EXPERTS IN ALL THINGS SD-WAN

SDWAN Solutions brings together industry

experts, the latest technologies, connectivity

providers, SD-WAN vendors and engineering

teams to successfully transform your core in-

frastructure.

We remove complexity,

save you time &

eliminate costly mistakes.

We love what we do and it shows! All of our

experts have at least 20 years hands on

experience in our relevant fields. This solid

knowledge backbone coupled with our

consultative business approach, attention to

detail and SD-WAN service wrap ensure our

continued success as a trusted network

solutions provider.

SDWAN Solutions is already years ahead of most other providers, including major Telecom providers

who tend to be slow to adapt to change, hesitant to accept change, or don't really understand

change. 2018 market trends already show a definite move away from traditional carrier network

management. We learned valuable lessons from MPLS constraints

“The early days of SD-WAN excited us & the more we studied the emerging technologies the more it

became clear that SD-WAN networks will become the only intelligent network choice for agile busi-

nesses that use any cloud apps “ Anthony Senter, Managing Director, SDWAN Solutions

Together — we are an invaluable resource

“85% of IT

managers

are actively

investigating

SD-WAN

technology”

Individually — we are experts in our own fields

SD-WAN is the latest technology buzzword – and everyone wants a piece of the action.

Traditional hardware and network providers are scrambling around desperate to adapt to

advances in technology. There are a lot of products and services out there trying to

squeeze into the “SD-WAN” mould but technically they are not the full package and only

offer one or two benefits of a true SD-WAN

With SDWAN Solutions on your side, you don’t need to be an expert in emerging network

technologies. You don’t need to spend months researching and meeting with dozens of

suppliers, We’ve done the groundwork for you, we’ve pushed the technologies to the

limits and we’ve selected only the best in class SD-WAN vendors to work with and we

will recommend vendors according to your specific requirements.

Offers a lightweight re-

placement for traditional

WAN routers, and is

agnostic to WAN

transport i.e. support

MPLS, ADSL, FTTC, 4G

and Dedicated Internet.

Allows for load sharing

of traffic across multiple

WAN connections in an

efficient and dynamic

fashion.

SOFTWARE DEFINED WAN (SD-WAN) is a transformational approach to

designing and deploying an enterprise wide area network (WAN) that uses software-defined networking to

determine the most effective way to route traffic to remote locations, branches offices and Data centres,

whilst intelligently adapting to changing environments mid flow.

WAN excited us & the more we studied the emerging technologies the more it

SD-WAN or SD-WANNABE?

Historically customers have had to mould their communication requirements

to suit the provider’s product set – but not anymore! An SDWAN Solutions

SD-WAN solution commoditises the network layer and gives the control back

to customers, while substantially reducing costs, boosting performance, add-

ing resiliency, improving flexibility, reducing overhead and slashing traditional

installation times

Provides secure VPNs, and

has the ability to aggre-

gate additional network

connections and offload

Internet-destined traffic

closer to the very edge of

the network.

Simplifies the day to day

complexity associated

with management, config-

uration and orchestration

of WANs.

A true SD-WAN solution:

Flexibility - Customers can rapidly and without disruption

augment or replace their MPLS networks with any form of

broadband connectivity, 4G, LTE, or Dedicated Internet access.

Access can be added for short periods of high volume usage to

bolster connectivity when it is needed

Visibility & Control - Customers benefit from unprecedented levels

of visibility into both legacy and cloud applications and gain the unique

ability to centrally assign business intent policies to secure and control

all WAN traffic.

Security – All traffic flowing across the SD WAN network is

encrypted with AES 256 IPsec. Encryption is end-to-end, and

unlike MPLS, even a hack into the physical connectivity medi-

um will not breach the security

Performance - End-user satisfaction is significantly improved

due to consistent and enhanced application performance and

prioritisation, full utilisation of installed bandwidth and intelli-

gent traffic paths,

Cloud connectivity – Unlike MPLS, access to applications hosted in the cloud is direct

without the need to be routed via a data centre, thereby saving time and reducing band-

width

Rapid deployment, rapid upgrades – have a new branch office up and running within

days not months, with zero touch deployment. Upgrade your bandwidth instantly by plug-

ging in another xDSL circuit or 4G connection.

Business continuity - Depending on a single network connection to access applications

creates a single point of failure. If there is packet loss or increased latency in the connec-

tion used to access the application, performance will suffer. Worse yet, if the connection

fails, the remote office is offline. SD-WANs limit that risk by giving the remote office the

ability to access applications across multiple services simultaneously.

