SD-WAN SOLUTIONS
Managed SD-WAN advisory and deployment planning
Running more sites, more cloud apps and more remote users on a WAN built for a single head office gets slow, fragile and expensive. SD-WAN puts every site and connection under one policy-driven control layer, so traffic takes the best available link and a single outage doesn't take a location down.
MoJo Tech Group is a vendor-neutral advisor. We assess your network, compare SD-WAN platforms and managed options across the market, run the selection, and plan the rollout with you. The provider you choose installs and operates the service, and we stay on as your advocate afterwards.
Vendor-neutral • 400+ providers • $0 advisory fees
WHY SD-WAN?
Who managed SD-WAN fits, and when
SD-WAN earns its place when the network has outgrown a hub-and-spoke design. It usually fits organizations that:
- run several branches, stores, clinics or warehouses that all depend on the same cloud apps
- pay for private circuits (MPLS) and want broadband, fiber or wireless to carry more of the load
- have had a single circuit failure close a location for the day
- manage each site's router and carrier separately, with no single view of performance
- are opening, moving or closing sites and need a standard that scales
It's usually a poor fit for a single office with one reliable connection and few cloud dependencies. A better circuit or a backup link may solve that problem for less.
If your main driver is securing remote users and cloud access, not connecting sites, start with our secure access (SASE) overview. SASE includes SD-WAN and adds cloud-delivered security and zero-trust access on top, managed together.
Intelligent traffic and path optimization
Dynamic path selection and application-aware routing send each application down the best available link, so voice and critical apps get priority.
Automatic failover and redundancy
Automatic failover and adaptive link resilience keep a site online when one connection drops, as long as a second link is in place.
Lower WAN costs, simpler management
Reduce reliance on expensive private circuits and manage every location from one centralized, policy-driven console.
THE THREE KEY BENEFITS
What SD-WAN changes for a distributed business
Software-Defined Wide Area Networking gives you one intelligent control layer across every site and connection. It improves cloud performance, reliability and security while cutting the cost and complexity of traditional WANs.
COMMON USE CASES
Problems we're asked to solve
Slow cloud apps at branches
Traffic hairpins through head office before reaching SaaS and cloud platforms. SD-WAN can send it directly from the site.
One circuit, one point of failure
Sites with a single connection go dark when it fails. We design dual-circuit and wireless backup into the plan.
MPLS renewals coming due
An expiring private-circuit contract is a natural moment to compare a hybrid or broadband-first design before you sign again.
Too many carriers and bills
Each site was bought separately. We map every circuit and contract and look for a cleaner, consolidated setup.
New sites take too long
Without a standard design, each opening is a one-off project. A templated SD-WAN build makes new locations repeatable.
Little visibility across sites
Problems surface as complaints, not data. Centralized monitoring gives IT one view of link and app health.
Management model
Do-it-yourself, co-managed or fully managed. Fully managed takes work off your team but costs more and gives you less control. Do-it-yourself is the reverse.
Platform approach
Networking-first platforms lead on routing and path control. Security-first platforms build firewalling in. Cloud-delivered platforms run on a provider backbone and sit closer to SASE.
Underlay circuits
SD-WAN runs over the links underneath it: MPLS, dedicated internet, broadband, fixed wireless or 5G, and sometimes satellite. The mix sets your cost, resilience and performance. Read our business connectivity options for more.
Security scope
Some teams need a firewall at each site and nothing more. Others need cloud security and zero-trust access for remote users. That second need belongs in a SASE evaluation, not an SD-WAN refresh alone.
CLARITY IN A COMPLEX MARKET
Options and tradeoffs to weigh
As a vendor-neutral technology advisor, we evaluate solutions across the market and match them to your goals, current challenges and future growth. Most SD-WAN decisions come down to four choices.
YOUR PATH TO SD-WAN SUCCESS
How we assess, select and deploy SD-WAN
The five steps below take you from first assessment to ongoing optimization.
Discovery and assessment
We review your current network with your key stakeholders: infrastructure, application requirements, bandwidth patterns and business objectives. This surfaces pain points, growth requirements and constraints.
Solution architecture
Drawing on our knowledge of the SD-WAN marketplace and 400+ providers, we design a solution framework for your organization. It weighs geographic distribution, application priorities, security requirements and budget.
Provider selection
We help you write the RFP, analyze responses and run provider presentations. Proposals are compared on technical capability, support structure and pricing, so you choose with confidence.
