PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1298222
PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1298222
A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a virtual network that leverages any combination of transport services to securely connect users to applications. It can send data between various locations such as remote branches, data centers, cloud instances, and the devices of employees working from home.
Factors such as rapid digitalization and surge in adoption of advanced technologies such as IoT and cloud computing across the world are positively impacting the growth of the market. In addition, increase in adoption of SD-WAN across businesses to enhance operation & productivity is expected to propel the growth of the market in future. Furthermore, increase in investments in sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, and other sectors are anticipated to provide lucrative growth opportunities for the market during the forecast period. Moreover, SD-WAN helps to reduce costs, improve connectivity & performance, as well as increase security & reliability for businesses, which are predicted to create numerous opportunities for market growth in the upcoming years. However, security concerns and high initial cost hamper the growth of the market.
The global SD-WAN market is segmented into component, deployment mode, enterprise size, industry vertical, and region. By component, is the market is bifurcated into platform and services. On the basis of deployment mode, it is fragmented into on-premise and cloud. Depending on enterprise size, it is segregated into small- & medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises. As per industry vertical, it is classified into BFSI, IT & telecom, manufacturing healthcare, retail, government, and others. Region wise, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The market players operating in the SD-WAN market are: Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell, Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Juniper Networks, Inc., NEC Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and VMware, Inc. These players have adopted various key development strategies such as business expansion, new product launches, and partnerships, which help to strengthen their foothold in the global market.