Name: Azure Virtual WAN
Rating: 8.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Microsoft

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Collaboration

Diagramming

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Org Chart

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Traceability

Enterprise

Accounting

Revenue Management

Finance and Accounting

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Applicant Tracking

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HR Management

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Data Center Infrastructure Management

Data Center Outsourcing (Canada)

Data Observability

Data Replication

Debugging

Desktop Outsourcing

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Encryption Key Management

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

Fraud Detection

Industrial IoT

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Load Balancing

Machine Learning

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Network Performance Monitoring

Network Troubleshooting

Packet Analyzer

Runtime Application Self-Protection

Secure Web Gateway

Security Awareness Training

Smart Contracts

Static Code Analysis

Threat Hunting

Wireless WAN

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Content Experience

Content Management

Digital Signage

Email Management

Email Marketing

Marketing Automation

Real-Time Interaction Management

Social Media Customer Service

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Business Caller ID

Interactive Whiteboard

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Sales Email Tracking

Sales

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Insurance Suites

Practice Management

Public Sector Software

Restaurant Management

Tax Practice Management

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Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

Software-Defined WAN

Cisco

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Riverbed SteelHead

WAN Optimization

Riverbed Technology

Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V) offers routing, security, and network management as cloud services with multitenancy. The series is infrastructure agnostic and programmable across the LAN, WAN, and in the cloud.

Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

Routers

Versa SASE

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Versa Networks

Prisma SD-WAN (formerly known as CloudGenix  but now as Prisma from Palo Alto Networks since being acquired in April 2020) offers an Autonomous SD-WAN solution, designed to provide app-policies aligned to business intent, along with direct access to multi-cloud and dev-ops frameworks to deliver unparalleled productivity gains, and cost-savings compared to first generation SD-WAN alternatives.

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Palo Alto Networks

Cisco Routers

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000) provides a scalable, flexible foundation so you can quickly integrate leading IT initiatives like SD-WAN and edge compute, while meeting the explosive network performance need driven by cloud-based application adoption.

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)

VMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud) aims to deliver high-performance, reliable branch access to cloud services, private data centers, and SaaS-based enterprise applications. VeloCloud was acquired by VMware in 2018.

VMware SD-WAN

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HPE company Aruba Networks launched their Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) product in 2018.

Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Top Rated 2023

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Cisco Meraki MX Firewalls is a combined UTM and Software-Defined WAN solution. Meraki is managed via the cloud, and provides core firewall services, including site-to-site VPN, plus network monitoring.

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Firewall

Identification Technologies

Visualization Tools

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Proxy Server

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Tech Cares 2020

Tech Cares 2022

Microsoft's Azure Virtual WAN connects global branch offices, point-of-sale locations, and sites using Azure and the Microsoft global network. With it the user can plan, configure, and seamlessly deploy new connections.

As part of Untangle’s Network Security Framework, Untangle SD-WAN Router with advanced routing capabilities and stateful firewall, provides the ability for businesses to build a Software-Defined Network. Untangle SD-WAN Router software provides interoffice connectivity across sites, optimizes the internet over existing infrastructure, and prioritizes business critical applications to maximize employee productivity. The Untangle SD-WAN Router eSeries appliances feature WiFi and LTE connectivity (AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon), Fiber, and multiple WAN ports to provide multiple Internet paths that automatically fail over to eliminate downtime.

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Untangle SD-WAN Router

Untangle

Azure Virtual WAN

Software-Defined WAN (SDWAN) represents a subset of the software-defined network (SDN), where policy and application defined software automate routing and optimizing WAN traffic by replacing traditional or legacy routing protocols and methods.

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Learning curve

Steep learning curve

Integrations are limited

Multi cloud

Monthly cost

Site to site

Site vpn

End to end

Seamless experience

Connectivity options

Home

Software-Defined WAN Solutions

Azure virtual WAN has been deployed in our corporation to unify our networking and routing workflows. We are able to connect hubs between endpoints in a simplified way in a standard virtual WAN. We are using its powerful branch connectivity features to automate connectivity with SD-WAN and its other partner devices.

Product Usage

Pros and Cons

Provides a view of end-to-end flow across Azure allowing for automatic troubleshooting.
We are able to seamlessly connect our virtual networks to Azure hub.
Site to Site VPN connectivity automates on premise and Azure hub connections.

Things done well

Integrations are limited within Azure. It is difficult to carry out multi-cloud integrations.
If you haven't understood your monthly cost you can receive price shocks.

Things done poorly

Azure Virtual WAN provides single functional interphase for routing, monitoring, connectivity and security operations. The connection of hubs in Azure virtual WAN makes it simple for us to use Microsoft as the pillar of our spoke connectivity. The platform provides us with robust connectivity features that allow for transitive connectivity across different spokes. However, you should always ensure you have  understood your total cost of ownership to avoid potential price bombshells.

VPN connectivity.
integrated connectivity solutions.
Robust routing capabilities.
Security
Scalability.

Most Important Features 3.4.21

Automatic troubleshooting solves incidents without costing our operational time.
We are able unify all our operational activities.

Return on Investment

IBM Resilient Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks, Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework)

Other Software Used

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Lumen SD-WAN Solutions

Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework)

Azure App Service

Azure Blob Storage

As I am working as a consultant in the Oil and gas domain in my current organization, we are using Azure Virtual WAN as our primary Cloud provider. So there are a Lot of Vnets in multiple locations, we are using Azure Virtual WAN for handling Site to Site VPN Connectivity, Routing, Intracloud connectivity, and a lot more communications between multiple sites.

It offers a seamless experience while connecting Virtual networks and Workloads via Azure Hub.
Lot of connectivity options present - site to site VPN/Express route etc.
Very easy connectivity and migration with on-premise sites and Azure Hub.

Learning and managing Azure Virtual WAN has quite a steep learning curve.
Flexibility and solutions are limited to the available feature set compared to a classic hub and spoke.
Sometimes can cost very high if not used efficiently.

Azure Virtual WAN is a diverse connectivity service that brings together networking, connectivity, security, monitoring, and routing features. It provides a centralized console for the management of our network backbone. Earlier our network connectivity options were limited and disoriented but after implementing Azure Virtual WAN, we were able to build a Global network backbone with managed points of presence all across the globe.

Provides a rich feature set and automation.
All in one solution/service provided by Azure for connectivity, security, and monitoring.
Easy Upscaling and downscaling of the environment without any downtime.

With Azure Virtual WAN we were able to centralize our dysfunctional network infrastructure.
The cost was effectively decreased as we were using Pay-as-yo-go model.
As this provides very good troubleshooting, we were able to solve the issues faster which resulted in a Good SLA, and helped in getting more projects from the customer.

As we were already using Azure as a cloud platform, it was easy setting up a Virtual WAN inside Azure as users/developers and DevOps engineers were familiar with the user interface and functioning as compared to going to some other portal for just the VWAN solution. The umbrella of features provided by Azure Virtual WAN made it the right choice for our infrastructure.

Alternatives

Azure App Service, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework)

Azure Virtual WAN 2022-05-03 07:50:48

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Azure Virtual WAN

Overview

What is Azure Virtual WAN?

Centralized and secured network operational activities.

Azure Virtual WAN -- A scalable, all in one solution for your Network backbone

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Azure Virtual WAN

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Untangle SD-WAN Router

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Azure Virtual WAN Technical Details

Comparisons

Compare with

Cisco Meraki SD-WAN

Riverbed SteelHead

Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)

Versa SASE

Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN

Cisco Routers

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)

VMware SD-WAN

Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)

Cisco Meraki MX

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