As organizations increase the use of business-critical cloud-based applications and infrastructures, IT teams are also becoming increasingly attuned to the benefits of extending these tools to remote locations through software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) architectures, a network segment now referred to as the WAN Edge.
In fact, because the need to provide the services and applications being generated by digital transformation to the WAN Edge is accelerating so rapidly, the global SD-WAN market is projected to reach $4.5 billion and grow at over 40% CAGR by 2022.
SD-WAN offers accelerated connectivity, cost savings, and increased performance for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. However, organizations are also growing to realize that in order to meet evolving compliance and business requirements, SD-WAN solutions must also provide comprehensive security and management. Until recently, the lack of a comprehensive security package built into SD-WAN solutions has made adopting it a challenge for some organizations. Without an integrated security solution, organizations have been forced to add security as an overlay solution, creating significant overhead for security teams and leaving gaps in protection as security and management systems remain isolated.
Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN is one of the only solutions to be fully integrated with advanced security controls to meet the growing demands of today’s connected businesses. It’s the only architecture that provides an integrated SD-Branch solution where a single-pane-of-glass controller allows for the unified management and orchestration of WAN, LAN, and security functionalities.