10 Things To Know About Cisco's Acquisition Of Viptela

May 10, 2017, 03:00 PM EDT

$6 Billion Market Opportunity For Partners

Research firm IDC estimates that worldwide SD-WAN revenues will exceed $6 billion in 2020 with a CAGR of more than 90 percent over the next four years. By cutting down the SD-WAN competition while widening Cisco's customer footprint in the market, partners have the opportunity to drive new sales for on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based SD-WAN solutions with Cisco and Viptela.

Mark Haranas

Mark Haranas is an assistant news editor and longtime journalist now covering cloud, multicloud, software, SaaS and channel partners at CRN. He speaks with world-renown CEOs and IT experts as well as covering breaking news and live events while also managing several CRN reporters. He can be reached at mharanas@thechannelcompany.com.