The ongoing enterprise-wide transition from legacy WAN to software-defined networking (SDN) infrastructure has given birth to a host of UCaaS, SaaS, and other cloud-based applications. However, SMBs and smaller organizations that can’t afford expensive SDN and SD-WAN solutions are unable to enhance their operations and leverage the endless benefits of cloud-based software.
To such organizations, Network as a service (NaaS) is an effective business model. By availing a NaaS from a proven SDN service provider, organizations can enjoy enterprise-wide area network services virtually on a subscription basis. In what’s largely a plug & play service model that requires marginal capital investment and alteration of existing processes, enterprises can seamlessly switch into a new networking infrastructure. After all, operating and configuring routers and protocols, WAN optimizers, and other components such as software-defined-WAN endpoints, and firewalls, is extremely complicated. With a robust NaaS, those responsibilities are completely handled by a third-party service provider and then made available to customers.
SDN service providers have also proven to be very flexible in their offerings. For example, businesses that can’t afford the entire service model can avail of just a few services, which could include optimization, firewall, or other security features. In fact, several SDN service providers offer a single NaaS for a flat fee and include other services as part of a complete package. Some NaaS providers are known to specialize in certain areas such as ultra-simple configuration, ultra-secure connectivity, or just providing services to temporary locations, especially data centers in remote locations.
While SMBs are still the primary target audience for NaaS providers, a number of large enterprises are also adopting the business model in recent years. NaaS can be particularly appealing to startups due to the significant reduction of capital investment expense for network hardware.
NaaS has also proven to reduce the amount of staff time required to maintain the network infrastructure, thereby reducing the level of training and skill required of the IT/Network team. In some ways, NaaS essentially becomes another utility that organizations pay for, comparable to electricity, heat, or water. Another significant value-add of the NaaS business model is that the IT staff of an organization can maintain its network through a portal rather than a complex patchwork of network management tools and stacks of hardware. By leveraging NaaS, enterprises can add new branch offices to the organization’s WAN by simply connecting it to the NaaS provider’s nearest point-of-presence (POP). This can be done either through a leased line to a nearby data center or over the internet.
To help your organization choose the ideal SDN service provider, the editorial team at CIO Advisor APAC, in conjunction with an illustrious panel of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, and industry analysts, has put together a list of the ten most promising SDN service providers in the industry. The list intends to help CIOs find a trustworthy ally that can help them capitalize on modern networking infrastructures.
We present to you CIO Advisor APAC’s “Top 10 SDN Consulting/Services Companies - 2019.”
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Top 10 SDN Consulting/Services Companies - 2019
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CTM Professional Services is an IT service provider that specializes in technology services to enterprise, government, and commercial customers. The firm’s technology experts and business professionals analyze research design and implement in the areas of consulting, technology, and managed services. Its professional consultants advise and design a solution that aligns to the business and road-maps through deep-dive workshops, information and requirements gathering. The technical services team focuses on delivering secure and innovative technologies solutions with performance in the area of data networking, security, and cloud technologies. The managed services team will ensure that infrastructure runs at an optimum level that will meet and exceed the customers’ expectations, proactively monitoring, and addressing any issues accordingly within the business SLAs
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Expereo provides managed internet and cloud access services for enterprises and government institutions. Their fully managed services are designed to serve business and application needs of the customers. Their customers include a wide array of carriers, system integrators, and cloud providers, as well as enterprises and government institutions. Expereo manages close to 3,000 partners across the globe, spanning all access technologies – from dedicated access to broadband and from fiber to wireless. Expereo’s unique access capabilities are complemented by a full suite of advisory, hardware, and professional services
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ACA Pacific Technology
