SD-WAN A Complete Guide - 2021 Edition

Enterprises that deploy SD-WAN today face increasing pressure to deliver secure, high-performance connectivity while controlling cost and complexity. Many organizations struggle to measure how well their SD-WAN design, policies, and operations align with business goals, leading to hidden bottlenecks, compliance gaps, and missed service-level targets. This book provides a structured Self-Assessment methodology that guides you through hundreds of SD-WAN-specific questions organized across seven criteria - Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control, and Sustain. For each question you assign a score of 1-5, and the system automatically generates a radar-chart Scorecard that pinpoints exactly which SD-WAN domains need attention. Even readers with limited networking background can quickly gauge their organization's maturity and identify priority improvement areas. Included Professional Toolkit (40-48 Practitioner Tools): The toolkit is generated fresh at the time of purchase, ensuring alignment with the latest SD-WAN standards and vendor offerings. It is organized into ten sections - Getting Started, Assessment and Planning, Models and Frameworks, Processes and Handoffs, Operations and Execution, Performance and KPIs, Quality and Compliance, Sustainment and Support, Advanced Topics, and Reference. The collection contains more than 28 Excel workbooks and 16 PDF guides, each delivering three-sheet or three-section formats (Instructions, Template, Pro Tips & Common Mistakes). Tools include maturity assessment matrices, gap-analysis worksheets, decision-framework scoring sheets, implementation roadmaps, stakeholder-mapping diagrams, runbook templates, KPI dashboard layouts, risk-matrix charts, audit checklists, quick-reference cards, and many other ready-to-use artifacts. Every deliverable is tailored specifically to SD-WAN, not a generic project-management template. Every purchase also includes Lifetime Updates. As SD-WAN technology evolves - with new security models, edge-compute integrations, and multi-cloud routing options - you will receive refreshed content and updated toolkit files at no additional cost, keeping your assessment and implementation assets current. This guide is designed for network architects, IT operations managers, and compliance officers who must evaluate, plan, and sustain SD-WAN deployments. A network architect can use the Scorecard to justify redesign investments; an IT operations manager can apply the process runbooks to streamline daily monitoring; a compliance officer can reference the audit checklists to ensure regulatory alignment. Developed by The Art of Service, business process architects serving over 100,000 professionals across 160 countries since 2000. Every book and toolkit draws on 25 years of operational excellence research and a continuously updated knowledge base spanning hundreds of industry frameworks.