PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise
software, today announced it has received the highest product scores for two of the three defined use cases in Gartner’s Critical
Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure(1). VMware was recently recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic
Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure(2). That report, profiling 20 vendors, recognized VMware as a Leader in both
ability to execute and completeness of vision, and VMware’s position was placed furthest for completeness of vision. Download the Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure report here.
“With this latest recognition, we believe that we continue to demonstrate VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud is the industry-leading
SD-WAN offering, helping to drive WAN transformation with customers and partners,” said Sanjay Uppal, vice president and general
manager, VeloCloud Business Unit, VMware. “VMware NSX SD-WAN enables unprecedented visibility and control of on-premises,
datacenter and Cloud applications via a powerful business policy mechanism, integrates on-premises and cloud security services
under the same policy control, and has unparalleled support for real-time applications including voice, video, VDI and IoT, making
it a complete solution for organizations in any region and across every industry.”
VMware NSX SD-WAN is the industry’s most widely-deployed branch and edge connectivity platform that enables simple, agile and
more secure branch connectivity for thousands of customers globally. VMware NSX SD-WAN combines the economics and flexibility of a
real-time network overlay with the deployment speed, scale and automation of cloud-delivered services. The VMware NSX SD-WAN
ecosystem includes industry leaders such as AT&T, AWS, Check Point, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Security,
Macquarie Telecom, MetTel, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Sprint, Symantec, TelePacific, Telstra, Windstream, Zscaler, and more.
With VMware NSX SD-WAN, organizations of all sizes and in any industry can support application growth, network agility, and
simplified branch implementations, and optimize access to cloud data centers and SaaS applications. VMware NSX SD-WAN is available
as a service or as an on-premises software solution through a channel network including service providers, value-added resellers
and system integrators.
Additional Resources
(1) Source: Gartner, Inc., Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure, Mark Fabbi, Bjarne
Munch, Mike Toussaint, December 3, 2018
(2) Source: Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, Joe Skorupa, Andrew Lerner,
Christian Canales, Mike Toussaint, October 18, 2018.
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About VMware
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security offerings provide a dynamic and efficient digital foundation to over 500,000 customers globally, aided by an ecosystem of
75,000 partners. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, this year VMware celebrates twenty years of breakthrough innovation
benefiting business and society. For more information, please visit https://www.vmware.com/company.html.
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