We used VeloCloud to replace our MPLS environment where having Cisco routers wouldn't support SD-WAN a few years back. VeloCloud was ahead of the game when making the decision to redesign our networking infrastructure. They truly continue to make constant improvements with cloud based upgrades and played a major role in our ability to adapt to the work from home environment this past year. Having multiple public circuits and quickly standing up an office has also played a major role in our growth. Their documentation is also robust and very easy to understand. Their support for APIs is also a big factor when integrating with our monitoring solution.
Pros
Direct cloud access.
Scalable growth for network infrastructure.
Flexible control over application data flows.
Cons
Reporting could use some improvement.
Monitoring insights.
Likelihood to Recommend
VeloCloud was the #1 choice out of various POCs performed when migrating off of MPLS into an ADI/public internet circuit environment. Their ability to also be top of rack with certain software vendors played a major role in improving user experience. Their dynamic DMPO and circuit load balancing can cause some challenges when working with other entities that use a static whitelisting service for access to resources.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
We are in the process of deploying VeloCloud as a means of replacing MPLS circuits at each of our branch locations. Due to the way VeloCloud continuously evaluates the quality of our internet connections, it automatically picks the best internet connection to route our latency sensitive applications over. By deploying such an effective tool, are able to save tens of thousands of dollars per month by eliminating more expensive solutions.
Pros
VeloCloud is excellent at automatically choosing the best internet connection based on speed and quality.
It provides a web based interface allows all our connections to be managed from anywhere in the world.
Because VMware has a strong history in networking and is a name I can trust, we are able to confidently invest in their technology.
Cons
The learning curve of deploying VeloCloud is steep, so unless you're a networking expert, the initial setup might be over your head.
I think they may be able to improve their web interface to provide a better user interface.
I've experienced a couple of interesting bugs which have required reboots to resolve.
Likelihood to Recommend
Using VeloCloud is best suited when you have multiple internet connections of a similar caliber. The reason for this is because VeloCloud's main purpose is to provide the best connection when using multiple internet circuits. If you don't, it's a waste of money. I also like it because our ISP supports VeloCloud, and they have a department to help us make changes.
VMware SD-WAN help connect remote sites where there aren't point to point circuits that are own by our company so we utilize internet links to build tunnels between these remote sites back to our headquarters. We know VMware SD-WAN can do split tunneling but for visibility purposes we tunnel everything back into our headquarters.
Pros
Connect Remote Sites back into our network
Provide encryption over these tunnels
Can remotely manage and upgrade these boxes
Cons
VMware SD-WAN could provide cli access for troubleshooting
VMware SD-WAN boxes could have more ports
VMware SD-WAN box could have more applications to provide more health and visibility of the traffic passing through
Likelihood to Recommend
We love our VMware SD-WAN boxes. The are very simply to setup and we have a guide for our technicians to pick them up and install them wherever they are needed. The cellular option also helps act as a backup for us to have when the main uplink goes down.
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)
