8/22/2023: VMware SD-WAN Client is now VMware SD-Access™! Click here to read the press release from VMware Explore Las Vegas 2023.
We are pleased to announce that TMC has honored VMware SASE™ with a 2023 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award. The award, according to the TMC website, “honors the most innovative unified communications products and solutions available over the past twelve months as judged by the editors of TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.”
“Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award. Every year, I am more and more impressed by the innovative options available to clients in search of unified communications solutions. The 2023 winners are driving the industry forward and I can’t wait to monitor the continued success of these companies producing incredible solutions.”
Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC
How to implement a world-class UC solution
In a global economy where apps and the people who use them can be located anywhere, unified communications (UC) is a critical function for companies of any size. Enabling employees from offices around the world to collaborate with advanced communication tools is key to maintaining high productivity, efficiency, and reducing costs.
Implementing world-class UC solutions requires a world-class WAN. Widespread deployment of these services can be inhibited by a few factors, including:
Security can be a challenge when users access cloud-based or SaaS applications. In traditional networking, backhauling traffic for security inspection adds extra latency to mission-critical communication workloads.
Unpredictable performance: Broadband internet offers cost benefits and accessibility, but can also suffer more performance degradation and lay enterprises open to more security breaches.
Mid and last mile connectivity: Cloud application providers generally optimize the first mile, but mid and last mile performance remain the customer’s responsibility.
User experience: The quality and speed of the networks that connect users to their cloud and SaaS applications are very important to the quality of user experience, which ultimately affects user productivity.
VMware SD-WAN and the VMware SASE family
VMware SD-WAN™ is the cornerstone of the cloud-native, cloud-delivered VMware SASE family of solutions. It provides a complete cloud-delivered solution for reliable hosted UC service over any WAN network with assured performance, visibility, and remote monitoring. VMware SD-WAN enables high performance UC over any transport, from fixed MPLS to 5G to satellite.
VMware SD-WAN and SASE bring cloud-delivered networking, security, and AIOps together with compute to support your UC implementation with these solutions and features:
VMware SD-WAN Enhanced Firewall Service, based on VMware’s proven NSX security technology, is integrated into VMware SD-WAN Edges. It lets customers tap into the power of NSX security with existing physical and virtual VMware SD-WAN appliances.
VMware PoPs: Experience seamless connectivity with 200+ points of presence (PoPs) from VMware and our partners around the world. These PoPs have direct paths to cloud and SaaS providers, providing quick and efficient handoff without the need for IT to deploy SD-WAN resources in cloud provider networks.
The VMware SD-WAN Client is an SD-WAN solution for employees on the road, or when a hardware appliance is not feasible. The Client adheres to zero trust principles to extend the benefits of reliable, optimal, and secure connectivity for end user devices.
Dynamic Multipath Optimization™ Ensures high bandwidth, reliable connectivity, and the lowest latency for business-critical application traffic. It goes beyond simple error correction to dynamically choose the best connections for a high-quality end user experience.
Interoperability: VMware SD-WAN and SASE support a wide range of services from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including AWS Cloud WAN, Azure Virtual WAN, and Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center.
Integrated AIOps enables a rich user experience with cloud applications. With integrated VMware Edge Network Intelligence™, understand and communicate the root cause of degraded application performance, even in the Wi-Fi networks of work-from-home users.
Security certifications: Rest assured with the strict security standards VMware adheres to, including FedRAMP, SOC2 Type 2, and ICSA certifications. VMware SD-WAN and SASE can secure your network and users with confidence.
VMware SD-WAN revolutionizes the way businesses connect and communicate. With its numerous features and benefits, it offers a cost-effective, efficient, and secure network that unlocks new possibilities for businesses of all kinds. One of its key features is its ability to optimize bandwidth usage, which minimizes network congestion and latency, resulting in faster application performance and improved user experience.
VMware SD-WAN simplifies network management for unified communications by offering centralized policies, easy configuration, and real-time monitoring. This level of control enables businesses to quickly adapt to changing business needs and take advantage of new opportunities. Receiving the 2023 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award shows that VMware SD-WAN is a game-changing technology for UC that empowers businesses to grow, innovate, and stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape.
