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How to select your next WAN provider?

To select your next WAN provider, you should evaluate both your current and future network requirements. Consider potential deployment challenges, budgets, regulatory issues and performance thresholds that must be met. Selecting your next WAN provider can be a very involved process, but by carefully examining your business requirements and desires for future connectivity, you can successfully manage the process from start to finish and migrate to the new provider that will best serve your needs

31 Jan 2022

Which SD-WAN vendors are available in Azure Cloud services?

The SD-WAN vendors for Azure Cloud are: 1. Barracuda 2. Check Point 3. Cisco Meraki 4. Citrix 5. CloudGenix (Prisma SD WAN) 6. Fortinet 7. HPE Aruba 8. NetFoundry 9. Nuage/Nokia 10. Open Systems 11. Palo Alto Networks 12. Riverbed Technology 13. Silver Peak (HPE) 14. VMware SD WAN 15. Versa The purpose of this article is to help understand the different options available when connecting your network to Azure’s Cloud Computing Services via SD WAN. Enterprise favou

27 Jan 2022

What are the Pros and Cons of SD-WAN?

Determining whether to adopt SD-WAN requires balancing significant operational advantages against specific strategic risks. While the technology offers clear benefits in cost and flexibility, outcomes depend heavily on network design and vendor selection. This guide provides a structured look at the advantages and disadvantages of SD-WAN for modern UK organisations. The balance between these factors depends on your organisation's existing WAN infrastructure, site count, and security requirement

25 Jan 2022

The Top MDR Providers for UK Enterprises: 2026 Vendor Comparison

The 10 best Managed Detection and Response (MDR) vendors are: 1. FireEye Mandiant Managed Defence MDR 2. IBM QRadar Network Insights 3. Cato Networks MDR 4. Masergy MDR 5. Versa Networks MDR 6. ExtraHop MDR 7. Lumen Managed Endpoint Detection and Response 8. Alert Logic Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 9. Cisco MDR 10. Flowmon Networks MDR MDR is one of the most critical components of SASE security research for IT teams. We make it easier to identify the top solu

21 Jan 2022

What are the advantages & disadvantages of SD-WAN?

SD-WAN offers organisations greater cost efficiency, agility, visibility and recovery capabilities. However, SD-WAN can face challenges with inconsistent security management and limitations compared to MPLS for SLA-driven applications. Perhaps the most difficult aspect when understanding the advantages and disadvantages of SD WAN is actually the marketing from service providers. In this article, we discuss how some of the output from our data analytics portal is clearly demonstrating that IT te

19 Jan 2022

Market guide: What are XDR Cybersecurity services?

XDR services unify threat detection, response and analytics to improve security operations, offering automated responses, simplified management and integration across varied environments. Our market guide series has included a mix of mature but retooled and new product categories but paradoxically, XDR is a blend of old wines in new bottles. First labeled only a few years ago by the CTO and co-founder Nir Zuk of Palo Alto Networks, according to the company, XDR results from the evolution and co

14 Jan 2022

How to create your UK & US SD WAN RFP template with Netify?

To create an SD-WAN RFP template, you should assess your specific business needs, evaluate provider features and ensure alignment with project goals. The creation of an SD WAN RFP template is made simpler when your IT team is fully aware of the key areas to consider together with which providers & vendors are initially a good fit vs your specific business requirements. Netify is positioned to provide everything you need across the RFP process. IT teams are typically faced with an initial time

7 Dec 2021

How to create an effective list of SD WAN requirements?

To create an effective list of SD-WAN requirements, you should evaluate your specific business needs. Consider the requirements for redundancy, path selection, bandwidth controls, security and deployment expectations. SD WAN solutions are here to stay and it's only a matter of time before many network professionals will find themselves evaluating solutions for install. Envisioning your entire WAN as a single, living, breathing entity instead of a bunch of individual circuits and connections, h

7 Dec 2021

Understanding the capabilities of SD WAN

Top SD-WAN capabilities include performance and security improvements, cloud support integrations and increased cost-efficiency. When evaluating the infrastructure for their network, IT decision makers must consider the capabilities of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions and how its benefits outcompete those of less-refined, traditional networks. Advanced Traffic Management For many organisations, the most important network metric is performance. SD-WAN is capable of improv

7 Dec 2021

What Are the 7 Key Concepts of SD-WAN?

Understanding SD-WAN involves moving beyond marketing terminology to the technical principles that define how modern wide area networks function. As enterprises move towards cloud-first architectures and hybrid work models, the limitations of traditional hardware-centric routing have become clear. SD-WAN addresses these by decoupling the network software from the underlying physical hardware. Working across SD WAN services, you’d think we’re in a world where networking issues simply do not exis

3 Dec 2021

SD-WAN Appliances Comparison

SD-WAN appliance selection is entirely dependent on the specific needs of your business. These needs include balancing cost, management preferences, global support and integration with cloud services or proprietary network systems. When considering SD WAN architecture, there are typically two main options across the procurement of services. The first is to select an appliance vendor offering SD WAN technology only, I.e. without connectivity. The second option is to procure services from provid

3 Dec 2021

What to consider when moving from MPLS to SD WAN?

Switching from MPLS to SD-WAN requires balancing performance trade-offs, assessing security implications, evaluating ISP strategies and understanding potential cost savings based on regional pricing and operational needs. One of the most important considerations on the mind of IT Managers is what to expect when moving from MPLS to SD WAN providers. In the main, there are two areas to consider, both requiring careful thought to ensure any SD WAN solution decisions are not detrimental to your bus

3 Dec 2021