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Aryaka SmartConnect vs. Silver Peak WAN Optimization (discontinued)

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    Aryaka SmartConnect

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ASmartConnect is an on-demand, fully managed and end-to-end SD-WAN connectivity service for enterprises, offering global, regional, and local as well as cloud connectivity. The solution connects branches, remote locations, data centers and cloud service providers, using Aryaka's SD-WAN platform.N/A

    Silver Peak WAN Optimization (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASilver Peak's WAN Optimization brand and appliances were discontinued after the company's acquisition in 2020 by HPE. Similar capabilities are supplied now under HPE's Aruba brand.N/A
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    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Aryaka SmartConnectSilver Peak WAN Optimization (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
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    User Testimonials
    Aryaka SmartConnectSilver Peak WAN Optimization (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aryaka Networks
    It integrates nicely with AWS (in regions other than China). The provisioning support is pretty good.
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    This is well suited when you need to deploy a virtual router to provide SD-WAN services across multiple sites. This works great for small businesses since they added firewall services. The price and feature set are also great for mid-sized enterprises due to the ability to manage multiple appliances with templates, central reporting, and ability to provide high availability of the appliances with VRRP.
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    Pros
    Aryaka Networks
    • Relatively easily to implement
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    • WAN Acceleration.
    • Improves application performance.
    • Reduce bandwidth costs.
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    Cons
    Aryaka Networks
    • Support is very inconsistent, no real trouble-ticketing system when you have issues
    • Very expensive for what you get
    • Not much advance notification for maintenance events
    • Unclear if Aryaka connectivity into China meets Chinese M.I.I.T. laws
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    • Managing more and more routers can add complexity with templates.
    • Documentation around internal routing protocol they use is confusing.
    • Boost add-on was oversold by pre-sales team and not helpful during testing.
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    Aryaka Networks
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    They need to improve their Spanish communication.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aryaka Networks
    We didn't really evaluate many other SDWAN providers as very few operate inside of China. Our alternative was to build VPN connectivity ourselves.
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    We currently have almost all Cisco Meraki and would have loved to keep the product portfolio the same. Silver Peak was far cheaper and offered far more features. A lot of our evaluation showed that NGFW offers SD-WAN but it is not a full-featured deployment. Silver Peak is by and large better at being able to use both links at once, offer failover, QoS, and central reporting.
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    Return on Investment
    Aryaka Networks
    • Enabled us to deploy infrastructure into new regions quickly
    • Cost of Aryaka connections (especially in China) is excessive
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    • Able to get rid of MPLS
    • No more router hardware costs
    • Able to use both WAN links instead of one being only failover
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