{"id":36219,"date":"2019-12-11T14:55:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/?p=36219"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:55:58","slug":"versa-networks-expert-on-connectivity-in-an-age-where-the-application-is-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2019\/12\/11\/versa-networks-expert-on-connectivity-in-an-age-where-the-application-is-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Versa Networks expert on connectivity in an age where the application is king"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As more organisations accelerate their Digital Transformation strategies, networking requirements have also shifted. Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks tells us why enterprises need to reconsider their approach to ensure they are future proof and able to meet modern demands for Edge services. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way enterprises manage and control their most essential\napplications is changing and approaches to connectivity must adapt to meet this\nchange. The static destination-based routing that has to date been at the heart\nof wide area networking is no longer good enough in a cloud-centric era when\nthe experience of the application\u2019s user, wherever they may be located, is\nparamount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital\nTransformation \u2013 at the Edge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connectivity today is increasingly about the Edge of the\nnetwork, not the centre, and about the software-defining of the network right\nup to the Edge. This is where Digital Transformation is\nreally happening \u2013 right out at the perimeter of the network. If you\nwant to turn your organisation into a digital enterprise, you need to transform\nthe Edge, because that’s where all the applications are delivered closest to\nthe user and where the traffic load is likely to congest. To make this happen\ntakes a whole new approach from the single-transport MPLS-based one that has\ndominated for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud-native\nSD-WANS for connectivity at the edge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network managers are starting to face up to this change through\nthe deployment of cloud-native SD-WANs, thus bringing greater levels of\napplication intelligence to business connectivity where it matters. So-called application-aware\nrouting understands the paths applications need to take and provides greater\nmanagement and control to deliver the adaptive, high-quality experience that\nusers want and expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this model, the balance is altered. Rather than focus\non just the network destination and the complexities thereof, the emphasis is\nplaced upon the application experience. Application-aware routing is all about\nsupporting the intent of the user and of the enterprise, and prioritising support\nfor how applications actually need to be used and served, based on the business\npolicies the enterprise has prescribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD-WAN is all about using active and passive monitoring of\nthe fabric to dynamically track path and network characteristics, quality\nfactors like packet loss, latency, jitter, load, bandwidth capacity and circuit\ncost. It offers a way to leverage the information it collects between Edge and branch\nlocations, and deterministically directs application flows along the most\noptimal network paths that meets the business intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application-aware routing directs traffic based\nupon an application\u2019s predetermined SLA and user-defined application profiles.\nTraffic is automatically sent to WAN links that have the required network\ncharacteristics and path conditions to support these applications in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages\nof application-aware routing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple advantages from application-aware\nrouting. These include lower bandwidth costs, because traffic is more\nefficiently balanced among the diverse circuits. Application performance is\nincreased, without having to upgrade bandwidth. IT management and monitoring\nare simplified through the automation of dynamic traffic steering. And application\nreliability and consistency are achieved by dynamically routing traffic among diversity\nof circuits, including broadband and wireless, to ensure application experience\nparameters are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than simply directing traffic based on\nrouting protocols, the right SD-WAN solution can identify, classify and secure\ntraffic based on the application ID. Enterprises need this kind\nof software-led approach, one that lets them set up application-intelligent\nVPNs and connectivity with minimal configuration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a site-to-site full-mesh VPN topology can be\ncost-effectively and quickly deployed to deliver the highest levels of\nredundancy, which supports latency-sensitive applications like voice and video.\nHub-and-spoke VPN topologies can also be set up to support Point-of-Sale or electronic\nmedical-record applications for compliance purposes, to ensure those services\nare routed through a secure hub site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD-WANS\nneed to be business intelligent <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD-WAN that is designed for the cloud abstracts application\nawareness and intelligence from the underlying network infrastructure, enabling\nenforceable policies to be applied based on application experience to create a\nbusiness intelligent WAN. SD-WAN can lower bandwidth costs and reduce network\noperations costs, while delivering the network agility and reliable\nconnectivity enterprises require. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all SD-WAN solutions are truly application-aware,\nlet alone geared to maximise the user experience. To achieve the full\nbenefits that a business intelligent WAN can provide, only an application-aware\nsolution that optimises the user experience will suffice. Enterprises need to\nbe looking at network solutions that are software and cloud-defined for the\nentire infrastructure that you typically find in the wide area, in the branch\noffice or remote location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right kind of SD-WAN solution will encompass all of the\ntraditional network functions that typically involve multiple Edge devices from\nmany disparate vendors and manage them as virtual functions in the one piece of\nsoftware. Within this software stack will be contextual visibility between the\nall-important intersection of security and the performance of the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What organisations should be looking for is an SD-WAN\nsolution that is built for the real-time app and multi-cloud era, with programmable\nincluding security fully embedded in the core architecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As more organisations accelerate their Digital Transformation strategies, networking requirements have also shifted. Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks tells us why enterprises need to reconsider their approach to ensure they are future proof and able to meet modern demands for Edge services. The way enterprises manage and control their most essential applications is changing and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":36223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,1489,13207,93],"tags":[7830,76,2097,14045],"class_list":["post-36219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centres","category-insights","category-thought-leadership","category-top-stories","tag-ceo","tag-digital-transformation","tag-edge","tag-versa-networks"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36222,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36219\/revisions\/36222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}