Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) offers increased performance alongside efficiencies that can reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). Not only does it allow for networking with less expensive internet connections, its architecture provides much more flexibility in the way bandwidth is managed across different locations and applications. For example, one study found that eight large enterprises that deployed SD-WAN experienced a 41% reduction in connectivity costs.1 This brief will explore the ways SD-WAN from a managed provider can reduce expenses while maintaining a higher standard of network reliability, security, visibility and control business operations require.