By Pete Bartolik
“Enterprises have been using WANs for decades, primarily to connect their remote offices or branches 
with their headquarters by leasing secure networking capabilities from telco carriers and running private networks over them,” industry analyst and Intellyx President Jason Bloomberg writes in a Forbes.com article. “The underlying WAN protocols have evolved over the years, and the current one is Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).”
But, he notes, the availability of fast and cheaper broadband raises the question of whether it makes sense to invest in dedicated networks over leased lines. The answer, he concludes: “it depends. For more sensitive or regulated traffic, MPLS may still be the technology of choice. But for many corporate uses, the Internet may be the more cost-effective option.”
Read the entire article at https://www.networkworld.com/article/3234866/techology-business/integrating-sd-wan-into-the-enterprise.html
