September 17, 2025
Zero-Trust in the WAN – Identity, Posture, and Least-Privilege Paths Introduction Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is no longer optional. Since 2020, regulators, industry frameworks, and cybersecurity incidents have pushed enterprises to abandon the idea that being “inside the network” grants implicit trust. The WAN, being the fabric that connects employees,...
September 17, 2025
Application-Aware Networking (APN) and Its Role in SD-WAN Introduction Between 2020 and 2025, one of the most important shifts in enterprise networking was the move from network-centric optimization to application-aware optimization. Wide-area networks are no longer evaluated just by throughput and availability; they are judged by how well they deliver...
September 17, 2025
Edge Computing and the WAN – Aligning with Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) Introduction The rise of edge computing has reshaped how applications are deployed and consumed. Instead of running exclusively in centralized cloud regions, workloads increasingly run at the edge — closer to end-users and devices — to reduce latency...
September 17, 2025
Intent-Based WAN – From High-Level Goals to Automated Assurance Introduction Between 2020 and 2025, the industry saw a surge of interest in Intent-Based Networking (IBN). While much of the early hype surrounded data center automation, intent-based approaches also began shaping wide-area network (WAN) operations. The premise is straightforward: instead of...
September 17, 2025
5G, Network Slicing, and the Future of WAN Connectivity Introduction The rollout of 5G standalone (SA) networks in India and worldwide has opened new possibilities for enterprise WANs. Unlike previous mobile generations, 5G SA supports network slicing: the ability to partition the network into logical slices, each with dedicated performance...
September 17, 2025
Multi-Cloud Networking and the Role of SD-WAN (2020–2025) Introduction By 2025, most enterprises are multi-cloud by default. In India, BFSI, IT/ITES, and government sectors deploy workloads across AWS Mumbai, Azure Pune, GCP Delhi, and regional colocation providers. The WAN’s role is no longer to connect a few data centers, but...
September 17, 2025
COVID-19 reshaped the global workforce. While some companies have nudged employees back to offices, hybrid models remain dominant across sectors. In India, surveys show a strong preference for at least partial remote work in IT, financial services, and even government-linked digital roles. These workforce trends forced enterprises to rethink WAN...
September 17, 2025
From 2020 onward, enterprises across the world — and especially in India’s IT and financial sectors — shifted rapidly to hybrid and remote work. This created a dual pressure on networks: to deliver consistent performance for SaaS and collaboration tools, and to enforce robust security without adding latency. Traditional models...
September 17, 2025
The Evolution of SD-WAN: 2020–2025 and Beyond Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) has been one of the most transformative enterprise networking technologies of the past decade. Between 2020 and 2025, SD-WAN evolved from vendor-driven feature sets into a service with standardized attributes, recognized operating models, and seamless integration into broader...