SD‑WAN has rapidly become the standard for building modern enterprise networks, with widespread adoption driven by its promise of flexibility, cost reduction, and MPLS replacement. By 2019, 94 percent of enterprises had already implemented or were deploying SD‑WAN, reflecting its strong momentum across the industry. While the technology delivers clear advantages, its popularity also reveals a darker side: growing complexity, management burdens, and gaps that legacy architectures cannot address as organizations pursue broader transformations and prepare for future SASE initiatives.

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