Distributed network architecture, high network maintenance costs, and suboptimal data security create a triple threat for companies across the country. Businesses everywhere continue to battle under-performing networks, but if our experience at Telstra Vantage this year is anything to go by, the SD-WAN secret is definitely out. Software-defined WAN (or SD-WAN) provides a cost-effective answer to these three challenges and more.

With a various geo-political factors driving costs up globally, everything from fuel prices to shipping costs as well as shortages of key raw materials exacerbated by the shipping and logistics challenges are putting significant inflationary pressure on prices.

Towards the end of last year, many business leaders were looking to the New Year as a time for the resetting of the corporate agenda and a gradual return to a working life that resembled pre-pandemic times. Of course, the rapid rise and takeover of the Omicron variant put an end to any such thoughts, with infections and case numbers surging to an all-time high across Australia.

As Australia eases restrictions and reopens its borders to fully vaccinated visa holders, the return of tourists and business travellers signals the start of a return to pre-pandemic times.

However, for companies across the country, the reopening of borders does not herald the return to traditional office-based norms.

You’ve seen the headlines: 83% of IT leaders believe the hybrid workforce is here to stay – TechRepublic; Rewriting the future of work with hybrid workplaces – PWC; The future of work is hybrid – KPMG. The global pandemic has created an appetite for more flexible work environments and greater flexibility is now considered essential.