Verizon Business expands its SD WAN portfolio with the addition of Silver Peak
Verizon Business is enhancing its SD WAN offerings by integrating Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect as a managed service to provide enterprises with secure WAN connectivity from Edge to Cloud. The acquisition by Aruba enables efficient management of business applications through this platform. Verizon's SD WAN portfolio allows for rapid deployment and advanced cloud control, essential for enterprises focusing on digital transformation. This strategic move reinforces Verizon's leadership in SD WAN solutions, recognized in various market assessments for its innovative services.
- Integration of Silver Peak EdgeConnect enhances Verizon's SD WAN offerings, adding new capabilities for enterprise customers.
- Verizon recognized as a leader in the SD WAN market by IDC and Gartner, indicating strong competitive positioning.
- Support for digital transformation initiatives through advanced cloud control and WAN optimization.
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Verizon Business enterprise customers can utilize the Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD WAN edge platform to help accelerate the deployment of secure, integrated WAN connectivity from Edge-to-Cloud
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Business is expanding its Software Defined-Wide Area Network (SD WAN) portfolio to include the Silver Peak® Unity EdgeConnect™ edge platform as a managed service offering.
Recently acquired by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, the addition of the Silver Peak EdgeConnect platform to Verizon’s SD WAN portfolio provides enterprises with new optionality to transition to an SD WAN with integrated WAN Optimization environment for the management of business applications.
“There’s a transformative shift in the way that enterprises are looking to manage their WAN edge architecture, particularly in the context of today’s business climate. Legacy networks simply can’t keep up with the requirements of today’s cloud-first enterprises and the addition of the Silver Peak EdgeConnect platform to Verizon’s SD WAN portfolio is yet another achievement in driving value to businesses looking for rapid deployment of SD WAN and WAN Optimization experiences,” said Aamir Hussain, senior vice president of business products at Verizon Business.
Verizon’s SD WAN portfolio helps customers accelerate network transformation with advanced cloud control, centrally orchestrated and turnkey automated service assurance and management that is now integrated with Silver Peak® Unity EdgeConnect™ appliances and SaaS-based controllers to deliver a seamless service experience. In addition, these capabilities can be delivered with other value-added capabilities such as Security, WAN Optimization and Verizon Wireless Connectivity.
“As enterprises continue to advance digital transformation initiatives, many are realizing that an intelligent WAN architecture is critical to achieving maximum value from existing and ongoing cloud investments,” said David Hughes, founder of Silver Peak and senior vice president of the WAN business at Aruba. “Enterprises can benefit from Verizon’s industry-leading managed services practice that now includes the Unity EdgeConnect SD WAN edge platform.”
Verizon was first to market with a global SD WAN offer and the first to deliver virtualized services globally and was recently recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed SD WAN 2020 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US45837420, August 2020) report.
For three years in a row, Gartner has recognized Silver Peak as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure*.
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About Silver Peak
Silver Peak, recently acquired by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, delivers the transformational promise of the cloud with a business-first networking model. The Unity EdgeConnect™ self-driving wide area network platform liberates enterprises from conventional WAN approaches to transform the network from a constraint to a business accelerant. More than 2,000 globally distributed enterprises have deployed Silver Peak SD-WAN solutions across 100 countries. Learn more at silver-peak.com.
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