CISCO (VIPTELA) SD-WAN TECHNOLOGY: Cisco Viptela OVERVIEW Cisco solidified its position through the acquisition of Viptela Inc. in August 2017. Viptela SD-WAN’s key differentiator is that it is an open, software-based solution that is flexible and easy to deploy. Customers have the freedom to implement it as an on-premises workload or in the cloud—giving customers a simple, cloud-managed Viptela SD-WAN solution that leverages existing hardware. SERVICES SOLD • vSmart Controller for management of traffic flow and to assist with authentication • Cisco vEdge Cloud: A software router platform delivered as a virtual machine • Cisco ENCS • SD-Branch • CSR 1000v cloud router • Cloud onRamp for Office 365 • vEdge Cloud data sheet • Cloud onRamp for Colocation • Meraki SD-WAN ELEVATOR PITCH Cisco SD-WAN is a cloud-first architecture that separates data and control planes, managed through the Cisco vManage console. You can quickly establish an SD-WAN overlay fabric to connect data centers, branches, campuses, and colocation facilities to improve network speed, security, and efficiency. KEY FEATURES & DIFFERENTIATORS • Predictable application experience • Real-time analytics, visibility, and control. • Protect users, devices, and applications by deploying embedded or cloud security with threat intelligence. • Centralize cloud management to make it easy to deploy SD-WAN and security while maintaining policy across thousands of sites. • Cloud-first architecture to connect any user, to any application, across any cloud