T h e S D W A N A s s e s s m e n t
All you have to do is take our short assessment quiz to get a list of personalised SD WAN recommendations based on the unique needs of your organisation. Answer 10 questions and find out which solutions meet the needs of your business across Gartner leaders, niche players and startups.
As an IT decision maker, comparing and evaluating the SD WAN and SASE Cybersecurity market is challenging and time consuming.
Here's how it works:
1. Answer a few questions about your business needs
2. Receive your free top 3 match report including analysis covering why each solution is matched to your business
3. Compare your top choices on the Netify marketplace
Ready to get started? Begin the assessment to receive your top 3 match report.
Please select the features which are of most interest to your business.
Get started. What features are of interest?
We've built logic which analyses your question answers and displays SD WAN & SASE security vendors and providers which fit your initial requirements. Start by selecting the features of interest.
What is your managed services preference?
How do you intend to manage your SD WAN?
SD WAN is capable of delivering across all aspects of managed services.
- Managed your own solution using a DIY approach.
- Co-managed SD WAN allows your team to control the solution when needed but rely on ongoing managed services.
- Fully managed services outsource the majority of your SD WAN solution but it is possible to retain some management interface access.
How do you prefer to buy SD WAN?
Do you prefer to buy from a vendor, service provider or one of their partners?
Did you know that the majority of SD WAN vendors do not sell directly to their clients? With this in mind, IT decision makers are faced with a 2-stage evaluation process of selecting vendor technology and one of their authorised partners. Alternatively, you can buy managed SD WAN from service providers which includes both underlay (connectivity) and overlay (SD WAN) under one contract.
Please describe your security needs
Why are we asking about security?
Gartner have coined the term SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) which describes the components required to deliver Branch-SD WAN and remote user security. Depending on requirements, you may wish to opt for full SASE capability, select individual SASE features or integrate with an existing SASE solution.
Which business sector do you operate within?
Which vertical does your business operate within?
Certain SD WAN vendors and service providers have specific vertical experience. This means their sales teams and presales teams understand the challenges which exist across WAN and Security for your particular sector.
Which regions are required for SD WAN?
Do you require national or global SD WAN?
There is a divide across vendors and service providers which specialise in delivery of national and global SD WAN. As an example, certain service providers firmly focus on the UK/US with some global capability, others deliver true global capability.
Which SD WAN architecture is of interest?
What architecture is of most interest to your Enterprise?
SD WAN can be delivered as:
- Peer to peer IPSec VPN - Connect your users and branch offices together directly using IPSec.
- Public Cloud Gateways - Connect to an in-country cloud gateway which is interconnected by multiple ISPs to offer the best possible application performance.
- Private Backbone Gateways - Connect to in-country gateways which are themselves connected by an MPLS core for Quality of Service application performance.
How many branch office sites will connect to SD WAN?
State your branch office requirements?
SD WAN solutions often fit a specific size of business. Netify knows which vendors and service providers are best suited to the quantity of branch-offices your business needs to connect.
How many remote users will connect to SD WAN?
Remote users are a critical component of most SD WAN deployments.
With the new way of working firmly here, remote access is a key component for most businesses. For some IT decision makers, remote access makes up the focus of their requirements.
Last question - Add some notes about your SD WAN requirements
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