In 2021, 38 percent of respondents from the United States indicated that software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) were efficient to deploy and manage, driving their adoption. SD-WAN is a recognized technology that gives organizations great efficiency in protecting business continuity and security while enabling users to connect to the network and use applications from different locations.
Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) adoption drivers among current adopters in the United States in 2021, by reason
Characteristic
Share of respondents
More efficient to deploy and manage
38%
Lower cost
38%
Quicker to deploy new locations or alter existing
34%
Ability to consolidate network into one environment
24%
Ability to accommodate bandwidth variation
22%
More compatible with cloud requirements
19%
Improves network performance
18%
Enables orchestatrion across multiple types of access
17%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents38%38%38%38%34%34%24%24%22%22%19%19%18%18%17%17%More efficient to deploy and manageLower costQuicker to deploy new locations or alter existingAbility to consolidate network into one environmentAbility to accommodate bandwidth variationMore compatible with cloud requirementsImproves network performanceEnables orchestatrion across multiple types of access
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Masergy Communications. (May 26, 2021). Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) adoption drivers among current adopters in the United States in 2021, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244092/global-sd-wan-adoption-drivers/
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