Information Technology Frost Radar™: SD-WAN and SASE Solutions, 2024

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Frost Radar™: SD-WAN and SASE Solutions, 2024
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The software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)/secure access service edge (SASE) industry remains fragmented, with close to 25 vendors in competition globally. However, not all vendors provide complete SD-WAN solutions. The eight companies mapped on this Frost Radar™—HPE Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, Fortinet, Nuage Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Versa Networks, and VMware—offer well-rounded solutions. The most successful vendors are those that integrate SD-WAN functionality with security such as secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, firewall-as-a-service, and zero trust network access. Vendors also offer WAN optimization, local area network/wireless local area network management, and other virtualized network functions. Merger and acquisition activity in the space has been intense in the last five years as innovative start-ups are acquired to complement traditional vendor portfolios.

Frost & Sullivan analyzes numerous companies in an industry. Those selected for further analysis based on their leadership or other distinctions are benchmarked across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar™. The publication presents competitive profiles of each company on the Frost Radar™ considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.

SD-WAN and SASE Solutions 2024

  • SD-WAN and SASE Solutions

Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform

Growth Index

Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.

  • Market Share (previous 3 years)
    This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years.
  • Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
    This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™.
  • Growth Pipeline
    This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities.
  • Vision and Strategy
    This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision?
  • Sales and Marketing
    This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.

Innovation Index

Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.

  • INNOVATION SCALABILITY
    This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals.
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline.
  • PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
    This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue.
  • MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
    This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline.
  • CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
    This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.

Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™

Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

  • GROWTH POTENTIAL
    Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action.
  • BEST PRACTICES
    Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry.
  • COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
    Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment.
  • CUSTOMER VALUE
    Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition.
  • PARTNER POTENTIAL
    Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.

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The software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)/secure access service edge (SASE) industry remains fragmented, with close to 25 vendors in competition globally. However, not all vendors provide complete SD-WAN solutions. The eight companies mapped on this Frost Radar HPE Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, Fortinet, Nuage Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Versa Networks, and VMware offer well-rounded solutions. The most successful vendors are those that integrate SD-WAN functionality with security such as secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, firewall-as-a-service, and zero trust network access. Vendors also offer WAN optimization, local area network/wireless local area network management, and other virtualized network functions. Merger and acquisition activity in the space has been intense in the last five years as innovative start-ups are acquired to complement traditional vendor portfolios. Frost & Sullivan analyzes numerous companies in an industry. Those selected for further analysis based on their leadership or other distinctions are benchmarked across 10 Growth and Innovation criteria to reveal their position on the Frost Radar . The publication presents competitive profiles of each company on the Frost Radar considering their strengths and the opportunities that best fit those strengths.
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Author leandro agion
Industries Information Technology
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Keyword 1 Sd-Wan Industry Trends 2024
Keyword 2 Future Of Sd-Wan Sase
Keyword 3 Industry Trends Network Security
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WIP Number K99C-01-00-00-00

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