Summary: Software-defining the WAN is just one component to simplifying and cost reducing the enterprise branch. But why limit your transformation to just the WAN? Are you aware of the additional appliance and service consolidation that you can achieve when you look beyond just WAN connectivity? Have you considered the implications of security when it comes to direct Internet access (DIA), and the complexity that it can add? Here, we discuss how a software-defined branch (SD-Branch) is the logical step in your WAN/branch transformation. You will come to understand: •Implications of security due to SD-WAN-enabled direct Internet access •Operational and financial benefits of virtualizing the full branch •How SD-WAN is only one part of your next-generation branch and WAN architecture
