VMware-VeloCloud Details Road Ahead for SD-WAN in 5 Areas

VMware’s VeloCloud business has consistently topped the SD-WAN charts since VMware purchased Velocloud in November 2017. According to IHS, VMware’s $73.2 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of last year led the SD-WAN market, beating out Cisco and Aryaka. And in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, it was placed in the top position for completeness of vision and shared the Leaders quadrant with Cisco and Silver Peak. During its first full fiscal year under VMware’s wing, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger has publicly praised VeloCloud as one of its “hottest” products. According to Sanjay Uppal, vice president and general manager of VeloCloud, the unit has seen triple-digit growth, has more than 3,500 enterprise customers and 70 service provider customers, and has doubled it team and quadrupled its sales force since the acquisition.