The world is turning – ever faster, ever more global and therefore ever more networked. Reliable networks are essential if competitive advantages are not to be lost on the market. The focus here is on network security.
Wide Area Networks (WANs) connect users with applications in this networked world. This is nothing new, but an almost incontrovertible fact. Traditionally, these applications are operated in the data centers of the respective companies and protection is ensured by conventional WAN architectures.
However, the world is turning faster and faster, so IT infrastructures are also undergoing a transformation: Applications are increasingly being made available in hybrid form from a data center or a cloud, sometimes even as Software as a Service (SaaS). At this point at the latest, companies need to ask themselves what requirements their network must be able to meet.
Concert of wishes to the corporate network
The desire is for a network that offers reliable connectivity, grows dynamically and scores with low costs. This network should not only connect all locations with each other, but also provide central applications and services for all offices and employees.
However, today’s networks are often based on MPLS services. These are costly and inflexible, meaning that new locations, for example, can only be integrated with a high throughput time. In addition, MPLS networks no longer meet the increased requirements for performance and connection flexibility. This becomes particularly clear when applications and services are moved to the cloud and sourced from there. New approaches are therefore needed to meet market requirements in terms of availability, connectivity and reliability.
One such approach is the migration to Secure SD-WAN.
Connectivity as the magic word for Secure SD-WAN
Connectivity is the magic word of today – nothing works without it. A Secure SD-WAN combines all the advantages of SD-WAN with modern security technologies and allows the centralized management of security policies and their decentralized application. In this way, company locations can be optimally protected against threats.
Successful migration project – with the white paper from United Security Providers
In order to implement a successful Secure SD-WAN project, an integrated overall solution is required. This works according to the simple formula “Security + Intelligent Networking = Secure SD-WAN”. Dominique Löliger, Manager MSS Professional Services at United Security Providers, explains the most important basic questions of a successful Secure SD-WAN migration project in the United Security Providers white paper.