Network-as-a-service (NaaS) has been around for many years, with a surge during the arrival of software-defined networking (SDN) and a programmatic reimagining of networking about a decade ago. Today, we’re seeing a resurgence even as we grapple with multiple definitions of NaaS in the market. In this short article, I’ll discuss the flavors of NaaS,…
With our partner Converge! Network Digest, AvidThink is pleased to announce the latest site in our Next-Generation Infrastructure series: 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking. Introducing the 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking Resource Site Digging into the alphabet soup of SASE, SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, MCN, NaaS The 2023 Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking Resource Site and…
AvidThink, in conjunction with Converge! Network Digest, refreshed our SD-WAN and SASE Resource Site and Report to provide an update on the market and discuss strategies for enterprises and service providers.
The 2021 Service Assurance Report looks at top CSP service initiatives and explores real-world strategies for assuring services such as 5G, edge computing, SD-WAN, SASE and more.
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.
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.
The 2021 Telco Infrastructure Report examines major telco initiatives like 5G, SD-WAN/SASE, private networks, IoT, OSS/BSS modernization and the choices telco face in building the next-generation telco cloud to support these efforts.
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.
The 2020 SD-WAN and SASE Report examines current enterprise viewpoints as well as service provider trends and provides observations of the market to help enterprises chart a safe course.
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.
