SD-WAN FOR BUSINESS
Managed SD-WAN Solutions
Empower network and digital transformation with Software-Defined Wide Area Network
SD-WAN for Business
GeoLinks is committed to providing our customers with the best innovations in networking. That’s why we’re proud to be partnered with VMware, the industry’s leading SD-WAN experts, to offer the most comprehensive SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) solution available on the market.
Benefits of SD-WAN
Site-to-Site VPN
Establishes secure connections between multiple fixed office locations
Save Money
SD-WAN is less expensive than MPLS driving down operational and capital expenditures by up to 50%.
Enhanced Performance
Assure optimal application performance with dynamic multi-path optimization and routing capabilities
Business Continuity
SD-WAN enables you to experience 100% uptime when you bundle ClearFiber™ and LTE failover.
Business Agility
Have the agility to implement changes quickly to accommodate evolving customer and market trends and preferences
Business Security
Reduce security threats by comprehensive encryption and micro-segmentation securing the flow of your data
What is SD-WAN?
What is WAN?
WAN (Wide Area Network) is a telecommunications network that spans across geographical regions to connect multiple LANs (Local Area Network). For enterprise, a WAN has the ability to connect multiple offices with its headquarters and cloud services. This connection can transmit via wire, wireless, Ethernet, satellite, or public Wi-Fi.
What is SD-WAN?
SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) utilizes software to simplify the process of delivering the WAN, ultimately making the process quicker, more cost-effective, and more reliable.
Want to learn more? Check out our blog post to learn more about what types of businesses are investing in SD-WAN.
The Differences
Think of SD-WAN as an extension of your WAN, taking your business to the next level of optimization and performance. SD-WAN enhances and improves the capabilities of your pre-existing WAN infrastructure.
The Equipment
WAN
Physical devices are required in each location.
SD-WAN
Services can be delivered virtually.
Paths
WAN
Internet PATs and MPLS are not routed based on application demand.
SD-WAN
World-wide optimization of path routing ensures ideal application performance.
Bandwidth
WAN
Private/MPLS circuits are expensive and offer limited bandwidth, ultimately impacting application performance and overall enterprise scalability.
SD-WAN
Enables affordable bandwidth expansion by aggregating WAN circuits of any type, from any provider, to provide a quicker and more reliable response.
True Inbound Failover Configurations
Two Circuits
By bundling two circuits, such as ClearFiber™ (fixed wireless) and Flexible Fiberoptic (wireline), SD-WAN enables a continuous active/active mode.This allows SD-WAN to determine the best path for every traffic session in real-time.
Three Circuits
SD-WAN offers complete business continuity by allowing you to bundle three circuits (wireless and/or wireline) in an all-active mode or with one placed in standby mode.
4G LTE
GeoLinks ensures a reliable VoIP failover solution by offering SD-WAN over 4G LTE. The 4G link remains dormant until needed for automated VoIP failover of the primary circuit.
Inbound Continuity
Inbound continuity provides static public IPs between the core network and your gateway, supporting inbound failover for remote users and web traffic. Without inbound continuity, inbound traffic is limited to one circuit, meaning that external sources can’t reach your site or VPN if the primary circuit drops.
Why Bundle SD-WAN?
Having a high-functioning network is required to sustain the demanding, bandwidth intensive applications that drive crucial business operations in today’s digital world.
Bundle SD-WAN with any, or all, of GeoLinks’ Business Internet and Digital Voice solutions to further enhance the overall quality of your circuit and safeguard your business from ever experiencing perceived outages.
In the event of a full network outage, your SD-WAN device has the ability to trigger backup failover automatically.