Verizon Business Markets has launched the Software
Defined Secure Branch solution for businesses with multiple locations, state
and local governments, and educational institutions.
Software
Defined Secure Branch is designed for businesses and organizations with complex
IT management needs and the desire for more visibility, security protection,
and control of their network. Once in place, it keeps the network secure and
accessible through a combination of simplified management, the intuitive
software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution, and security.
Software
Defined Secure Branch, offered with Versa Networks, provides:
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Improved collaboration, video and cloud-based service
performance leveraging SD-WAN to automatically adapt the network for improved
application performance.
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Business continuity benefits through enterprise-grade
connectivity and Verizon's robust 4G LTE network for active backup.
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Bundled security through Verizon's comprehensive threat
management and end-to-end network encryption.
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An application-centric network on Verizon's sophisticated and
managed infrastructure for enhanced user experience.
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Intuitive mobile app-based service management and continuous
monitoring capabilities for the service.
The service is easily accessible through the Verizon Enterprise
Center online user experience portal that unifies the purchase, deployment, and
management. The visibility provided through the portal gives business owners
the tools needed to deliver on a better customer experience.
"SD-WAN is a powerful and complex solution with many moving
parts. Verizon's new offer is a simple yet flexible way for businesses and
partners to get technology at the level of features they need, and expand into
new features as they need them," said Brian Washburn, Practice Leader,
Network Transformation and Cloud, Ovum.
"Software
Defined Secure Branch lets our customers focus on their business or
organization as first priority, leaving the IT to us," said Victoria
Lonker, Verizon's vice president of global products and solutions. "The
simple, intuitive experience delivers rapid provisioning, a mobile management
app, service health, application visibility and the security controls needed to
protect the business."