Unifying Enterprise Network and Security Functions into a “Most Comprehensive” SD-WAN Platform

Enterprise networks have traditionally been built using multiple dedicated hardware appliances. These networks typically deploy separate devices at their Data Center, regional offices, and branch offices which may include some or all of the following devices:

Routers, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS), Unified Threat Managers, WAN optimization devices, load balancers, SSL VPN Concentrators, network monitoring hardware/software etc.

While each of these components serve a specific purpose, the result is often a fragmented and complex infrastructure that increases points of failures, wastage of precious compute and memory resources, operational overhead, higher IT staff costs, and management challenges. Fatpipe Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) addresses this complexity by consolidating multiple networking and security functions into a unified software-driven platform on top of single hardware.

Fatpipe offers highest consolidated network and security functions into unified software

Instead of deploying multiple standalone devices, enterprises can integrate key capabilities with Fatpipe which offers largest consolidated platform for multiple network and security functions such as routing, firewall protection, IDS/IPS, WAN optimization, DNS, DHCP, packet shaper, network monitoring and load balancing into a single Fatpipe SD-WAN edge device. This convergence reduces hardware spread at enterprise locations and simplifies deployment, operations, and maintenance.

Fatpipe Total Security 360 incorporated into same unified software platform

Fatpipe unified SD-WAN platforms also embed a comprehensive set of security services directly into the network fabric. Capabilities such as Unified Threat Management (UTM), SSL VPN & ZTNA for secure remote connectivity, DLP, Sandbox, Anti-Virus, Anti Malware, web filtering, antivirus, antispam, and DNS security can all operate from the same platform.

Fatpipe Advantages of large unified SDWAN platform

Higher Network Uptimes: reduces point of failures. Each point hardware in traditional network is probable point of failure
Consistent Security Policies – By integrating these functions into the WAN edge, organizations can enforce consistent security policies across all locations while reducing dependence on multiple independent security appliances.
Intelligent Traffic Management and seamless failover across multiple WAN links. Enterprises today use a mix of connectivity options such as MPLS, broadband internet, fiber, LTE, and 5G.
Zero Touch Provisioning: Equally important is the orchestrator, which functions as the operational brain of the entire network. It has the capability of zero touch provisioning, and it manages configuration for hundreds or even thousands of distributed sites through a single centralized interface.
Reduction of Network Management System Costs: The FatPipe Orchestrator and FatPipe Enterprise View act as a full-fledged Network Management System (NMS). It provides comprehensive capabilities for Fault, Performance, Configuration, and Accounting (FPCA) management. Administrators can monitor network health, analyze traffic behaviour, and collect detailed logs.
Simplified Operations: FatPipe provides a simple-to-manage GUI and an insightful dashboard for monitoring the complete network effortlessly.
Reduce Total Cost of Operations: Customers need not buy multiple hardware, and they do not have to manage multiple vendors AMCs, thereby lowering costs substantially

FatPipe SD-WAN therefore represents a fundamental shift from hardware-centric networking to a unified, software-defined architecture that simplifies operations, strengthens security, and delivers the agility required for modern digital enterprises.

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