For the healthcare industry, it is essential that the network infrastructure is continuously reliable and secure, due to being critical to improving the quality of patient care and providing uninterrupted operations. One way to achieve this is for healthcare organisations to leverage Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions.
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Cisco’s Umbrella Professional solution provides customers with a first line of defence against threats on the internet. All traffic is first sent through Umbrella, which acts as a secure on-ramp to the internet for users, wherever they are accessing from. Users are protected regardless of their location and connection type; no corporate network or VPN
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Fortinet is a globally recognised leader across cybersecurity solutions, the company has made significant strides in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market. With their integration of security and network features, Fortinet offers a platform designed to meet the complex demands of most enterprise businesses. This article provides an overview of Fortinet’s SASE capabilities, market
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Prior to researching SD-WAN vendors and managed service providers, IT teams are required to understand the criteria to use when evaluating and comparing solutions. In 2024, evaluation criteria is firmly centralised around cyber security, specifically SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) and SSE (Secure Service Edge). In many ways, this is perhaps the biggest change over
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In 2024, we’re all aware that SD-WAN has transformed WAN architecture. SD-WAN vendors are now viewed as a necessity for any organisation requiring secure public Cloud access across any combination of transport services, including leased lines, 4G/5G LTE, and broadband Internet connections. By decoupling the network hardware from the control mechanism, SD-WAN is capable of
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In this article, we provide an overview of Cisco’s SD-WAN solutions with a focus on technical features and integration of technologies. The content aims to discuss how Cisco are delivering their SD-WAN solution as part of their fully featured SASE and SSE Cybersecurity solutions.
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SD-WAN as a Service: The Future of Managed Network Solutions WAN as a Service (WaaS) enables organisations to utilise the cloud when procuring fully managed or co-managed WAN infrastructure. The WaaS model vastly simplifies network management and scales easily to accommodate an increasing reliance on cloud-based applications and services.
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SD-WAN Vendors For Virgin Media Business There are 4 SD-WAN & SASE vendor choices which we believe align well with the UK capability of Virgin Media. Versa SD-WAN and SASE: Default option for Virgin Managed Services with all-round SD-WAN and SASE capability. Meraki SD-WAN and SASE: Companies might select Meraki for its integration of CCTV
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As an IT decision maker, you are undoubtedly totally aware of how SD-WAN facilitates efficient, centralised management, greater visibility into network activities, improved data traffic flow and application performance. These features are the enablers for distributed networks across branch-office and remote users, which in turn means the investigation into understanding SD-WAN security is your number
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Despite being viewed as outdated, when comparing SD-WAN with MPLS, many businesses only consider MPLS for its well-known reliability. This article explains why SD-WAN not only offers more cost-effective performance but also how it integrates application-aware routing, additional security through SASE and how it can leverage MPLS circuits. Due to the advanced functionality of SD-WAN,
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