Sify Technologies and Cisco Systems have announced the launch of their managed and secure Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN) service, built on the Cisco SD-WAN platform. Sify’s managed SD-WAN service will be the key driver for delivering a hybrid WAN for companies adopting hybrid IT in the Indian market.
Sify’s SD WAN is offered as a managed service built on robust technology, giving customers the flexibility to smoothly transition from their existing network to a fully functional and secure SD WAN platform with minimal disruption, thereby giving enterprises the benefits of agility, flexibility, application-centricity and predictable network performance.
Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies, said, “Our software-defined network services is an important part of our comprehensive go-to-market strategy as an enabler to cloud adoption and underpins our Cloud@Core vision. As customers continue to move critical workloads to both the public and hybrid cloud, SD WAN becomes a critical part of the network strategy for them. This partnership with Cisco gives Sify the best-in-class technology to support its services strategy to help accelerate digital transformation services for enterprises in India.”
Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director, Service Provider Business, Cisco India & SAARC, said, “The network is the most critical element in an organisation’s digital transformation journey. We are excited to partner with Sify Technologies to drive their cloud business through Cisco SD-WAN to offer a flexible, highly secure and reliable service to its enterprise customers. Cisco SD-WAN can be deployed over any type of connection, and helps commission new services across hybrid networks and can reduce costs by nearly 70 per cent over a five-year horizon. It also provides secure connections to applications as multilayer security encrypts all data from the WAN edge to the cloud.”
