Worldwide SD-WAN Forecast, 2017–2021
This IDC study covers the worldwide SD-WAN market for the 2015–2021 period and is inclusive of SD-WAN infrastructure sold by vendors, managed SD-WAN services provided through CSPs, and cloud-managed SD-WAN offerings. "As devices and public cloud applications continue to proliferate in the branch, a new branch network paradigm is needed," said Nolan Greene, senior research analyst, Network Infrastructure. "SD-WAN has emerged to address these needs and is experiencing rapid growth as branch IT works to ensure optimal connectivity for its most mission-critical applications."
- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Software-Defined Networking
- 3rd Platform
- Inhibitors
- Exchange Rates
- Significant Market Developments
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- SD-WAN
- Methodology
- Related Research
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