On Sept. 9, Network World kicks off our Technology Tour “WANs: Answering the Demand for Optimized Services.” The focus of this year’s tour is quite different from that of previous years for one simple ...

Software-defined WANs (SD-WANs) are quickly gaining popularity, in no small part because vendors are applying them to a bunch of diverse missions -- so diverse, in fact, that users often complain they ...

Cisco has bolstered the security and AI control features in its latest release of SD-WAN software.

SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) has emerged as a revolutionary technology in the ever-evolving enterprise networking landscape. By enhancing network agility and optimizing performance, ...

The contrast between virtualization in the data center, discussed in my previous No Jitter post, and virtualization in the WAN is interesting. We've had WAN virtualization, in the form of VLANs and ...

Customers can now extend network segmentation end-to-end across the LAN, SD-WAN fabric and cloud, while leveraging the AWS Global Network to improve security and reduce operational complexity and ...

Because SD-WAN will simplify the network and bring more standardization, there will also be increased requirements for specific customization when needed. Software developers need to align closely ...