According to IDC, the global SD-WAN infrastructure market will reach $5.25 billion in 2023 from $1.4 billion in 2018. There’s enough market buzz to support that. By now, almost everyone knows something about software-defined-wide-area networking (SD-WAN). SD-WAN is getting a lot of buzz over its MPLS counterpart, but every innovation in tech comes with certain misconceptions—it’s just part of the territory. So, what do you need to know to avoid the pitfalls and get started? In this discussion we dive into 5 common myths of SD-WAN including how SD-WAN: - Just replaces MPLS to save money - It takes the place of the internet - It eliminates the need for on-premises hardware - It comes with high availability, easy manageability, and excellent security - Security is built in Speakers: - Alex Hilton, Chief Executive at Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) - Ozgur Danisman, VP, EMEA Sales Engineering at Forcepoint - Benoit Vedel, Head of Infrastructure & Network Backbone at SITA