5 Trends For SD-WAN Managed Services
Search Networking, Tuesday, August 15,2023
Enterprises interested in managed SD-WAN must evaluate essential considerations. Top trends include hybrid operations, vendor consolidation and AI-driven networking.
Enterprises consume software-defined WAN in many ways, but managed services remain the most popular method as adoption continues. According to an April 2023 Enterprise Management Associates report that surveyed 313 IT professionals, the percentage of enterprises with managed SD-WAN increased from 62% in 2020 to more than 66% in 2023.
"One thing we've seen over the years is a continuing shift toward consuming software-defined WAN as a managed service," said Shamus McGillicuddy, vice president of research at EMA.