SD-WAN Roundup: Comcast, Open Systems, Ecessa Court Partners

Written by James Anderson
April 19, 2019

It's clear to vendors that partners are demanding the technology, and the vendors are responding.

… crowded. Promoting SD-WAN has become almost the rule, rather than the exception. But Ecessa stands out from the pack in its embrace of a premises-based platform.

Only scraping the surface of this debate on #MPLS and #SDWAN, with more analyst/partner perspectives to come. Highlights from this week:
-Ecessa defends a hybrid approach. Plus, we learn about Ecessa.
-Verizon’s SD-WLAN
-I’m moderating an SD-WAN panel!https://t.co/0BiE6OKwfa

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“The control plane and data plane stay together. It benefits different verticals, like banking, health care, finance, where they want to have it more locked down. They want to have it less vulnerable than cloud services, cloud gateways and cloud subscription services that may fail,” Siegler said.

The company announced Leonard DiMiceli as its new vice president of channel sales and Sam Plombon as its new account manager.

Cradlepoint’s State of the WAN

Cradlepoint and IDG revealed some telling numbers about SD-WAN adoption.

The company’s annual State of the WAN report found that only 17 percent of businesses have deployed the technology, while another quarter will deploy it in the next half-year. The midmarket respondents cited intelligent WAN selection as the biggest driver of adoption.

The results came from more than 500 IT decision-makers working for businesses of 500-10,000 employees. Find the white paper here.

Quick Hits

GTT Communications’ channel chief identified SD-WAN one of the company’s chief deal-winners. The company has succeeded particularly with customers that have sites in both the U.S. and across the world. Check out our Q&A with Rob Westervelt.
Bigleaf Networks announced it’s serving customers in three major European cities. The move, which will be followed by other expansions in Asia and Europe, represents Bigleaf’s move onto the global stage. Read its announcement.
Jenne signed on to distribute FatPipe Networks’ product. FatPipe said its WAN path controllers are among the most advanced. Read Edward Gately’s story.
CloudGenix announced a $65 million funding round and plans to expand its channel program. Read their CEO’s comments.