Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Solutions in Latin America

Cisco SD-WAN is deployed on an overlay WAN architecture, which helps enterprises digitally transform their network, globally. Cisco deploys 2 types of SD-WANs, first is Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela, which is for enterprises with sophisticated environments that require customization and advanced routing, to secure isolation of enterprise assets using segmentation, or optimize connectivity to multi-cloud or SaaS applications. The second one is Cisco SD-WAN powered by Meraki, which is ideal for lean IT environments having full stack management of WAN and LAN. Security is valued, along with simple management, orchestration, and automation, or where Meraki is the predominant architecture.

Citrix SD-WAN eases the networking with reliable, high-performance workspace experience while accessing the SaaS applications, cloud workloads, virtual apps and desktops, or traditional data center resources. It also consolidates network functions into a single branch appliance and increases efficiency. CITRIX SD-WAN also reduces the cost by combining the real-time path selection, stateful firewall, end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), and WAN optimization in its SD-WAN product.

RIVERBED SD-WAN provides application performance infrastructure solutions. Its products include Riverbed SteelHead, Riverbed SteelFusion, and Riverbed SteelApp virtual application delivery controllers. The company also offers Riverbed SteelConnect, a SD-WAN solution, which streamlines the process of designing, deploying, and managing distributed networks, and SteelStore cloud storage delivery products.

Silver Peak is capable of offering highperformance SD-WAN solution, which provides secure and reliable virtual overlays to connect users. This solution augments or replaces the existing MPLS network.

PEPLINK Software-Defined WAN, a subsidiary of Plover Bay Technologies, provides multi-WAN VPN bonding (SDWAN) routers and access points. Its solutions help customers from varied industries to increase bandwidth, enhance internet reliability, reduce costs, and allow network administrators to visualize, manage, and keep track of complex global WAN deployments via a single web console.