Only a year ago, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) was still emerging as an application of SDN principles directed at the enterprise WAN.
Since then, the SD-WAN bandwagon has grown to include not only new entrants and the incumbent networking vendors but related solutions such as WAN optimization and WAN path control, and even wireless.
So is SD-WAN over-hyped? Yes, it’s likely approaching that status, but that is driven by real-world deployments and benefits.
