Square Enix, Tilney, Medivet, CDC, Permira and others all started their WAN investigations by connecting with a Netify trusted adviser. The team will walk you through the top 10 leading SD WAN vendors and why they fit specific business needs all within 30 minutes.
Do you have time to speak with every vendor? We do, which is why Netify does the due diligence for you. Now you can learn everything you want to know about a vendor, without getting on a sales call.
Get advice - It's freeAll you need is 30 seconds to take the quiz which offers a simple way for IT teams to shortlist SD WAN & SASE security vendors. Answer a selection of questions, the tool will run some logic and display the vendors we believe will fit your business needs.
Once you’ve completed the quiz, you’ll also receive a score which provides an indication of your businesses SD WAN suitability. And, you can also click each vendor to request your local in-country sales contact or book a Zoom demonstration of their solution.
SD WAN vendors lead their marketing with features. IT teams need to consider what is important to their business in respect of initial capability. For example, certain solutions do not work well with MPLS or lack true WAN optimisation. Do your best to tick some initial features which you know to be important.
SD WAN is purchased directly from vendors, traditional service providers, resellers or integrators. How businesses procures SD WAN is quite a contentious topic with almost 90% of vendors selling only via channel partners.
SASE security (Secure Access Service Edge) is typically built into vendor solutions, integrated via a 3rd party specialist or may not be a current requirement for VPN only deployments. If your business requirements consist of local Internet breakout across sites and remote users, SASE is a necessity.
SD WAN solutions are capable of supporting requirements from simple to highly complex global networks. Certain vendors are better suited to large Global Enterprise business.
Some SD WAN vendors offer direct connection to major cloud vendors which include AWS, Azure and Google. Others use traffic optimisation to route traffic via the most optimal path based on destination across both major cloud providers and other cloud applications such as CRM.
Vendors range from solutions which are created based on using pure Internet routing, public gateways and vendors with their own private backbone. The benefit of public and private gateways depends on your proximity to their local PoPs. If your business is national or consists of locations some distance from the vendors gateways or backbones, there may be limited value.
Businesses that have experienced poor service from an incumbent provider or contracts which do not co-terminate (telco lock-in) may prefer to separate out the overlay (vendor) from the underlay (connectivity). You must be mindful when buying from a service provider with legacy processes which could remove some of the agility from SD WAN.
We recommend particular vendors depending on your regional office locations.
While leading brands may appear to be the obvious well trodden path, SD WAN is attracting startups and niche players. The procurement of SD WAN is different compared to MPLS based VPN services, there is much less of a risk when buying from lesser known solutions.
There are numerous reasons for buying SD WAN, most of which are based around the typical options on this page.
On the next page, the Netify tool will instantly display your SD WAN recommendations. We offer the capability book Zoom demos or request your local sales contact.