SD-WAN BENEFITS

“But

what

about

the cost

savings ?“

SDWAN Solutions provides a Complete SD-WAN solution.

Right from the initial consultancy, through to the solution design,

testing, installation and monitoring. Our solutions include the hard-

ware or software devices, SD-WAN technology and licencing, the un-

derlying resilient connectivity: Broadband, Fibre, Ethernet, Internet

access, 4G, LTE and MPLS, 24x7x365 support and a single bill.

SDWAN Solutions operates a 24x7x365 support service centre in the

UK backed by carrier and SD-WAN technology support teams across the

globe. Calls are answered by Tier 2 and 3 engineers who have the skills neces-

sary to remedy most connectivity and hardware related faults in-house.

SDWAN Solutions offers technology from the world’s top SD WAN vendors

– ensuring that we offer bespoke solutions tailored to exceed your specific needs,

using the right partners and the right technologies right now and in the future.

SDWAN Solutions works with 1000’s of telecoms suppliers, including global Tier 1

carriers, regional service providers, and local Telcos – ensuring that you have the

best providers in your solution, anywhere on the planet.

We Build & Test every solution in our own Research and Development Lab to

ensure that every SD-WAN site on your network will communicate seamlessly with

your existing WAN infrastructure.’

SDWAN Solutions continues to develop innovative solutions based on SD-WAN

technologies. SDWAN-1 © brings the benefits of SD-WAN to a single site and

SDWAN-X © introduces PAYG international bandwidth into your solution. No more

need for expensive dedicated international circuits

SDWAN SOLUTION’s BENEFITS

Only SDWAN Solutions offers a unique RE-TECH solution guarantee ©

This is our guarantee that we will let you know when improved connectivity technologies

become available to your sites and upgrade any older technologies in your solution to en-

sure that your solution is future-proof and in optimal condition.

HARD & SOFT COST SAVING BENEFITS OF SD-WAN

“SD-WAN technology can dramatically lower the price that you pay for your connectivity and equip-

ment, plus also reduce network administration costs, while increasing benefits, all without compromis-

ing performance.“

That sounds like a bold statement—It is, and it can be easily proved. It is important to look at all the costs

involved in running your network to accurately predict the savings that SD-WAN can deliver. Hard costs are

easy to prove whereas soft cost savings are more complicated to accurately calculate, but are equally as im-

portant to consider.

Hard costs – Leveraging encryption and ac-

tive/active paths, organizations can increase

adoption of public Internet links while reduc-

ing their use of their expensive private WAN

circuits. No need to pay for idle backup cir-

cuits that are rarely used

Hard costs - Eventually retiring routers within

the WAN as refreshes approach can lead to

both short-term savings and accrued long-

term savings through reduced capex. Routers

are not required in new installations thereby

significantly reducing set-up fees

Hard costs - Subtract the SD-WAN pri-

vate WAN cost from the legacy private

WAN cost to see how much you will

save. Usual savings of between 40-

80% can be achieved

Hard costs – IT personal are not

needed at every location with no

need to physically visit remote

sites for deployment or policy

changes

Soft Costs - Network operators do not

need to configure individual WAN routers

to change policy saving additional ex-

pense

Soft Costs – Centralised policy manage-

ment and roll-out. Routine changes do

not need to be handled by network engi-

neers with deep, specialized knowledge.

This frees up engineering staff to work on

business enriching projects, reduces hu-

man error, speeds up policy changes and

improves system availability, and reduces

IT Department travel expense and time.

Soft costs - Reports and network data is

readily available and easy to consume,

allowing organizations to spot issues and

resolve them quickly.

Soft costs – Built in resilience means that

branches stay operational even if a main

connectivity medium fails. Users can con-

tinue to work i.e. no lost man hours or

site downtime.

SD

You want to reduce cost of exist-

ing WAN remote branch equip-

ment.

You have 2 or more local or inter-

national sites

You are aggressively deploying

video to branch office locations.

You have limited IT personnel on-

site or are reducing headcount.

You are investigating a WAN re-

fresh or a hybrid network solu-

tion.

You are using more and more

cloud based services.

You need to reduce traditional

business-class carrier service costs.

You want to reduce management

complexity of your WAN.

YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING SD-WAN IF:

SD-WAN IS NOT ONLY FOR CORPORATES: OUR INNOVATIVE SDWAN-1 & SDWAN-X

PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED FOR SINGLE SITES & INTERNATIONAL USERS TOO!

CONSIDER SDWAN-1 IF: CONSIDER SDWAN-X IF:

You have a single site that needs

additional connectivity.

You have a single site that needs

resilience or redundancy.

You have a single site with needs to

scale bandwidth up and down of-

ten.

You have a single site that has multi-

ple tenants.

You have a single site but cannot

justify a leased line connection.

You have a single site and limited

onsite IT resource.

You have a single site outside of the

city limits or a fair distance from the

nearest local telco exchange.

Your landlord will not allow access

to the riser, or the building riser is at

full capacity.

Your company needs international

access intermittently i.e. a few times

daily.

Your event needs high bandwidth

streamed internationally but only for

a short period.

Your media house transmits large

files internationally a few days a

month.

Your local HQ transmits data to an

international DC daily.

You require connection to an inter-

national DC for daily backups.

Your local and International DC syn-

chronise data once daily.

You require bursts of high band-

width to an international

DC location.

Innovation is our philosophy and experience is the foundation

that underpins every project we undertake as we introduce

your business to smarter ways of working. We have devel-

oped unique products around SD-WAN technology to

ensure that your network does exactly what you need it

do, while maintaining all of the expected SD-WAN

benefits.

Technology changes constantly and traditional

carrier network models are no longer the best

fit. No more round pegs in square holes! At

SDWAN Solutions we use technology and

connectivity components from nearly 2000

suppliers around the globe to build be-

spoke solutions to fit your exact needs

right now and with our unique RE-TECH

© guarantee, you are assured that your

network will always be technically op-

timised and commercially tuned -

When we say futureproof—we real-

ly do mean futureproof!

From our experienced con-

sultants, design team, R&D

and installation engineers,

right through to our man-

agement team, we love

talking to you and

make sure that we are

readily available

throughout the life

of your network.

It's like having

your very own

team of SD-

WAN experts

in-house -

there when

you need

us!

With CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, MCPS,

MCSA, MCSE certifications, SD-WAN

vendor certifications and our own

resident GDPR practitioner, you

can rely on us for expert and im-

partial advice..

INNOVATIVE

ADAPTIVE

HANDS-ON

“You wouldn't ser-

vice your own car —

you could, BUT you

just wouldn’t….

It’s the same with

SD-WAN”

QUALIFIED

Let SDWAN Solutions prove the technology to you as we create a hybrid network – im-

plement SD-WAN at new locations, or bolster existing sites with more bandwidth sup-

plied by SD-WAN, make use of the existing connectivity in redundant back-up connec-

tions, replace priority end of life routers with intelligent SD-WAN devices, run WAN opti-

misation over SD-WAN and add security and firewalling on the devices too

SD-WAN

A single site can now enjoy the benefits of an SD-WAN solution thanks to SDWAN Solu-

tions’ innovative product design. Performance is accelerated further as your Internet traffic

is pushed straight to the heart of the Internet Peering points. Perfect for schools, business

centres, conference centres, hotels, education facilities, offices, shopping malls....

SDWAN-1

Developed by SDWAN Solutions specifically for those customers who need the perfor-

mance of a dedicated international point to point circuit but cannot justify the huge

costs usually associated with such connections. With SDWAN-X, you have access to high

speed bandwidth on demand to 100’s of data centre locations across the globe – but are

only charged for the traffic that you send.

SDWAN-X

SD-WAN SOLUTIONS TO SUIT EVERY BUSINESS

SD-WAN-As-A-SERVICE

You wouldn’t service your own car—you can, but you just wouldn’t—It’s the same with de-

signing and implementing your SD-WAN network solution. Without hundreds of hours of

hands-on experience and a “lessons learnt” log, no SD-WAN installation is easy! You can rely

on SDWAN Solutions to simplify the entire process for you, and deliver the network that you

want. SDWAN Solutions offers a complete SD-WAN service, from the initial consultation,

through the design, testing, implementation and ongoing Re-Tech of your network.

Consult | Design | Test | Proof of Concept | Install | Monitor | Re-Tech | Maintain

An SD-WAN Network can be installed as a NON-INTRUSIVE HYBRID network OVERLAY!

