2018 SD-WAN End User Survey Results: Deployment Rates Double, Superior WAN Performance a Key Driver, and MPLS Usage Remains Strong

Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 survey provided insights into the SD-WAN market as it was navigating through the early adopter stage. In the last two years, enterprise decision makers have equipped themselves with a much better understanding of the benefits that SD-WAN brings to enterprise WANs. SD-WAN vendors and managed SD-WAN providers alike report witnessing a surge in sales and actual deployments. The Frost & Sullivan 2018 SD-WAN survey validates market trends, and captures insights into future adoption trends. In this report, we provide a detailed analysis of the 2018 SD-WAN survey results that focus on enterprises’ current and planned adoption strategies for SD-WAN; perceived enterprise benefits of SD-WAN; and the criteria that network/IT decision-makers use while evaluating an SD-WAN vendor.