Heavy Networking 500: The State Of SD-WAN In 2020 And Future Forecasts

On today’s Heavy Networking episode we’re examining the state of SD-WAN.
The technology is already being widely adopted to help companies cut WAN costs by trading MPLS for business broadband, and providing better visibility into and policy control over applications and performance in branch and remote offices.
Where will SD-WAN go in the coming years? Will it swallow up branch security? How about end point and mobile device management? Could it extend its reach from the branch to become the way you manage your campus network?
We’ll discuss all these questions and more.
We cover:

* The current state of SD-WAN
* How SD-WAN affects cloud and security initiatives
* The potential evolution of SD-WAN
* Identity management and SD-WAN
* More

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Show Links:
A Unified Theory Of SDWAN Futures Part 1 – Greg Ferro via Ignition
SDWAN: Get A Managed Service Or Do It Yourself? (Your Incompetence Is My Opportunity) – Greg Ferro via Ignition
SD-WAN: Building The Business Case & Understanding Your ROI – Jason Gintert via Ignition
SD-WAN Vendor List – Packet Pushers
Heavy Networking 490: Lessons Learned From A Large SD-WAN Deployment – Packet Pushers
Heavy Networking 483: SD-WAN Incompetence, Myths, And Fallacies – Packet Pushers