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SDN and SD-WAN Fundamentals: SD-WAN in Action

This course will teach you the benefits of deploying an SD-WAN solution. You'll learn how SD-WAN improves user experience and engagement using app-aware policies, offers a variety of security options, and simplifies management with templates.

Intermediate
1h 3m
(2)

Created by Sean Douglas

Last Updated Sep 23, 2022

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SDN and SD-WAN Fundamentals: SD-WAN in Action

This course will teach you the benefits of deploying an SD-WAN solution. You'll learn how SD-WAN improves user experience and engagement using app-aware policies, offers a variety of security options, and simplifies management with templates.

Intermediate
1h 3m
(2)

Created by Sean Douglas

Last Updated Sep 23, 2022

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Today, cost and complexity become even more prohibitive for legacy networks in the face of today’s requirements, including end-to-end security, various transport networks, ongoing increase in the number of mobile end users, high-bandwidth cloud applications, and any-to-any connectivity. Many organizations are deploying SD-WAN technology solutions to meet these challenges. In this course, SDN and SD-WAN Fundamentals: SD-WAN in Action, you'll learn how SD-WAN significantly improves user experience and engagement, offers a variety of enhanced security options, and simplifies network management, all while saving money. First, you’ll discover the advantages of an SD-WAN transport independent network fabric. Next, you’ll learn how SD-WAN can improve user experience and engagement through the deployment of application-aware routing policies. Finally, you’ll explore how SD-WAN simplifies network deployment and configuration using automation, while providing security utilizing segmentation, templates, and zero-touch touch provisioning. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the fundamental knowledge of SD-WAN operation as well as understand the how SD-WAN improves performance, simplifies management, and provides security while saving money.

SDN and SD-WAN Fundamentals: SD-WAN in Action
Intermediate
1h 3m
(2)
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Sean Douglas
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Sean Douglas has more than 17 years of experience working extensively with Cisco technology. He is a Cisco Systems Engineer that consults with a variety of clients to design, implement, and maintain their Cisco Collaboration solutions. Sean is CCNP in Routing and Switching, Wireless, and Collaboration.

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