Just like a leaf distributes nutrients through veins, our network optimizes your connection to the cloud by monitoring each of your Internet connections and automatically rerouting application traffic based on changing conditions. We tunnel your traffic between our gateway clusters in the cloud and our plug-and-play router at your location, giving us visibility and control to maximize the uptime and performance of your Internet experience.
How SD-WAN Works
A Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual architecture that allows your business to securely connect to cloud-based applications and the Internet.
Instead of housing your network within industrial servers in your company’s basement, an SD-WAN enables you to connect multiple office locations and manage your entire network remotely.
What’s the Difference Between SD-WAN vs. SDN?
SD-WAN and SDN have a fair amount in common. Both make networking more intelligent by separating the control plane from the data plane and both operate using centralized management.
Some of the key differences between the two include:
Application. SDN is primarily used in data centers whereas SD-WDN operates best in offices.
History. SDN has been around the block, while SD-WDN is a recent technology innovation.
Use. SDN is usually limited to commodity and specialized switching hardware. SD-WDN, on the other hand, excels at off-the-shelf and cloud applications.
By partnering with us for your network services, your business gains access to the following SD-WAN services:
24/7 Support. Our IT specialists are available 24-hours-a-day and can be easily reached via phone or email. Our support team is here to help troubleshoot problems with our systems, your internet, and we’ll also help out with your other applications where we can.
Plug-n-Play Install. We’re assuming that you’re not an IT specialist, which is why we’ve designed our software as a turn-key solution. Everything works right out-of-the-box.
VPN Enhancement. We’ll upgrade your existing VPNs by equipping them with an auto-failover and Dynamic QoS. Don’t worry — you’ll be able to keep your favorite firewall in place. Our system will simply operate as your SD-WAN foundation for dependable network performance.
SLA-Backed. Our SLA means that we’re invested in providing you with the most reliable service possible. You can trust in our redundant architecture for robust access to the cloud.
Monitoring and Alerts. To ensure network stability, we monitor each ISP connection, end-to-end, 10 times per second for jitter, capacity, latency, and packet-loss. We’ll deliver all this data to you via detailed graphs and logs. You can also enable email alerts so that you receive live network reports.
VoIP Protection. Our VoIP call protection service mitigates the effects of bad Internet, defending you from robotic sound interference, choppy voice, dropped calls, and echoes.
SaaS Performance. To keep internet performance top-notch, we’ll automatically identify your SaaS traffic (and other cloud apps) and prioritize them over other traffic.
Make the Switch to a Software Defined Wide Area Network Today
Ready to upgrade your company’s internet performance? Contact Eckstrom Consulting today to speak with one of our IT professionals and see if we’re the right software defined wan vendor for you.