Leader: Cisco

Cisco Systems, a leader in the first WAN Edge Infrastructure report in 2018, fell into the challenger quadrant last year. However, the networking giant returned to the leadership position this year thanks to its solid roadmap and plans to deliver increased security capabilities in an integrated fashion, driving toward a secure access service edge (SASE) architecture. However, the vendor‘s SD-WAN portfolio still includes separate pieces, which don’t aren’t fully integrated at the software or hardware layer, Gartner said.

San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco is providing its flagship SD-WAN offering through its Viptela business, as well as an offering powered by Meraki appliances for leaner IT organizations.