Dell, VMware Unveil SD-WAN Hardware, SmartFabric Director

Dell Technologies launched a new SD-WAN appliance powered by VMware’s VeloCloud at VMworld 2019.Initially previewed at Dell Technologies World, and generally available today, the new product pairs Dell EMC’s networking hardware, support, and services with VMware’s VeloCloud SD-WAN platform. At the core of Dell EMC’s new SD-WAN technology is a lightweight appliance installed at the edge.“You can drop it in like a cable box,” said Brian Henderson, director of networking and solutions at Dell Technologies, adding that for the customer, there is “no device management whatsoever.” The management and orchestration takes place within a dedicated SD-WAN orchestrator built by VMware that ties into hundreds of VMware’s secure gateways.