Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) vs. VMware SD-WAN

Have remote sites and need them to feel local? Want to get all your locations virtually on the same network? This is the way. And if you're like us and need an easy way to manage all your remote locations in one place this is the tool you want to use.

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VMware SD WAN is a great solution for tying multiple locations together that are not physically located close. The link aggregation used in the technology allows for quicker failover to redundant connections, which makes the surface traffic seem to be uninterrupted. If planning to connect multiple locations while utilizing the existing internet, Veloclouds SDWAN provides stable and accurate aggregation of connections that provide a good sense of stability for the price.

Incentivized

• An intricate system of connections that make it seem like your outside sites are all on one single LAN
• Well priced in their category as others are a bit pricier for the same services
• Aruba is backed by a well staffed support team that can get you through your issues

Incentivized

• Direct cloud access.
• Scalable growth for network infrastructure.
• Flexible control over application data flows.

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• The right support team for your product can be difficult to get ahold of
• Integration with Cisco is not as super tight as integration with Aruba devices
• Some of the advanced features are difficult to use

Incentivized

• The learning curve of deploying VeloCloud is steep, so unless you're a networking expert, the initial setup might be over your head.
• I think they may be able to improve their web interface to provide a better user interface.
• I've experienced a couple of interesting bugs which have required reboots to resolve.

Incentivized

Its good.

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Because the FortiGate is a true firewall with all the UTM features, that is the only thing that I would say beats the VC in that aspect. Silverpeak has a very nice solution, but it is a bit cumbersome when using the GUI to configure and manage. WatchGuard is a UTM firewall, but fall short on the SD-WAN portion of their solution compared to Velocloud.

Incentivized

• Changed the way we manage remote sites
• Saved us funds in the LAN budget
• Created new opportunities to roll out functions at these sites

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• Inclusion of this product has led to our removal of old point to point and self managed wireless tower communication.
• Switching to Velocloud SDWAN allowed us to remove distributed repository style framework and embrace a newer option.
• Switching to SDWAN has already mitigated several instances of connections going down and the quick failover means there was no business interruption.

Incentivized