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US SD-WAN Enterprise Survey: Adoption Trends by Business Size
SD-WAN Forms the Foundation to Digital Transformation Initiatives
03-Aug-2022
North America
Customer Research
K7B5-01-00-00-00
IT04557-NA-CR_26768
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In this report, Frost & Sullivan provides a detailed analysis of the 2021 US SD-WAN survey conducted among different business sizes on their preferences for SD-WAN. The survey respondents are C-suite and IT/network decision-makers among different business sizes, including small businesses (250 to 499 employees), mid-size businesses (500 to 999 employees), large businesses (1,000 to 4,999 employees), and very large businesses (5,000 and more employees) that spread across verticals such as financial services, healthcare, retail, government, technology, and manufacturing. The survey focuses on evaluating the benefits achieved from SD-WAN deployment, trends in replacing existing networking equipment with SD-WAN CPE, parameters while selecting an SD-WAN solution, and preferences in buying and managing an SD-WAN solution.
All sizes of the US businesses surveyed indicated aggressive deployment of SD-WAN solutions across branch locations as part of their digital transformation initiative. With the benefits they have achieved mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the remote working model, businesses are now planning to deploy their second SD-WAN solution in the next two years.
The Frost & Sullivan 2021 SD-WAN survey validates SD-WAN adoption trends across different business sizes and how IT decision-makers in
the United States value improvement in application performance, optimization of IT personnel, centralized policy administration and network management, and embracement of a cloud-first strategy when deploying SD-WAN.
Author: Amrit Singh
Key Findings
Research Objectives and Methodology
Respondent Profile
Top Business Driver for Digital Transformation Initiatives
Top Technology Trends for Businesses in the Next 24 Months
SD-WAN Deployment Trends among US Businesses
Benefits Businesses Achieved from Deploying a SD-WAN
Top Challenges Businesses Face while Deploying SD-WANs
SD-WAN CPE Replacing Traditional Routers in Enterprise WANs
SD-WAN CPE Replacing Traditional Firewalls in Enterprise WANs
What Businesses Look for in a SD-WAN Solution
Organizations Preference in Buying and Managing an SD-WAN Solution
Businesses Prefer an MSP to Deploy Managed SD-WAN
List of Exhibits
Legal Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Top Business Driver for Digital Transformation Initiatives by Business Size, US, 2021
- Top Technology Trends for Businesses in the Next 24 Months by Business Size, US, 2021
- SD WAN Deployment among Businesses by Business Size, US, 2021
- Benefits Businesses Achieved from SD WAN Deployment by Business Size, US, 2021
- Top Challenges Businesses Face while Deploying SD WANs by Business Size, US, 2021
- Perspective on Branch Router Strategy in Current and Planned SD WAN Deployments by Business Size, US, 2021
- Perspective on Branch Firewall Strategy in Current and Planned SD WAN Deployments by Business Size, US, 2021
- Importance of Parameters while Selecting an SD WAN Solution by Business Size, US, 2021
- Organizations Preference in Buying and Managing an SD WAN Solution by Business Size, US, 2021
- Preferred Partner to Deploy Managed SD WAN by Business Size, US, 2021
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| Deliverable Type | Customer Research |
|---|---|
| Author | Amrit Singh |
| Industries | Information Technology |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Keyword 1 | US SD-WAN |
| Keyword 2 | SD-WAN CPE |
| Keyword 3 | SD-WAN survey |
| List of Charts and Figures | Top Business Driver for Digital Transformation Initiatives by Business Size, US, 2021~ Top Technology Trends for Businesses in the Next 24 Months by Business Size, US, 2021~ SD WAN Deployment among Businesses by Business Size, US, 2021~ Benefits Businesses Achieved from SD WAN Deployment by Business Size, US, 2021~ Top Challenges Businesses Face while Deploying SD WANs by Business Size, US, 2021~ Perspective on Branch Router Strategy in Current and Planned SD WAN Deployments by Business Size, US, 2021~ Perspective on Branch Firewall Strategy in Current and Planned SD WAN Deployments by Business Size, US, 2021~ Importance of Parameters while Selecting an SD WAN Solution by Business Size, US, 2021~ Organizations Preference in Buying and Managing an SD WAN Solution by Business Size, US, 2021~ Preferred Partner to Deploy Managed SD WAN by Business Size, US, 2021~ |
| Podcast | No |
| WIP Number | K7B5-01-00-00-00 |