engineered to power today's cloud-first consumption of enterprise applications. The thin branch consolidates and orchestrates the consumption of network functions like SD-WAN, BGP routing, WAN optimization, firewall while protecting current infrastructure investment.

Flexible migration from legacy routers to SD-WAN. Unity EdgeConnect gives you the option to replace routers altogether, integrate with existing routers and appliances, and/or interoperate with legacy sites not yet SD-WAN enabled. Learn more about the Silver Peak SD-WAN Solution Unity EdgeConnect.

Today’s cloud-connected enterprise demands a new WAN architecture, an SD-WAN, to meet the performance and security requirements for SaaS and IaaS. As SD-WAN technology evolves, new levels of automation, security and architectural simplification have emerged. First-packet application classification is an advanced capability that automatically steers trusted SaaS and web traffic directly to the internet and unknown or suspicious traffic to a next-generation firewall for additional security inspection.

Further advancements harness machine learning and AI to enable adaptive, application-centric traffic handling and pervasive security. With automation, machine learning, and AI, the Self-Driving WAN can be realized.

Strategic IT leaders are under pressure to balance the complexities of managing legacy infrastructure while accelerating the migration to the cloud which can compromise their effectiveness. Silver Peak offers a complete range of best-in-class hardware, software and cloud-based WAN solutions that provide secure and reliable virtual overlays to connect users to applications with the flexibility to use any combination of underlying transport without compromising application performance. This results in greater business agility and lower costs. Watch this video to see how your organization can leverage Silver Peak solutions.

The Interroll Group is a worldwide leading producer of high-quality key products and services for internal logistics. Interroll has deployed the Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution to transition its WAN from MPLS to broadband, connecting 2,000+ global employees to applications around the world with the performance, security and cost efficiencies the business demands. The global firm manages its global WAN centrally, across 33 locations, using Unity Orchestrator, enabled by business intent overlays that classify applications in alignment with service level requirements, assuring continuous application performance and availability regardless of underlying network conditions. Unity Boost is applied to further accelerate application performance.

This is a demonstration of Silver Peak Dynamic Path Control capabilities as part of an SD-WAN deployment. We show a hybrid WAN environment with MPLS and Internet connectivity. Learn how different forms of traffic can be dynamically directed over each of the connections, and how Dynamic Path Control can load balance between the two links.

How quick can you deploy an SD-WAN? With Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect, you can connect a branch to broadband, MPLS or a combination of the two in minutes.

High-performance car maker Shelby American saves money and minimizes IT overhead by connecting employees to business applications with a high-performance Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution. Deploying an IT infrastructure in a secure co-located data center connected with EdgeConnect delivers the performance users expect and the business demands. Performance, it’s the foundation of the business.

This video highlights how Silver Peak gives enterprises and service providers the flexibility to securely connect users to applications via the most cost-effective source of connectivity available.

The WAN is evolving as applications move to the cloud and enterprises become frustrated with the high cost and complexity of MPLS. This animated video highlights the benefits of moving to an SD-WAN architecture that leverages broadband connectivity.

Not all SD-WANs are equal. Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solutions deliver broadband quality of service and give each business application the priority and performance it needs with the predictability that users expect. EdgeConnect SD-WAN solutions enable you to leverage broadband connectivity with the performance and reliability of private lines, while reducing connectivity and equipment costs by up to 90%. That’s the Silver Peak difference.

Silver Peak SD-WAN solutions enable distributed enterprises to build a better WAN, securely connecting users to applications without compromising application performance.