Creating an RFI for SD-WAN

Tough questions for potential SD-WAN vendors.

ANALYST WEBINAR
WITH NETWORKING EXPERT DR. JIM METZLER
ANALYST
WEBINAR

You’ve studied, researched and learned a lot about SD-WAN. Now it is time to put the vendors to the test and find out how their SD-WAN solution will really solve your problems.

Join us as Jim Metzler, analyst, researcher and founder at Ashton, Metzler & Associates, shares the tools, templates, and information you’ll want to include when you issue an RFI (request for information) to SD-WAN vendors. He discusses the architectural alternatives for implementing SD-WAN along with sharing his research and trends in wide area networking.

Dr. Jim Metzler
Dr. Jim Metzler
CO-FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL ANALYST,
ASHTON, METZLER & ASSOCIATES

Dr. Jim Metzler is a co-founder and principal analyst at Ashton, Metzler & Associates, an industry leading consulting group focused on assisting organizations improve their performance by leveraging Information Technology and Human Talent for Success.

Acclaim for VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud

Hear what leading enterprises are saying about VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud™.


Begin quotation After a thorough vendor evaluation process, Sprint determined that the VeloCloud solution best aligned with Sprint’s focus on network agility, flexibility and cloud services enablement. End quotation

- Mike Fitz , Vice President , Sprint Global Wireline Business Unit

Begin quotation VeloCloud’s solution transforms WAN networking by leveraging the economics of the Internet, the architecture of the cloud and the virtualization of network appliances. This is beneficial for any enterprise and absolutely the right direction for the migration of data centers. End quotation

- Alan Boehme , Chief Architect , The Coca-Cola Company

Begin quotation MetTel consistently strives to provide our customers with more flexible, secure, simplifying and cost saving solutions, and we believe that VeloCloud’s offering is highly compatible with our mission. End quotation

- Marshall Aronow , CEO , MetTel

Begin quotation Within the first week we had the VeloCloud SD-WAN set up. Previously, we engaged in an evaluation of the VeloCloud product, and were very satisfied with how the product worked, the ease at which it could be integrated into an existing network and the visibility and manageability it provided. End quotation

- Louis Schreier , Vice President , Deutsche Telekom

Begin quotation VeloCloud delivered a rich feature set and worked better than the other two solutions we tried. It’s so brilliantly designed that our proof of concept took only 30 minutes from the time we unwrapped the boxes. It didn’t take long to realize what a great solution it is. End quotation

- Aaron Gabrielson , Senior Project Manager , Redmond

Begin quotation VeloCloud enables us to deploy remote site offices rapidly, with automated use of one or more LTE services for the capacity and reliability needed. End quotation

- Shawn Partridge , Vice President of IT , Rockford Construction