#1 most frequent
United States of America
55.5%1,812 installations of 3,265
What is Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN?
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is a software-defined wide area network solution designed to simplify and optimize enterprise network connectivity in complex digital landscapes. It enables organizations to connect any user to any application, whether on-premises, in data centers, or across multiple clouds, with integrated capabilities for multicloud support, security, predictive automation, and enhanced network visibility—all built on a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)-enabled architecture.
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Who Buys & Uses Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.8%189 installations of 3,265
#3 most frequent
Canada
4.6%150 installations of 3,265
Pros
- Centralized network management for standardized operations and efficient configuration.
- Simplified and efficient deployments, particularly for WAN spokes.
- Significant cost reductions by leveraging dual internet connections and reducing telecom expenses.
Cons
- User Interface and configuration difficulties, including template management.
- Challenges with system responsiveness.
- Issues related to routing and failover handling, such as network transitions and route leaking.
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to centralise configuration and to optimise specific applications across our WAN. It helps us roll out new sites with speed and agility and to perform hardware replacements easily.
Pros
- Optimisation of applications
- Centralised provisioning
- Load balancing
Cons
- VAnaytics is great but the interface lacks
Return on Investment
- Measurable transport of data
- Monitoring of transport interfaces
- Configuration consistency
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN primarily for centralized management and to enforce standardized configurations across all sites. The solution helps address challenges with operational consistency, simplifies change management, and ensures that our global network can be managed efficiently from a single platform
Pros
- Centralized Management & Policy Control
- Security Integration
Cons
- Complexity of Initial Setup and Design
- Learning Curve for vManage
Return on Investment
- Reduced operational costs
- Improved application performance
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Used for connectivity between all of our locations, branches, data centers and cloud environments.
We were able to remove expensive private line circuits, provide more bandwidth to our locations and reduce outages.
We use this product at 60 offices, 2 data centers and 4 cloud environments.
We were able to remove expensive private line circuits, provide more bandwidth to our locations and reduce outages.
We use this product at 60 offices, 2 data centers and 4 cloud environments.
Pros
- Reduces cost
- Improve reliability
- Ease of use
- Increased flexibility
Cons
- GUI slowness, failures, formatting
- Licensing
- Lack of CLI
Return on Investment
- Over $1M saved anually
- 50X increase in bandwidth
- Fewer mistakes due to automation
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Other Software Used
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Citrix Gateway, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
we use Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN for branch connectivity. solves issues with multiple transports and load balancing, adds resiliency.
Pros
- user experience
- branch redundancy
- ease of configuration
Return on Investment
- reduced telecom costs
Usability
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN - Super-Networking!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Use globally to connect over 500 branch offices and multiple DCs. Provides connectivity for a user population in excess of 100k. All WAN solutions in the global network use Cisco Viptela
Pros
- Intelligent re-routing of application traffic
- Easy to use management platform
- Quick integration of new locations and devices
- Granular customisation options based on well understood hierarchical lists
Cons
- Some applications are not recognized in the protocol packs, although this is dependent on the pack vendor rather than Cisco
Return on Investment
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN has enabled huge cost savings when moving from a dual MPLS solution to full internet topology
- Leveraging both links at the same time in Active. Active mode essentially doubles available bandwidth for peak periods, meaning a reduction in overall bandwidth costs is possible no matter the underlay
- Central management has meant large savings on operational costs
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Meraki MX, Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000) and Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)
Other Software Used
Cisco IOS, Cisco Nexus Series Switches, Cisco Meraki Dashboard