This means that you can keep your existing network (MPLS, leased lines, Internet ) in place and we

install the SD-WAN network without disruption and at the locations that you choose. Once the

overlay network is in place, we can begin boosting connectivity at individual sites by adding addi-

tional circuits—leased lines, ADSL., FTTC, 4G etc where needed. When the contracts for your old

legacy circuits expire, we remove those connections from the network, and replace them with

faster and cheaper connectivity, again without disruption. You control the speed of deploy-

ment and how much legacy network you want to maintain and for how long!

That’s an easy one to answer - Once we’ve tailored a

solution for you, we will install a no charge, live two

week PROOF OF CONCEPT trial between a

couple of your sites, (give us your current worst

performing sites) and experience in real time how

an SDWAN Solutions SD-WAN solution will im-

pact your business!

An SDWAN Solutions SD-WAN network is modular - regardless of the size

of your network (1-1000’s of sites) the size of your locations (Data centre,

HQ, regional office or branch site) , the geographic location (local or in-

ternational) or the importance—we have a component to suit every re-

quirement—SD-WAN VIRTUAL or HARDWARE appliances sup-

porting 20Mbps to 5Gbps throughput installed as a fail-to-wire sin-

gle device or as an HA Pair. We methodically design every site ac-

cording to your requirements in terms of SD-WAN and connectivity

components to provide you with a fit-for-purpose and future-

proof resilient network.

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN SD-WAN NETWORK SOLUTION

So you need a better WAN ? — Perhaps your current MPLS contract is approaching renewal or you're shopping

around for a cheaper but more responsive supplier. As much as you might dislike your current provider, the

immense cost and disruption of change will probably mean that you stay as you are, perhaps with a few circuit

upgrades and a token discount.

SD-WAN GIVES YOU MORE OPTIONS

“SD-WAN sounds

like everything I

need—but how can

I be sure that it’s

right for my

Business? ”

The SD WAN controller (or Orchestrator) learns and makes use of the IP addresses of the various connectiv-

ity technologies therefore IP ADDRESS RENUMBERING is NOT REQUIRED when implementing a

new or a hybrid overlay SD WAN solution.

SD WAN routing protocols are very simple: you have a set of destinations, and a set of potential underlay

(transport) next-hops for each destination. After the SD-WAN controller collects reachability information

and distributes it to SD-WAN nodes, each SD-WAN node knows:

The true difference between SD-WAN solutions and traditional (typically MPLS) forwarding imple-

mentations lies in the ALGORITHM used to distribute packets across alternate paths. Most

networking devices use some variant of (un)equal cost multipathing, whereas SD-WAN devices

typically:

IP ADDRESSING AND ROUTING PROTOCOLS

“Once we have correctly configured your SD-WAN

network, routing becomes almost trivial — as it is

handled entirely by iBGP”

CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE END-TO-END PATH

QUALITY between local node and transport next-hops (the

trivial algorithm being next-hop reachability tracking – if there’s

no response from the next hop, it’s obviously down and should

not be used);

Classify applications in groups and send the application traffic

on one or more of the available paths based on PATH

QUALITY and APPLICATION requirements.

True SD-WAN solutions perform AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH

MONITORING (based on increased end-to-end delay) and

ADJUST the packet sending rate, similar to what TCP optimi-

zation solutions do.

Which destinations are available, and

Which transport next hops can be used to reach each destination.

SDWAN Solutions has extensively researched the market and se-

lected who we believe to be the best in class providers across the

globe. Our decision to work with a particular vendor is the culmina-

tion of a meticulous and on-going vetting process and takes into

account their SD WAN product, on-going product development, com-

pany history, vision, financials and ethos, dedicated support structure,

relationships, flexibility and of course the commercials.

All SDWAN Solutions provided SD-WAN solutions are backed by the se-

lected SD-WAN vendor.

All of our SD-WAN technology vendor partners are ranked in the top 13 glob-

al best list and cover the entire spectrum of SD-WAN functionality including

vendors with these key solution differentiators:

The ability to monitor leading SaaS applications and dynamically feed that

information back into the enterprise WAN to ensure optimal routing.

Specifically tailored technology for midmarket and large enterprises with distrib-

uted branch offices that need on-premises devices as well as flexible connectivity

to cloud services

Control over ingress and egress packets to ensure performance of critical real time

applications such as voice and video.

Sophisticated application control over a combination of cloud, SaaS and data centre

applications.

Low latency and high availability for offices across continents or where latency is key, or

for offices requiring wan optimisation.

