mettel sd-wan hidden benefits - webinar deck - jan '17

The Hidden Benefits of SD -WAN in 2017

Smart Communications Solutions

January 31, 2017

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Overview

Support Your SD-WAN Business Case- Quocirca

Hidden Benefits- MetTel

Today’s Goals

Presenters

Rob BamforthPrinciple Analyst, Business CommunicationsQuocirca Ltd.

Gary GluzmanExec Director, Product ManagementMetTel

Rob Bamforth

Principal Analyst, Quocirca Ltd

Making the business connectionYour Business Case for SD-WAN

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The 1990’s open networking dream

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We were sold…

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…but ended up with

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Carriers to the rescue?

� Problem outsourced

� Complexity hidden

� Managed services

� Secure

� Built-in QoS

� SLA guarantees

� ……but

� Contract flexibility

� App performance

� Bandwidth price

� Capacity constraints

� Cloud migration difficulties

S.E.P. -SomeoneElse’sProblem

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The SDWAN proposition

Virtualise the black box

Cost

Control

Conduit

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Traditional WAN – Sophisticated routers, controlled route

SDWAN – Simpler routers, cloud managed routes

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Simplify network architecture

Increase network agility

Optimise for cloud traffic

Save the organisation money

Better network visibility

Improved network management

Better security management

Replace hardware

More programmable network

SDWAN can augment and extend, but also…

Source: ZK Research–2016

How do you think SDWAN can help your organization?

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Benefits for the business

•For new use cases such as mobile and ad hoc business

connectivityFlexibility

•To smoothly scale – technically and financially – to fit

changing application demandsAgility

•Faster deployment and automated provisioning,

reducing risk and cost of errorsSimpler

•With centralized management and universal

application and business continuitySecure

•Ensuring application and business continuityResilience

•Augment existing services with bandwidth from

commodity networks and servicesCapacity

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Benefits for individuals

•Value addIT

•ExperienceUsers

•FlexibilityBusiness

•SavingsFinance

•WelcomePartners

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Shift from

daily grind to

added value

Enhanced IT

operations

‘Legacy’ networks can

be augmented, not

replaced

Confidence in

connecting users to

internet and cloud

App bandwidth can

be controlled and

shaped

Wireless connectivity

seamlessly swapped

in/out

Remove complexity

from remote setup

Avoid tedious visits

to branch offices

Automate changes –

less stress

Less highly

specialized network

staff

Benefits for IT

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Benefits for End-Users

Users can be highly distributed but retain same service

Higher network performance – critical tasks

Better resilience = Less downtime

More productive

Complete application availability

Access to rich media applications less restricted

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Benefits for Business

Flexible Tailored

Mission critical apps

prioritised

Segment apps by

business need

Policies set, changed,

activated rapidly

New services – order

& get, not order &

wait

Scale faster with

access to cloud

services

Locations have more

network reach and

capacity

New locations not

delayed waiting for

WAN

Ad hoc/’pop up’

business ideas can be

tried

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Benefits for Finance

Cost

transparency

Lower costs

Cost closer

to value

Redeploy

savings to

add business

value

Provider

dependency

reduced

Cloud

migration -

switch to

OpEx

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Benefits for Partners

Not blamed or

excluded for

performance impact

Easily

added to

the

ecosystem

Simple cloud

services

insertion

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A broad business case for SDWAN

•Switched to value addIT

•Positive user experienceUsers

•Unconstrained by networkBusiness

•Cost savings and visibilityFinance

•More easily accommodatedPartners

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SDWAN is extending networks, fuelling growth and innovation

SDWAN is augmenting traditional technologies

InnovationMatureTechnology

Market Growth& Momentum

Flat market

IoT

Data Center

Mobile

Carrier

ISP

Cloud

Consumer

Remote

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Use cases all point to SDWAN

SDWANAugment

capacity

Extend

reach

Cloud

services

Simplify

Network

Increase

flexibility

Reduce

cost

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Hidden Benefits

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Cloud & UC ApplicationsDrive New WAN Requirements

17%

16%

14%

9%

7%

6%

4%

3%

3%

3%

18%

Biggest Network Concerns Regarding UC Apps*

Lack of WAN bandwidth

Aging Infrastructure

Network failover and reliability

Configuration of QoS parameters

Lack of WAN capacity for voice and video

Lack of LAN bandwidth

Lack of wireless LAN bandwidth

Low-level network errors and misconfigurations

Lack of carrier WAN SLAs

Other

No concerns

WAN concerns

Note: Base: 343 respondents deploying or planning to deploy unified communications. Source: Information Week, 2014 Unified Communications Survey of 488 business technology professionals, April 2014.

Enterprise WAN bandwidth demand isgrowing 30% per year, driven by video, cloud, real-time collaboration applications.

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SD-WAN SolutionNetwork Architecture

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Collapse Branch Equipment

Savings

Before

4xLAN

Rear

Front

4xMobile via USB

Wi-Fi WAN

WLAN

4G

Service Status

1xSFP 1G

2x1G WANWi-Fi

(per access point)

Firewall

Router Switch

Management

SD-WAN

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Intelligent Multi-Path OptimizationTransport Agnostic QoS with Enterprise grade Reliability and Resilience

WAN Monitoring App Steering Link Remediation• Automatic Capacity Testing

• Continuous Link & Path Quality Monitoring

• Error Correction

• Automatic Steering for Brownouts/Blackout

• Virtualize/Aggregate Resources

• App Aware Per Packet Steering

• Optimal Link & Path

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Automation Via Business Policy

Automatic application recognition and categorization.

Dynamic path steering and on-demand remediation. Policy-based link assignment for security and compliance.

Simple business prioritization.

Deep Application Recognition for 3,000+ Apps

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ComparisonMPLS vs. SD-WAN vs. Internet VPN

Price $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Zero Touch

Visibility

Rapid Deployment

Central Management

Direct to Cloud

Internet VPNMPLS SD-WAN

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SD-WAN Benefits

Reduce TCO & Increase Bandwidth by Up to 400%

Make the Internet work better.

Increase BandwidthCombine bandwidth such as DSL, Cable, and 4G LTE for increased speeds while maintaining secure enterprise-grade WAN connectivity.

Plug & PlayStreamline provisioning and automate policy management for all branch gateways by setting easy to use business rules in the web portal.

Streamline & SaveConsolidate branch equipment into a single, cloud controlled branch device. Reduce hardware costs and maintenance with application based rules.

Eliminate DowntimePrioritize traffic and monitor path quality continuously at app level for optimized performance.

Improved Voice QualityAssure UC performance with 99% of VoIP calls delivered for an improved MOS score.

Secure your ConnectionPlug into MetTel’s private MPLS to boost encryption levels, and utilize cloud and hybrid VPN functionality.

Fast Access to the CloudRoute traffic via private gateways into cloud services such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and others.

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Overview

Contact Scott Logan or more

information about MetTel

slogan@mettel.net

Thank YouPresenters

Rob BamforthPrinciple Analyst, Business CommunicationsQuocirca Ltd.

Gary GluzmanExec Director, Product ManagementMetTel