Leader: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Aruba

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Aruba) is a Leader in this Magic Quadrant once again after moving up from the visionary quadrant thanks to its Silver Peak buy in 2020. HPE’s SD-WAN offerings include Aruba EdgeConnect Enterprise built on Silver Peak technology and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-Branch, which provide physical and virtual appliances, and the requisite management and orchestration. Both products are managed through the Aruba Central ESP orchestration platform.

Gartner estimates that it has nearly 4,000 SD-WAN customers, a smaller number compared to some of its competition in the Leader quadrant. Gartner also said the company doesn’t have a plan to deliver native SSE functionality, which will reduce its relevance in the market. HPE (Aruba) is expected to continue investing in security enhancements to its broader SD-branch offering and to inject more AI and 5G support while further integrating Aruba EdgeConnect into HPE GreenLake.