Consolidation or removal of additional hardware devices onsite by utilising the ability to

run Palo Alto and Zscaler security directly from the SD-WAN device.

SD-WAN VENDORS

“It’s interesting to see traditional network providers align with a single SD-WAN

technology vendor — Their customers will be limited in choice of SD-WAN tech-

nologies and will again be tied to the network provider’s existing connectivity

products, ultimately reducing commercial benefit and performance”

It’s our job to present you with a solution that is more than fit

for purpose, but at the same time easy to maintain and manage.

Every solution requires extensive pre-installation configuration,

tweaking and testing by our expert solution scientists before it really

is “zero touch installation” ready.

We would love to chat to you about anything SD-WAN — in as much or as

little technical detail as you like. Things to consider or ask us about:

How does the SD-WAN appliance communicate with my mismatched

legacy hardware ?

How do you keep 4G conduits alive when the underlying provider re-

freshes sessions at random?

What are dynamic conduits?

How do you configure Static or Dynamic NAT on the built in firewall

function on the appliance

What are links of last resort and how are they configured?

How are guest VM’s integrated?

In-line transparent mode, out of path or in-line gateway mode installa-

tion — which one is best for me?

SD-WAN MADE EASY

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HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH

As an IT Agency you have already created a niche product market for your valued, long-standing

clients. You are a trusted adviser to them but, as technology changes, perhaps the investment

needed by you and your team – time, training, investment & ability to offer stable and innovative

SD-WAN products - is a little daunting. SDWAN Solutions offers SD-WAN reseller packages devel-

oped to help you keep up with advances in network technology.

"You certainly

don't want your

clients to go to

a competitor

for an SD-WAN

solution."

PROTECT YOUR VALUABLE CUSTOMER BASE

Top package that allows re-sellers with limited SD-WAN knowledge & experience to quickly and easily add

SD-WAN to their product portfolio. No in-house specialist SD-WAN technical, implementation, sales, sup-

port or marketing staff are required as SDWAN Solutions provides the full solution for you. This guaran-

tees that your customers get the best possible SD-WAN solution, according to their specific requirements,

right from the initial meeting, through design and implementation, to on-going maintenance and manage-

ment, support and Re-Tech guarantee. SD -WAN-As-A-Service is sold as a complete SD-WAN solution.

Using SDWAN Solutions as your exclusive supplier of SD-WAN services allows you to instantly become a

strong contender in the SD-WAN market, with access to most of the SDWAN Solutions services for only a

small monthly retainer fee. Your customers have an SD-WAN expert on tap, representing your company

You might already sell the SD-WAN services of another vendor, either direct or as an agent, but require

a specific solution that SDWAN Solutions are better placed to offer. You won’t get access to all of our

services (Sales collateral, marketing content, web content, 1st line customer support and basic staff train-

ing are all excluded) but as an established SD-WAN re-seller, these services should already be in place

in-house.

SDWAN Solutions team members are available for bespoke consultancy services on an hourly, daily or

monthly terms.

SD-WAN-As-A-Service

Exclusive

Non-Exclusive

Consultancy

SD-WAN PACKAGES FOR AGENTS & RESELLERS

KEEPING GOOD CLOUD COMPANY

An SD-WAN network is the solid and stable foundation that underpins your organisation and your people, and is

the best performing network technology to steady your transition to the Cloud. This is why we offer complete SD-

WAN solutions designed to include connectivity sourced from only proven technology partners and based on

your precise physical location and resilience requirements at every site.

Businesses need to optimise their technology to stay competitive. We choose to work closely with Pulsant, the

UK’s leading secure hybrid IT and cloud hosting provider, for that exact reason. When your IT components are

fluid, yet constantly compliment and enhance each other, business productivity increases.

When you’re dealing with legacy services, changing solu-

tions, migrating to new hybrid technologies, and access-

ing the capabilities of cloud hosting, you still need to

remain secure and compliant.

You need an IT partner that can guide you through

change, improve your agility, boost your capabilities and

help you realise the business benefits of hybrid IT and

managed cloud hosting solutions.

Pulsant’s approach is to manage the hybrid IT and cloud

hosting environment as a single platform, helping busi-

nesses address critical security, IT compliance and trans-

formation requirements.

Blending the best of people and technology through infra-

structure, IT transformation and multi-cloud

CONTINUOUS CLOUD COMPLIANCE

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