An effective SD-WAN implementation strategy would involve a combination of cloud-based appliances and managed services. Managed service providers like Netmagic actually have an entire suite of SD-WAN ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. The market for software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology is getting hotter, ...

Traditional WAN implementation is based on rules ... businesses need to consider how their network plan supports the adoption of SD-WAN and complements their long-term network strategy.

When looking for the right SD-WAN provider, the size of the customer implementation is a key issue, Craig said. Some vendors only offer one or two pieces of the functionality of a full SD-WAN ...