US Enterprise Network Survey—SD-WAN and SASE Adoption by Business Size, 2023
In May and June 2023, Frost & Sullivan conducted a global survey of network decision-makers to understand businesses’ perceptions, decisions, and purchases regarding SD-WAN and SASE. This report examines responses from US businesses of different sizes that are categorized as small (10 to 99 employees), mid-size (100 to 499 employees), and large (more than 500 employees) businesses spread across verticals such as financial services, healthcare, retail, education, government, technology, and manufacturing. The results provide a glimpse of enterprise decision processes, including SD-WAN deployment trends among US businesses, benefits businesses achieved from deploying an SD-WAN solution and challenges faced during deployment, SD-WAN buying preference and SASE adoption trends, reasons for SASE deployment, SASE adoption challenges, preferred partners for SASE deployment, and the most preferred partner for all size of businesses’ network services needs.
The Frost & Sullivan 2023 enterprise network survey validates that US businesses are aggressively deploying an SD-WAN solution across branch locations as part of their digital transformation initiative. In addition, some businesses are implementing SASE while others are learning and analyzing the benefits of SASE deployments.
Key Findings
Key Findings
Research Objectives and Methodology
Research Objectives and Methodology
Respondent Profile
Businesses’ Digital Transformation Perspective
Businesses’ Digital Transformation Perspective
Importance of Technologies in Achieving Digitalization Goals
SD-WAN Adoption Trends Among Business Sizes
SD-WAN Deployment Trends Among US Businesses
Benefits Businesses Achieved from SD-WAN Deployments
Challenges Businesses Face While Deploying SD-WAN
Reasons for Not Adopting SD-WAN
Criteria Important to Selecting an SD-WAN Solution
Preference in Buying and Managing an SD-WAN
Criteria Importance When Selecting a Fully Managed/Co-managed SD-WAN Solution
SASE Adoption Trend Among Business Sizes
SASE Adoption Trend Among US Businesses
Top Challenges in SASE Adoption
Top Reasons for Deploying a SASE Solution
Top Challenges Faced While Implementing SASE
Preferred Partner for Implementation
Preferred Network Services Partner
Top Challenges in Managing Multiple Technology or Network Vendors to Deliver IT Solutions
Businesses Engage with Third-party Providers for Managed Network Services
Choosing the Right MSP
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