Cisco Systems, Inc.: FutureWAN'18 Brings Industry Leaders Together for Global SD-WAN Summit

Amazon Web Services, IDC, Cisco and ServiceNow Among Featured Presenters

SAN JOSE, Calif., 2018-01-18 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The FutureWAN'18 Summit today announced keynote presenters and the full agenda
for its four day virtual summit. The global SD-WAN summit will feature
analysts, technology providers, enterprise IT users and service providers.
FutureWAN'18 will share experiences and deliver comprehensive education on the
major aspects of enterprise WAN problems. Running Jan. 23 through Jan 26, the
virtual event will feature multiple tracks, including Cloud, Security,
Enterprise SD-WAN (Operations) and Managed Services. 

SD-WAN's growth has created new and exciting growth opportunities for service
providers and cloud players. The FutureWAN'18 summit will feature presentations
by key players, including Verizon, BT, Orange Business Services and Amazon Web
Services, among others, that are taking advantage of this new frontier. In
addition, the summit will feature analyst presentations by IDC, Packet Pushers,
Global Data, GestaltIT and EMA Research. 

"Cloud adaption has made SD-WAN an important factor in network transformation
decisions," stated Shamus McGillicuddy, Senior Analyst at EMA. "Enterprises
require a modernized, cloud-ready infrastructure on which to roll out the new
applications with enterprise-wide monitoring and control. SD-WAN delivers on
many of those requirements." 

"Responding to the limitations of traditional WAN architectures and to the
operational inefficiencies of legacy WAN management, software-defined WAN
(SD-WAN) has struck a responsive chord with enterprises across a broad array of
industries," said Brad Casemore, Research Director, Datacenter Networking at
IDC. "Indeed, as the SD-WAN market moves into its next stage of robust growth -
driven by mainstream enterprise adoption - IDC expects to see significant
innovations during the next few years that will ensure that SD-WAN provides
even greater value to enterprises worldwide." 

The web-delivered summit is free for registered attendees. For a full schedule
and to register visit: https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/sdwan/registration/14922 

Summit Tracks: Jan. 23 - 26, 2018
Cloud Transformation

  -- EMA Research: Establishing a Path to the Cloud-Ready Network with SD-WAN
  -- Cisco: Solving Office 365 and SaaS Performance Issues with SD-WAN
  -- Amazon Web Services: Extending VPCs with Cisco SD-WAN
  -- Cisco: Speeding Amazon Web Services/Azure Migrations with SD-WAN
  -- SD-WAN Demo: Application SLA Policies, Public Cloud and SaaS

Enterprise SD-WAN

  -- Voice of the Customer: Retail Store Transformation with SD-WAN
  -- ServiceNow: Delivering Efficient Service Management Capabilities with
     SD-WAN Alarms
  -- Packet Pushers: State of SD-WAN, Q&A
  -- Cisco: What to Ask Your Vendor - The Essential SD-WAN Capabilities?
  -- SD-WAN Demo: Stepwise Migration from MPLS to Hybrid

Security and Branch Services

  -- Voice of the Customer: Healthcare Transformation with SD-WAN
  -- IDC: The Next Wave of SD-WAN Transformation, Research and Predictions
  -- GestaltIT: Network Architect Roundtable: Best Practices on SD-WAN Migration
  -- Cisco: Securing Branches with Secure Internet Gateways (SIG) and SD-WAN
  -- SD-WAN Demo: Segmentation, the Most Implemented SD-WAN Feature

Managed Services

  -- BT: Enabling Global Digital Transformation
  -- Global Data: Managing Service Up the Value Chain with SD-WAN
  -- Verizon: Case Studies in Managed SD-WAN Deployments
  -- Orange Business Services: Speeding Transformation with Managed SD-WAN

About FutureWAN'18
FutureWAN'18 brings together network architects, industry analysts, telecom
carriers and leading technology providers to discuss the next wave of SD-WAN
deployments. The four day virtual summit will feature four tracks: enterprise
SD-WAN, security and branch services, cloud transformation and managed
services. Speakers will provide a comprehensive industry view on the
requirements, best practices and lessons learned in migrating to SD-WAN. The
views and opinions expressed by the speakers who are not employed by Cisco or
associated with Cisco do not represent or reflect the views of Cisco or Cisco's
affiliates. For more information, visit
https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/sdwan/registration/14922. 

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