Implementation planning
We don't perform the technical install. We build the transition strategy that limits disruption and keeps stakeholders aligned, with timelines, identified risks and clear success metrics.
Ongoing optimization and support
After go-live we run regular solution reviews and performance analysis and look for improvements. We stay your advocate with the provider.
Not sure which model fits your sites?
Send us your site list and current circuits. An advisor will review them and suggest whether SD-WAN, a connectivity refresh or SASE is the right starting point, with no advisory fees and no obligation.
AFTER GO-LIVE
Who owns your SD-WAN after go-live
It should be clear from day one who owns what. Here is the split we set up in every SD-WAN engagement:
- The provider you select installs the service and runs it to the support terms in your contract. On a managed service, that includes monitoring.
- Your IT team owns business priorities, application policy decisions and internal change approval. How much hands-on work they keep depends on the management model you chose.
- MoJo is your single point of contact and advocate. We escalate when service falls short, review performance against the success metrics set during planning, and handle future negotiations, renewals and expansions.
That matters most at renewal and when you add sites: you build on a documented design with someone who knows the history.
OUR FEATURED PROVIDERS
SD-WAN platforms we evaluate
Some of the networking-first, security-first and cloud-delivered platforms we compare. We recommend the one that fits your requirements.
VMware
An industry leader that turns data-center operations into software-defined solutions, with SD-WAN built on virtualization expertise. Known for VeloCloud, edge computing, and multicloud orchestration.
Versa Networks
A pioneer of SASE architecture with a unified security approach and advanced analytics. Known for zero-trust implementation, AI-driven operations, and cloud-native design.
Juniper Networks
A networking leader with AI-driven enterprise solutions and sophisticated routing. Known for Mist AI, session-smart routing, and self-healing networks.
Fortinet
A security-first provider with an integrated Security Fabric and next-gen firewalls. Known for FortiGate, threat intelligence, and consolidated security plus SD-WAN.
FatPipe
A specialist in patented redundancy, load balancing, and intelligent path selection. Known for hybrid WAN optimization, MPSec technology, and reliability.
Cisco
An enterprise networking pioneer with comprehensive infrastructure and integrated security. Known for Viptela and Meraki, intent-based networking, and scale.
Cato Networks
A cloud-native SASE pioneer converging network and security on a global private backbone. Known for optimized cloud access and unified policy control.
Aryaka
A managed-services innovator with a global private network and application acceleration. Known for SmartConnect, last-mile optimization, and cloud connectivity.
COMMON QUESTIONS
SD-WAN questions, answered
What does it cost to work with MoJo on SD-WAN?
There are no advisory fees to you. We're compensated by the providers you select, without raising your rates. You pay the provider for the SD-WAN service and circuits under the contract you negotiate, and we make sure that contract fits your requirements and budget. Getting started commits you to nothing.
Is SD-WAN the same as SASE?
No. SD-WAN connects and steers traffic between your sites, data centers and cloud. SASE includes SD-WAN and adds cloud-delivered security and zero-trust access on top, managed together. If remote-user security is the bigger problem, our SASE page is the better starting point. We can advise on either path.
Do we have to get rid of MPLS?
Not necessarily. Many SD-WAN designs keep MPLS where it still earns its cost and add broadband or wireless elsewhere; others replace it at renewal. We model the options against your applications and contract dates, so the decision rests on your traffic and budget, not a vendor's preference.
Does MoJo install the equipment?
No. We don't perform the technical install. The provider you choose deploys the service. We write the transition plan, align your stakeholders, coordinate timelines and risks, and track the rollout against agreed success metrics. After go-live we stay on as your advocate with the provider.
Should we choose a fully managed or co-managed service?
It depends on your team's capacity and how much control you want. Fully managed suits lean IT teams that want the provider to handle monitoring and changes. Co-managed suits teams that want to set policy themselves while the provider runs the platform. We help you compare support terms and cost for both before you decide.
Talk with an SD-WAN advisor
Share your sites, circuits and key applications. A MoJo technology advisor will map the SD-WAN options that fit your business and explain the tradeoffs, so you know whether to move ahead, wait for a renewal or look at SASE first. No advisory fees, no obligation.
READY TO TALK IT THROUGH?
Tell us about your sites
Tell us what you're working on, from a renewal to a new site, and a MoJo advisor will reply to set up an assessment call.
Prefer to talk now? Call (855) 234-9800 or email info@mojotechgroup.com.