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SD-WAN: On-Premise IT Roundtable 1

May 2, 2017 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

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Welcome to the inaugural On-Premise IT Roundtable podcast! This episode, we’ve gathered our esteemed panel to discuss software-defined wide area networking, SD-WAN. In this emerging market, how do you compare the various offerings in the space? Is the market bound for consolidation, or will it remain full of vibrant competition? And how does the ease of use of SD-WAN impact the market for network professionals?

Coming to SD-WAN: The Build vs. Buy Decision

November 29, 2016 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

VeloCloud is offering a rather unique solution for SD-WAN. Instead of presenting themselves as a solution that an enterprise would build and deploy internally, VeloCloud takes a different approach. They’ve partnered with a number of Tier 1 and 2 Service Providers, integrating their service within their offerings, instead of using their offering as leverage for […]

SD-WAN with VeloCloud at Networking Field Day 13

November 11, 2016 by Rich Stroffolino

Software defined networking solutions are a lot like opinions, just because you have one doesn’t mean it’s any good. Phil Gervasi gives a look at an offering from VeloCloud in anticipation of a Networking Field Day presentation and likes what he sees. Whereas some other SD-WAN offerings can be immature, VeloCloud appears to provide a fully thought […]

Networking Field Day Events 2017

November 11, 2016 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

The first Networking Field Day event will be held January 18th-20th with a second set for September 27th-29th. In addition, two Tech Field Day Extra Events will be held in Las Vegas at Interop and Cisco Live US on May 22th-24th and June 26th-28th, respectively. Check out the Networking Field Day site for videos of past events and great coverage from their delegates.

ONUG Day 1 Wrap Up: SD-WAN In The Spotlight

October 25, 2016 by Tom Hollingsworth Leave a Comment

This is post 2 of 8 in the series “ONUG Fall 2016 Tech Talks” One of the key themes from the first day of ONUG was around the idea that ONUG working groups can come together to accomplish great things. When the brightest customer minds have a chance to work together to create a better […]

Hybrid WAN or SD-WAN

March 17, 2015 by Tom Hollingsworth Leave a Comment

Pete Welcher of Chesapeake Netcraftsmen writes: When will Software Defined Networking (SDN) reach a broad market? That time is coming. As I’ve been saying, most organizations don’t want to be in the software development business in order to automate their networks. Nor do they want software integration “science projects”. They want solutions. We’re starting to […]

VeloCloud & Information Brokerage

February 24, 2015 by Tom Hollingsworth Leave a Comment

Lindsay Hill comments on his blog: VeloCloud was the first presenter at Network Field Day 9. They are one of the new breed of SD-WAN vendors. I’m impressed by what they’re doing, and and the potential it offers for re-thinking the way we do WAN connectivity. But I think the most interesting part is the increased visibility […]