How can security services add value to SD-WAN? —Vecloud

As companies continue to adopt new web applications and cloud services, many companies are upgrading their WAN infrastructure to SD-WAN. This is mainly because the traditional WAN is not built for the cloud, and this technology plays a vital role in today's digital business. Instead, static MPLS routing or IPSec network protocol suite connections are often used to connect branch offices, school campuses, and remote retail locations to a single data center hub.
By switching to SD-WAN, organizations of all sizes can not only extend the value of digital transformation to their remote offices, but can also compete more effectively in today's digital market. IDC data shows that from now to 2021, SD-WAN transformation is expected to become a market opportunity worth 4.5 billion US dollars.
With an eye on connectivity, most SD-WAN solutions are only built at the lowest level. Because of these complexities, deploying an SD-WAN solution that integrates a mature next-generation firewall has become a key requirement for immediate establishment of value-added services. Pre-integrated security services help solve deployment-related issues, and at the same time bring more opportunities for security, such as monitoring and continuous optimization services.
Create opportunities beyond SD-WAN.
In the final analysis, SD-WAN is a complex connectivity service that has become an ideal channel for delivering additional services and support across clouds or data centers. By adding access control to local switches and wireless access points, as well as network access control, SD-WAN can drive security services to the depths of remote networks. In turn, this may bring another commercially viable service opportunity.
By deploying SD branch solutions, security services can provide SD-WAN, NGFW security, and end-user device security for a wide range of remote locations (including branch offices, remote retail locations, and school satellite campuses). These value-added services hosted and managed by security services are critical to customers because they can achieve visibility and control of the branch environment from a single point of visibility, management, and reporting.
Final thoughts
By treating SD-WAN as a value-added service platform, not just another service product, security services can not only bring significant benefits to customers, but also expand their own revenue-generating opportunities. When security services seek to deploy SD-WAN for their customers, they must plan ahead to ensure that they get the most value and can eventually extend beyond the platform to SD-Branch itself.
Vecloud is a technological innovation enterprise that provides cloud exchange network services as its core business for enterprises. It has 30 data center nodes around the world, more than 200 POP nodes, and serves more than 300 major customers, involving finance, Internet, games, AI, Education, manufacturing, multinational companies and other industries. http://www.vecloud.com/category/chinaidc