ACA Pacific Technology is a well-established firm that offers a selection of integrated software and hardware solution and services that define the changing business dynamics. At the forefront of technology marketplace, the company provides solutions in enterprise security & networking; data storage, backup, protection & management; business applications & imaging; documentation & information management; and enterprise mobility. Through its solutions, ACA Pacific Technology aims to offer a workplace for the future that is secure, affordable and mobile at the same time. Serving the IT and Services industry for more than 30 years, ACA Pacific offer network-based sales and marketing support, while engaging the top IT manufacturers and developers with technology
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Cloud Plus
Cloud Plus is a leading provider of private cloud solutions that is equipped with its own next generation network, cloud services infrastructure and security. By utilizing their own technologies the firm offer highly integrated cloud-based solutions for partners and clients that promise 100 percent uptime guarantees. Cloud Plus predominantly offer services in the form of data networks, security, cloud hosting, and backup & disaster recovery through their technology-enriched Cloud Plus platform. Furthermore, the company offers voice services like Managed UCC Professional and Managed UCC Enterprise, VMWare applications, that ensures crystal-clear call quality while eliminating the potential for drop-outs
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Decillion Devices
Founded by group of industry experts, Decillion Devices focuses on providing secure, intelligent cloud-based network services. Utilizing their proprietary CloudQb Hybrid SD-WAN, the firm offers network hosting services as virtual network functions (VNFs) and containers in cloud. As a value-added solution provider, Decillion Devices focuses on customer-defined offerings that reduce on-premise load, reduce network costs, and offload services like WLAN management, VPN & Firewall to cloud. The networking solutions offered by the firm are compatible with leading platforms like AWS, Azure, Google and OpenStack
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DYXnet
Established in 1999, DYXnet Group is a leading telecom network provider which offers MPLS networking, data centers, internet access, and network security solutions. Built for small, medium, or large corporations, the networking services of the company deliver superior network performance, assured quality of service, and the best management and support. By partnering with technology firms like Cisco, Microsoft, and Polycom, DYXnet works closely with over 200 system integrators, solution providers, consulting companies, and hardware/software resellers that ensure the best industrial standards and offerings. DYXnet is also certified with ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 and ISO 9001:2015 international certifications
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OceanBlue Cloud
Fast businesses require equally fast networks and connectivity. Fulfilling this demand, OceanBlue Cloud provides Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) services that offer well-built, high speed, stable, advanced, and low latency networking. The firm provides state-of-the-art ‘Fastnip’ technology that enables ultra-high speed and high quality real-time data transmission through internet or MPLS. OceanBlue Cloud also leverages artificial intelligence and cloud-based methodologies to redefine and optimize the WAN traffic, increasing agility and SLA visibility. The SD-WAN-based company also offers professional solutions for enterprise network connection like SaaS acceleration, private cloud services, MPLS hybrid, and company OA/ERP platform accelerations
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STI
As a Taiwan-based company, Stark Technology primarily is a system networking integrator, computer peripheral seller, and IT service provider. The company specializes in products like network servers, workstations, Thin Client windows terminals and other storage devices
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Tianwei Xintong Technology
Started in 2008, the Beijing-based CBCcom is an international network service provider. The company offers its services in domestic local access, dark fiber, internet access, wavelength, IP VPN, cloud services, and IDC. As a fully-licensed value-added service provider the firm serves international carriers, system integrators, cloud providers, and enterprises equally. Utilizing advanced technology and extensive coverage, CBCcom serves multiple industry verticals including manufacturing, financial, insurance, logistics, trading, among others. Certified with TL9000, ISO9001, ISO20000, and ISO27001, the company provides secure and reliable services too enterprises from different business areas
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XCentral
XCentral is an Australia-based cloud and SDN technology sourcing company that offer hardware, software, and application hosting based on the client requirements. The firm specializes in designing, delivering and maintaining networks that define an organization. Through innovative services such as hardware leasing, software-as-a-service, and IT on-demand, XCentral aims to save costs significantly, increase productivity, and gain long-term operational efficiencies. Partnered with companies like Cisco, ConnectWise, SAP, Amazon, and LabTech, XCentral offer services including advisory services, cloud solutions, security, network services, collaboration, digital workplace, smart devices, helpdesk, and business continuity to multiple clients worldwide
