PLDT Enterprise intends to ride on the rise of two most in-demand technologies for businesses today - software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and secure access service edge (SASE).
SD-WAN enables businesses to interconnect their network of branches and users through a highly-intelligent, software-driven platform, leveraging all available network underlay technologies such as 5G, LTE and fiber broadband.
Industries, such as banks, rely on SD-WAN to simplify network management, optimize data traffic flow, and enable highly resilient, always-on connections.
Already, “Close to two-thirds of our local banks are pursuing transformational projects to enhance their digital capabilities and that number just continues to increase,” Head for Enterprise Fixed-Core Business Solutions Gary Ignacio pointed out during PLDT Enterprise’s recent Tech Talk ON-AIR focusing on the best practices of industry leaders.
“The enterprise market has fully matured and has now embraced SD-WAN as their wide-area networking technology of choice. We’re anticipating its sustained momentum and growth over the next few years,” he predicted.
Likewise, PLDT Enterprise recognizes the importance of data security.
Hence, it is pioneering SASE to ensure a fully secure ecosystem where privacy and protection policies are fully enforced.
“SASE will continue to get a lot of traction as companies put in place the right technologies to be able to connect and secure, not only their physical locations but their entire user base and end-devices as well," Ignacio explained.
Other industries which benefit from the two technologies include the retail sector and the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, among others.
“Over the last decade, multiple technologies have come to the fore and a lot more are emerging that will revolutionize the way we do things," noted ePLDT President and CEO and SVP and Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups Jovy Hernandez.
“It is much more than just bandwidth," he stressed.
"We strive to answer the needs of businesses today for a business-grade internet connection, the need for accessibility for on-premise and cloud applications and to manage multiple locations so that they can become truly resilient in this new age of business.”