This section describes additional (optional) components that can complement or further extend the functionality provided by this reference architecture.
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Versa SD-WAN can be deployed in multiple form factors and provisioned on commodity hardware within virtual machines, containers, or in the cloud, all of which eliminate complex and costly proprietary hardware problems.
Business applications not only reside within corporate data centers, but they are also increasingly in the cloud for flexibility and scalability. When traffic traversing to and from the cloud is required to go through the corporate data center for security, network performance degrades, negatively impacting the user experience. For secure branch-to-cloud connectivity, firewalls, access control and filtering, anti-virus/malware, and DNS, are required to protect against threats. Therefore, SD-WAN solutions need to encompass these critical security capabilities to enable the secure branch to cloud connectivity.
For SD-WAN to truly deliver on digitally transforming the enterprise WAN, it must include the following functions:
When SD-WAN is done right, it can deliver an unprecedented number of business advantages. To that end, Versa is unique among SD-WAN vendors because of its unique architecture and capabilities (as shown in the following figure). Versa provides an end-to-end solution that both simplifies and secures WAN/branch networks.
Based completely on software, Versa Secure SD-WAN delivers a broad set of networking and security functions that address the operational and business challenges associated with traditional networks. Versa Secure SD-WAN transforms traditional networks that hold the business back into business-optimized WANs made for cloud and mobility. Versa enables the building of cost-efficient, agile, and secure enterprise networks, as well as, highly efficient managed service offerings.