SD-WAN Solution
Learn how Cisco SD-WAN extends intent-based networking across the branch, WAN, and cloud.
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Benefits of Cisco SD-WAN
Better user experience
Deploy applications in minutes on any platform. Deliver a consistent user experience and predictable performance.
Greater agility
Get faster, easier deployment and operation of your WAN, and faster performance using less bandwidth.
Advanced threat protection
Securely connect users to applications. Multilayer security encrypts all data for protection from the WAN edge to the cloud.
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What you get with Cisco SD-WAN
Transport independence
Deploy your WAN over any type of connection, such as MPLS, Internet, or 4G LTE.
Endpoint flexibility
Gain rich services like WAN optimization and firewall or basic WAN connectivity, for physical or virtual platforms across the branch, WAN, or cloud.
Integrated security
Get cloud-based or on-premises security with a broad ecosystem for superior threat intelligence.
Application quality of experience
Get real-time application optimization for productivity and SaaS applications. Intent-based dynamic path control optimizes network and application performance.
Discover control and flexibility
Take control of branch management costs
Lower costs and improve your user experience in four easy steps with SD-WAN.
Subscription-based routing software
Discover the new, flexible software consumption model for Cisco enterprise routers.
Fast response to changing business needs
"Agilent's global rollout of Viptela SD-WAN enables our IT teams to respond rapidly to changing business requirements. We now achieve more than 80% improvement in turnaround times for new capability and a significant increase in application reliability and user experience."
Pascal Heger, Global Network Architect, Agilent Technologies
5-Year ROI for SD-WAN
Based on Typical MPLS to Hybrid WAN Migration and 30% YoY Traffic Growth
50
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Traditional $7.3M
$2.5M66% cost reduction
Cisco SD-WAN Technology Alliances
To deliver enterprise networking solutions of the future, we've built an ecosystem of best-in-class partnerships. Our partners help you by facilitating integration testing and validation, documentation, sales, marketing, and support of Cisco SD-WAN.
Why SD-WAN?
IDC explores the benefits of SD-WAN: driving increased agility, advanced threat protection, and a tangible return on investment.
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Start your journey today
Start delivering uncompromised experiences over any connection. With Cisco Services, unlock the potential of your SD-WAN investment to drive better business outcomes and minimize disruption.
What is Cisco SD-WAN?
The Cisco SD-WAN Solution is a cloud-delivered overlay WAN architecture that facilitates digital and cloud transformation for enterprises. It significantly reduces WAN costs and time to deploy new services.
Cisco SD-WAN builds a robust security architecture that's crucial for hybrid networks. It provides a strong policy framework.
The solution has been deployed in every major industry. It solves many critical enterprise problems, including:
- Establishing transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher diversity
- Meeting SLA for business-critical and real-time applications
- Providing end-to-end segmentation for protecting critical enterprise compute resources
- Extending seamlessly into the public cloud
- Providing optimal user experience for SaaS applications
News and events
Resources
At-a-Glance
- Cisco SD-WAN (PDF - 324 KB)
Data sheets
- Cisco vEdge Cloud Data Sheet (PDF - 581 KB)
- LiveAction Datasheet (PDF - 309 KB)
- Cisco vEdge data sheet (PDF - 477 KB)
Infographics
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Videos
- Live in a new hybrid WAN dimension (Video - 3:02 min)
Case studies
- Auction Makes Network Access Safer, Faster (PDF - 862 KB)
Solution overviews
Configuration guides
White papers
- SD-WAN integration with Amazon Web Services (PDF - 494 KB)
- Improving SaaS Performance Using SD-WAN (PDF - 331 KB)
- IDC: SD-WAN Momentum Builds as Early Adopters Experience Tangible Benefits (PDF - 519 KB)
- The Foundation for a Software-Defined WAN (PDF - 779 KB)
- Your Guide to Choosing a Hybrid WAN (PDF - 839 KB)
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