We never imagined video games and streaming would have such a direct impact on our work productivity, yet here we are.

Many people are working from home (WFH) due to the coronavirus shutdown, which sounds great in theory. (After a virtual meeting, what’s not to appreciate about resting on the couch?) In actuality, many WFH warriors are realizing that their virtual work meetings are competing with their kids’ PS4 addiction and their better half’s Netflix bingeing for home Internet supremacy.

It’s a conundrum that might pique people’s curiosity in SD-WAN. Businesses flocked to videoconferencing apps in the early rush to enable Working From Home because to COVID-19. This led to the realization that cloud-based UCaaS delivers the flexibility and agility that a remote fleet of WFH employees requires.

When used through traditional WANs, UCaaS has some restrictions because they weren’t built to allow real-time communications in the cloud. SD-WAN is, arguably, the best option for UCaaS adoption.

Scalable SD-WAN

Because not all SD-WANs are created equal, the advice is to source one that works over broadband, Satellite, cellular, MPLS, or any other carrier service and is designed for both hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios. Feature rich SD-WAN solutions can be delivered in overlay mode with existing WAN’s, making the transition to UCaaS easier. SD-WAN can be deployed virtually, as a physical appliance in each location, or directly in the cloud without requiring a complete WAN makeover.

When working from home, SD-WAN is a great option.

Given that most home office and remote workers usually rely on a single residential broadband connection, SD-WAN can provide significant value to customers by optimizing the connection through continuous monitoring and features such as congestion mitigation. SD-WAN solutions offer private network stability and security through home broadband connections, as well as direct, optimized cloud connectivity.

The Benefits of SD-WAN:

  • Maximizes available household bandwidth, thereby giving higher priority to corporate traffic compared to Netflix, YouTube and social media.
  • The network path is constantly monitored for loss and delay, and forward error correction is used to reduce packet loss and boost throughput.
  • Unlike traditional home VPN access, does not require traffic to be backhauled to the corporate data centre, reducing unnecessary delays and improving performance for users accessing applications that are cloud-based.
  • Any beginner user at home may simply install it while still allowing the IT administrator to provide and control the device remotely.
  • Permits network administrators to set policies for remote sites that prioritizes business-critical applications over non-business apps.