How secure SD-WAN can replace traditional Branch Firewalls
Fact: SD-WAN solutions now incorporate firewall capabilities that enable organisations to perform quick deployments without compromising security. By Mandy Duncan, Aruba Country Manager South Africa Originally created primarily to support WAN virtualisation, SD-WAN capabilities have evolved to manage more aspects of the network—including security. Today, secure SD-WA N solutions have also enabled IT teams to eliminate branch firewalls in favour of a simplified branch WAN infrastructure. There are many reasons why. As network architecture continues to shift to the cloud, branch offices must now tackle new security challenges as the network grows more complex as more users connect outside the traditional security perimeter. At the same time, enterprises want additional flexibility to cope with the growing number of cloud applications, the ability to open new branches faster or host new applications more quickly. The traditional network structure, built on MPLS, routers, ...