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The What and Why of Cisco Meraki SD WAN

Terms are widely thrown around in the field of IT, and rightfully so. Assorting a myriad of technical jargons, the industry caters to users all around the globe. For the uninitiated, these terms produce confusion and utter chaos to the head since it possess unique identities. The device, upon which you are reading this content, has access to the internet and networking, and is run by various applications. One such application of networking is SD-WAN, but what is it? Let’s find out. Simply put, SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a software-defined networking (SDN) that provides simplified control and mediation of wide area network connections through software-based application. It integrates the process of decoupling (separating) a network hardware from any external control mechanism, resulting in a virtualization of WAN. This allows the user to configure and route traffic without the hindrance of proprietary hardware connections.   Furthermore the arc