SD-WAN and SASE are Essential to Businesses Digital Transformation Journey
In May and June 2023, the publisher conducted a global survey of network decision-makers to understand businesses’ perceptions, decisions, and purchases regarding SD-WAN and SASE. This report examines responses from US businesses of different sizes that are categorized as small (10 to 99 employees), mid-size (100 to 499 employees), and large (more than 500 employees) businesses spread across verticals such as financial services, healthcare, retail, education, government, technology, and manufacturing.
The results provide a glimpse of enterprise decision processes, including SD-WAN deployment trends among US businesses, benefits businesses achieved from deploying an SD-WAN solution and challenges faced during deployment, SD-WAN buying preference and SASE adoption trends, reasons for SASE deployment, SASE adoption challenges, preferred partners for SASE deployment, and the most preferred partner for all size of businesses’ network services needs.
The 2023 enterprise network survey validates that US businesses are aggressively deploying an SD-WAN solution across branch locations as part of their digital transformation initiative. In addition, some businesses are implementing SASE while others are learning and analyzing the benefits of SASE deployments.
Table of Contents
1. Key Findings
2. Research Objectives and Methodology
- Research Objectives and Methodology
- Respondent Profile
3. Businesses’ Digital Transformation Perspective
- Importance of Technologies in Achieving Digitalization Goals
4. SD-WAN Adoption Trends Among Business Sizes
- SD-WAN Deployment Trends Among US Businesses
- Benefits Businesses Achieved from SD-WAN Deployments
- Challenges Businesses Face While Deploying SD-WAN
- Reasons for Not Adopting SD-WAN
- Criteria Important to Selecting an SD-WAN Solution
- Preference in Buying and Managing an SD-WAN
- Criteria Importance When Selecting a Fully Managed/Co-managed SD-WAN Solution
5. SASE Adoption Trend Among Business Sizes
- SASE Adoption Trend Among US Businesses
- Top Challenges in SASE Adoption
- Top Reasons for Deploying a SASE Solution
- Top Challenges Faced While Implementing SASE
- Preferred Partner for Implementation
6. Preferred Network Services Partner
- Top Challenges in Managing Multiple Technology or Network Vendors to Deliver IT Solutions
- Businesses Engage with Third-party Providers for Managed Network Services
- Choosing the Right MSP
7. Appendix
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine
- Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8
- List of Exhibits
- Legal Disclaimer
