This month, another informative article was published about the differences between do-it-yourself (DIY) SD-WAN and outsourcing with an SD-WAN managed service provider. The article, entitled “Building the Case for Enterprises Consuming SD-WAN as a Service”, was written by Matt Hiles, and published in Telecom Ramblings.
SD-WAN provides many benefits, including lowering WAN costs. Additional cost-benefits can be gained with SD-WAN as a Service. You can achieve the flexibility and cost savings of SD-WAN, while at the same time, minimize the complexity and headaches, and additional costs associated with managing the entire WAN infrastructure and connectivity yourself.
If you are considering whether or not to deploy and manage SD-WAN yourself, or use an SD-WAN managed service provider, this article will provide you with helpful guidance.