Goodbye MPLS, Hello SD-WAN!
If you are a business looking for a more efficient and cost-effective way to connect your offices? It is time to say adios to expensive MPLS circuits and hello to an SD-WAN. Let’s take a moment to break it down so you can see why companies are ditching their MPLS solution for the far more agile and cost effective SD-WAN.
The first thing is to properly understand what MPLS is and why companies adopted it in the first place. MPLS stands for Multi-Protocol Label Switching. It's a type of data communications technology that enables organizations to create private networks over the public internet. In other words, it allows businesses to securely transmit data between their branch offices without having to worry about their traffic being intercepted by anyone else on the public network. You can imagine the benefits of being able to securely transmit data over the wide area network and while this sounds great in theory, there are some drawbacks when it comes to using MPLS. Namely, its high cost and lack of flexibility.
So along comes SD-WAN with a better mousetrap for business looking for the benefits of MPLS but on a budget. SD-WAN stands for Software Defined Wide Area Networking. It's quickly becoming one of the most popular solutions for connecting branch offices because it offers a cost effective and reliable alternative to traditional WANs like MPLS circuits. With SD-WAN, businesses can leverage multiple internet connections—including both broadband and cellular—to transport data between their branch offices instead of relying on costly leased lines from an ISP. This not only lowers costs but also increases redundancy and reliability since multiple connections are being used instead of just one single circuit. And because SD-WAN is software based, businesses have much more flexibility when it comes time to scale up or down as needed which can help them better manage their budget in the long run.
An added benefit of moving from MPLS to SD-WAN is not only can SD-WAN link offices together, it also provides a direct connection to the cloud. This allows organizations to take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and cost savings associated with cloud services while at the same time supporting the current office infrastructure. SD-WAN has proven to be a solution for offices looking to maintain current networks while moving services into cloud environments.
Overall, migrating from expensive MPLS circuits to an SD-WAN environment has many advantages for any business looking for a more reliable and cost effective way to connect its branch offices together over a wide area network (WAN). Not only does it lower expenses by leveraging existing internet connections but also provides better redundancy and scalability than traditional leased lines from an ISP – making it ideal for businesses who need both reliability and flexibility when connecting their branch locations together on one unified network! So if you're ready for more reliable connectivity at a fraction of the price – say goodbye MPLS…and hello SD-WAN!
