6 WAN Insights: How The Global Pandemic Changes Enterprise Traffic Patterns
6 WAN Insights: How The Global Pandemic Changes Enterprise Traffic Patterns

As a product manager at Aryaka, I have a massive data lake of WAN usage statistics from hundreds of organizations around the world at my fingertips. A quick analysis of these WAN usage statistics has given me a better insight into how work, as well as enterprise network-traffic-patterns, are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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Network Visibility: In a fix? Fix it!
Network Visibility: In a fix? Fix it!

The cloud-delivered services that your business thrives on are susceptible to multiple performance-impacting elements sitting in your network. While most businesses are well-versed with the basic concept of network management, what is the ‘secret sauce’ that makes your network management a cut above the rest? Before I answer that question, let me walk you through […]

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8 DIY Pitfalls Aryaka’s SD-WAN as-a-Service Eliminates | Blog
8 DIY Pitfalls Aryaka’s SD-WAN as-a-Service Eliminates | Blog

Are you walking the tightrope trying to orchestrate the daily management of your MPLS or hybrid networks around the world? As enterprises move applications to the cloud, they face challenges finding reliable and scalable WAN solutions capable of supporting globally distributed remote offices. Applications hosted by cloud and SaaS providers need cloud-based global SD-WAN services, […]

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Embracing DevOps with Aryaka Cloud-First WAN
Embracing DevOps with Aryaka Cloud-First WAN

In a previous blog, I wrote about network engineers playing second fiddles (never mind that I mentioned Leonard Bernstein’s New York and Vienna Philharmonics!) and if you check my LinkedIn, it got me some scorn from some contacts (we’re still friends). A healthy debate ensued, and it was conceded that network engineers must embrace “NetOps” […]

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5 Common Myths about WAN Optimization that Slow your Business
5 Common Myths about WAN Optimization that Slow your Business

There was a time when a top goal of IT was to improve application and data delivery by implementing WAN optimization appliances. Traditional WAN optimization devices provided tremendous value for legacy networks by reducing bandwidth requirements and enabling enterprise to efficiently scale their networks. They also improve your organization’s disaster recovery capabilities, response times for […]

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When Gartner Declares You a Visionary Company – What Do You Do Next?
When Gartner Declares You a Visionary Company – What Do You Do Next?

We are thrilled to be named a Visionary in Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. Aryaka was founded in 2009 by a group of visionary entrepreneurs who foresaw the importance of a managed wide area network delivered as a consumable service. The focus was on operational simplicity and a highly responsive infrastructure experience […]

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The thing about Cloud-First WAN – What you need to know
The thing about Cloud-First WAN – What you need to know

Today we are announcing a major refresh and expansion of the Aryaka managed SD-WAN portfolio designed to meet the needs of the Cloud-First enterprise. The new offerings cover areas of connectivity, application acceleration, cloud, security and analytics, all brought together seamlessly, and “as-a-service”. We’re calling this the Cloud-First WAN. The philosophy of the Cloud-First WAN […]

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Migrating to Azure? The network is critical to deployment success

Microsoft enterprise customers are migrating to the company’s Azure cloud computing platform in droves, with the company reporting 98% year-over-year revenue growth in its second fiscal quarter of 2018. The appeal is clear. Enterprise shops want to increase agility by getting out of the capital-intensive infrastructure business and start consuming computing as a service on […]

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Hype vs Reality: Top 5 SD-WAN Myths Busted!

Most of what’s written about SD-WAN discusses the technology’s potential to transform network connectivity by making networks more agile, flexible, and cost-effective for both enterprises and service providers. The truth is, while this technology delivers many benefits compared to legacy networks, there may be shortcomings depending on the implementation. A multitude of startups and existing […]

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2 ways in which managed SD-WAN accelerates VDI applications
2 ways in which managed SD-WAN accelerates VDI applications

Virtual Desktop infrastructure is commonly used by organizations to manage IT application access for employees in small remote locations, contract workers, and temporary employees. VDI offers these organizations flexibility and ease while maintaining data and application security. However, VDI applications are susceptible to latency and low speeds. End-user experience is severely impacted by the quality […]

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Best SD-WAN Product and Solution Network Transformation Awards
Best SD-WAN Product and Solution Network Transformation Awards

Good Tidings from Across the Pond – Aryaka Takes Network Transformation Awards Best SD-WAN Product and Solution and Ranks #3 in Latest HIS Markit SD-WAN Report We’re honored to be selected by Layer123 as the best SD-WAN product and solution.  The Network Transformation Awards, presented at The Hague, recognize industry leaders across 5G, open networking, new […]

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Securing the Software-Defined Branch with Aryaka Zones and Partner Solutions
Securing the Software-Defined Branch with Aryaka Zones and Partner Solutions

Last week I blogged about Aryaka HybridWAN and its innovative approach to deliver internet connectivity with enterprise class SLAs to the branch. Of course, as soon as you open branches to the internet, security is a major concern. When it comes to security in SD-WAN, it’s easy to observe there are two generic approaches in our […]

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