How to Monitor SD WAN Networks | Obkio

How to Monitor SD WAN Networks | Obkio

Feb 4, 2022

To truly see the performance & promise of your SD-WAN network, you need to monitor: How to Monitor SD-WAN Networks

With the increasing use of cloud-based apps, businesses are more reliant than ever on the Internet to deliver WAN traffic. So they're migrating from MPLS networks to hybrid WAN architectures and SD-WAN technology.

But many businesses lack visibility of their SD-WAN network. So here's how to achieve the visibility you need to monitor your SD-WAN service. Deploy a Network Monitoring Software

End-to-end network monitoring is what you need to monitor before & after SD-WAN migrations. Most solutions don’t offer the depth and visibility needed for monitoring modern WAN networks

Obkio Network Monitoring continuously monitors end-to-end network performance

  • With Synthetic Traffic
  • & Network Monitoring Agents
  • In Key Network Locations

Use Obkio’s free trial and Getting Started Tutorial to begin: obkio.com/docs/getting-started/ Monitor the SD-WAN Promise

To truly see the performance & promise of your SD-WAN network, you need to monitor:

  • End-User Performance
  • The performance of ISP A
  • The performance of ISP B

You can use this setup to confirm the real network performance of the end-users and also monitor each ISP connection. Analyze Historical Data

Analyzing historical data is key to understanding the effect of SD-WAN services on your network.

Obkio collects historical data so you can analyze, compare, and troubleshoot performance from the past. Identify SD-WAN Network Problems

Use the data you collected to identify network problems related to your SD-WAN network and troubleshoot with your IT team or service provider.

Analyze data to identify:

  • What the problem is
  • Where & When it happened
  • What is the cause and source Start Monitoring your SD-WAN Network

Get started with Obkio for free! Network Monitoring is essential to understanding if you’re really getting what you paid for when using SD-WAN.

obkio.com/docs/getting-started/