Todo o mundo SDN is an abbreviation for “Software-Defined Networking” and describes a network technology that uses software instead of hardware components to configure and run a wide range of network-relevant settings centrally (eg via a software portal). This approach is contrasting starkly with past practices where this was done using hardware components.
As a conclusion, an SD-WAN is an abbreviation for “Software-Defined Wide Area Network”, in other words: a WAN that is controlled by means of software.
Today, ever more companies are interested in interconnecting their worldwide sites over an SD-WAN. Why? The increasing use of Cloud services, fundamental changes in user behavior - such as working from home offices - and growing bandwidth requirements are necessitating revolutionary network topologies, which SD-WANs can offer. See the infographic for more information. |