Silver Peak, a leader in building broadband and hybrid Wide Area Networks (WANs), has outlined its vision for augmenting or replacing multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks with enterprise-grade broadband WANs.

It is addressing the demand of enterprises and service providers to leverage the Internet by delivering solutions that enable customers to use the most cost-effective connectivity available, enable fast, automated set-up, and the ability to make the Internet perform like a private network, said a statement.

David Hughes, founder and chief executive officer, said: “Early conversations around leveraging the Internet for the WAN have focused primarily on the ability to use multiple forms of connectivity and zero touch provisioning.

“We do not believe that is enough. Despite the mounting frustration with MPLS connectivity costs and inflexibility, many customers still do not believe the Internet can provide the security and performance needed for today’s business-critical traffic.

“Our strategy is to deliver solutions that enable broadband WANs and offer point-and-click deployments, but also make the Internet act like a private network. The combination of these features pave the path to ‘thin’ branch offices with reduced need for multiple devices.”

Most network managers are feeling the pain of an increasingly complicated WAN with costly and time-consuming branch office solutions. Emerging software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions enable network managers to simplify the branch office by introducing a central policy manager and replacing complex routing with easily configurable path forwarding, according to leading analyst firm Gartner.

With more than 2,000 customers, Silver Peak combines experience deploying large scale networks with the ability to deliver broadband WANs (often referred to as SD-WANs), the next disruptive wave of WAN technology.

Customers, such as Group Dekko, Interroll, and Kingston Technology are already using Silver Peak to leverage broadband Internet connectivity to improve their businesses and begin the journey toward a thin branch.

Partners such as Alexander Open Systems, AmeriNet, Exclusive Networks, Proact, Response Data Communications, and Transact are also looking to leverage the new Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect solution to meet their customers’ requirements for moving to a broadband WAN.

The Silver Peak customers benefit from significant flexibility, visibility and control, performance and savings.

Arpit Joshipura, vice president, product strategy and management, Dell Networking, said: “Dell is committed to Open Networking and freeing customers from traditional, rigid infrastructure.

“Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect is consistent with Dell’s open approach – disaggregating the underlying WAN physical infrastructure and allowing customers the freedom to choose broadband, MPLS, or a hybrid approach to help lower OPEX and increase flexibility without sacrificing performance.”

Silver Peak has also unveiled a new set of solutions that will enable customers to deploy hybrid or all-broadband WANs using multiple types of connectivity, including MPLS, cable, DSL and LTE.  Silver Peak’s virtual WAN solution will take SD-WANs to a new level.

It comprises three new Silver Peak products - Unity EdgeConnect, Unity Orchestrator and Unity Boost.

“Through all the hype around SD-WANs, three core principles are clear.  To build a new enterprise-grade broadband WAN, you must create a secure overlay network that can leverage multiple types of connectivity. You also must be able to see and control all applications, and you need to give users consistent and reliable performance,” said Hughes.

“If done correctly, over time customers can begin to reduce the amount of infrastructure needed to support branch locations. Silver Peak is best-positioned to help customers meet these requirements,” he added. - TradeArabia News Service