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Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
Are hybrid wide area
networks the nail in
the coffin for MPLS?
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
A maturing Internet and the increasing
adoption of cloud are changing the face
of corporate data management and
delivery for good.
MPLS networks are still popular today …
but, organisations are realising that
several other connectivity alternatives
may make sense from a cost and
efficiency standpoint.
Does this spell the
beginning of the end
for MPLS as we know it?
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
Is the writing on the wall for MPLS
simply because the economics of it
don’t make sense anymore?
Over ten times more capacity
at a 33% reduction in cost.
Adding up
the numbers
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
If an organisation can get better
application performance through a
hybrid WAN strategy, why have an
MPLS network at all?
The trend is clearly toward
a multiconnectivity strategy.
What about
performance?
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
Despite the obvious benefits, there are
still factors holding organisations back
from the immediate adoption of a more
cost-effective hybrid WAN strategy:
• extended MPLS contracts with
service providers
• Internet ‘brown-out’ failures
•  price pressure
MPLS probably won’t die out
completely, but it will certainly
need to be far more cost-
competitive in order to survive.
Slowing
the process
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
Step #1
to taking advantage of the benefits
of a hybrid WAN … understand the
applications you have running over
your network, and what traffic
volumes and patterns they create.
Your network can then be
designed in such a way as to
detect when there’s any form of
performance degradation, and
to optimally reroute the traffic
via another channel.
Knowing what's
on your network
accelerate your ambition
Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data
To read more on this
piece please
click here

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Are hybrid wide area networks the nail in the coffin for MPLS?

  • 1. accelerate your ambition Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data Are hybrid wide area networks the nail in the coffin for MPLS?
  • 2. Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data A maturing Internet and the increasing adoption of cloud are changing the face of corporate data management and delivery for good. MPLS networks are still popular today … but, organisations are realising that several other connectivity alternatives may make sense from a cost and efficiency standpoint. Does this spell the beginning of the end for MPLS as we know it?
  • 3. Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data Is the writing on the wall for MPLS simply because the economics of it don’t make sense anymore? Over ten times more capacity at a 33% reduction in cost. Adding up the numbers
  • 4. Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data If an organisation can get better application performance through a hybrid WAN strategy, why have an MPLS network at all? The trend is clearly toward a multiconnectivity strategy. What about performance?
  • 5. Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data Despite the obvious benefits, there are still factors holding organisations back from the immediate adoption of a more cost-effective hybrid WAN strategy: • extended MPLS contracts with service providers • Internet ‘brown-out’ failures •  price pressure MPLS probably won’t die out completely, but it will certainly need to be far more cost- competitive in order to survive. Slowing the process
  • 6. Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data Step #1 to taking advantage of the benefits of a hybrid WAN … understand the applications you have running over your network, and what traffic volumes and patterns they create. Your network can then be designed in such a way as to detect when there’s any form of performance degradation, and to optimally reroute the traffic via another channel. Knowing what's on your network
  • 7. accelerate your ambition Copyright © 2015 Dimension Data To read more on this piece please click here