Scope of the Report
The report covers innovative SD-WAN managed service providers globally which are addressing different aspects of the value chain, key enablers, implementation challenges, technology landscape with special emphasis on industry-specific adoption, development of new use-cases, digital convergence, inorganic investments and partnership landscape, M&A, new releases, and security aspects.
It also provides a fact-based detailed assessment of leading 22 SD-WAN managed services providers enabling digital transformation for Global 2000 enterprises. The profiles for each of these 22 providers capture their practice (or business unit) overview, key IP and assets, key clients, partnerships, case studies, and analyst insights on their practice maturity, investments & innovations, and partner ecosystem, thus providing a 360-degree view of service providers.
Why read this RadarView™ ?
SD-WAN is rapidly becoming pervasive, and nearly 20% of the Global 2000 enterprises are already using it to improve customer experience, enable operational effectiveness, and seize new opportunities for growth. Hence, Managed service providers (MSPs) are investing heavily in this space, and some are even taking an inorganic route to develop integrated SD-WAN managed services, expand the global network, and offer enhanced functionalities. Avasant’s ongoing interactions with enterprise digital leaders reveal that organizations are working to find the right business case to scale SD-WAN across the enterprise. They are looking to identify service providers that provide a progressive, business-centric approach to support their SD-WAN transformation journey.
The SD-WAN Managed Services RadarView™ 2019 Report is aimed at providing information about the key trends and best practices to enterprises and build a granular understanding of the SD-WAN ecosystem. This 82 pages report also highlights the key market trends and Avasant’s view on the road ahead for enterprises leveraging SD-WAN Managed Services over the next 12 to 18 months.
Featured Providers
AT&T, Atos/Syntel, BT, CenturyLink, Dell, DXC, gtt, HCL, IBM, Infosys, Masergy, Mphasis, NTT, Orange Business Services, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Systems, Verizon, Wipro, and Zensar.
Methodology
The industry insights and recommendations are based on Avasant’s ongoing interactions with enterprise CXOs and other key executives, targetted discussions with service providers’ practice leads, subject matter experts, and fellows within Avasant, learnings from consulting engagements, and round the year tracking of this space by Avasant analysts.
Evaluation of service providers is based on primary inputs from providers, focussed briefings, their public disclosures, Avasant’s ongoing market interactions, and validations from enterprises (clients). The assessment is carried through a rigorous methodology across key dimensions of Practice Maturity, Partner Ecosystem, and Investments and Innovation.
