Some network vendors have been positioning SD WAN vs. MPLS as the ultimate solution to any network issue. They’re selling SD WAN, or software-defined wide area network, as a revolutionary box that ...

The migration from networks based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to the more agile and affordable alternative, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN), continues apace, as revealed by ...

According to a market study by security vendor Cato Networks, there will be a 200 percent year-over-year increase in the adoption rate of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) systems among ...

Despite all the buzz about software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) cannibalizing the MPLS business, CenturyLink is seeing stronger-than-expected revenues from its MPLS offering. In fact, ...

Startup Graphiant emerged from stealth mode last month with what it describes as an enterprise-grade network service that provides the privacy, security, and reliability of MPLS but with the cost ...

Is it only me who finds it just a bit dubious that carriers are advocating SD-WAN? SD-WAN was practically invented to get away from the clutches of carriers, and now we’re supposed to trust them to be ...

Netherlands-based drug manufacturer Centrient Pharmaceuticals is seeing improved network uptime, increased capacity to support its heavy cloud usage, and was able to provision a recent office move in ...

One of the major factors cited in the research as driving this uptake was the migration of last-mile access to nbn's network to provide a reliable foundation for software-defined networks (SDN), ...

Reducing MPLS costs will remain an important reason to deploy SD-WANs, but the networking industry now views SD-WAN as vital to government digital transformation. Steve Zurier is a freelance ...

Tom Fenton begins a three-part primer on the technology that is revolutionizing enterprise networking, explaining the last-gen way and the new way, marked by benefits such as lower costs and better ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. Adoption of software-defined wide-area ...