Problems experienced during SD-WAN deployment could reframe the overall customer experience. MEF has sought to address these challenges through the introduction of the industry’s first SD-WAN service standard.
MEF Jumps on the SASE Bandwagon
As with the SD-WAN standard, MEF surveyed early market entrants to ensure that real-world experience and actual SASE products were considered in future standardization.
MEF SD-WAN Certification Turns 1: Lessons Learned from the Industry’s First SD-WAN Standard
The MEF SD-WAN standard (MEF 70) has turned 1. This post offers lessons learned from collaborating with some of the world’s most prominent SD-WAN managed service providers and their vendors in certifying their services and products.
Driving standards adoption – the MEF SD-WAN Certification Program
In November 2019 MEF introduced the SD-WAN Certification Program, which enables SD-WAN managed service providers (MSP) along with SD-WAN product vendors to certify conformance to the MEF 70 standard.
RSA Expo through the lens of COVID-19
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, meant some companies had pulled out of participating in the RSA conference, but their absence was invisible on the show floor.
Insecurity in Security — How MEF intends to Protect SD-WAN Services
In response to a growing need, the MEF has embarked upon a new initiative emerging out of the SD-WAN standardization: Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS).
Insights into MEF’s SD-WAN Standard — Part Two: Technical Approach
Marc Cohn takes a look at the MEF SD-WAN Standard technical approach including the service interface, SD-WAN elements, policy, and use cases.
Insights into MEF’s SD-WAN Standard — Part One: Overview
Marc Cohn examines the MEF SD-WAN standard, including the motivation, technical approach, project plans, and what we can expect in the future.