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.

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.

• Course Overview 1min
• Examining SD-WAN Evolution of Networking 12mins
• Examining How SD-WAN Improves User Experience 20mins
• Examining SD-WAN Security Components 17mins
• Examining Benefits of Deploying an SD-WAN 11mins