CONTROLLER SOLUTION BRIEF Talari Networks and Data2Go Wireless: SD-WAN with LTE Backup Solution that Increases Application Availability Talari Networks delivers a Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) that engineers the WAN for maximum business impact by offering superior application reliability, while unlocking the benefits of branch consolidation. To support customers looking to deploy a WAN that ensures superior availability of critical applications, Talari has partnered with Data2Go Wireless to unite their best-of-breed cellular hardware and data service with the industry leading Talari SD-WAN offering and deliver an easy to acquire, deploy and manage SD-WAN LTE backup solution. Talari Networks delivers a comprehensive, proven SD-WAN solution A Talari SD-WAN transforms a traditional WAN into a network that is easy and fast to deploy, provides applications increased reliability and performance while leveraging affordable broadband links that are transformed into an enterprise-class network. It does this by understanding a company’s applications and priorities while adapting automatically to changing conditions and demands. Talari supports various link types, such as MPLS, broadband Internet, satellite and cellular while working well with common services such as WAN optimization. Customers have great flexibility in determining how a Talari SD-WAN is deployed including at the physical edge, the virtual edge, or in the cloud through the use of Talari’s full suite of appliances. The solution leverages a controller-based architecture to facilitate centralized deployment and management. Also, the management and analytics platform, Talari Aware, can be used to configure the network, establish network and application status, and run reports on network and application quality, thereby delivering the WAN and application visibility that IT requires. enables a secure, scalable and affordable backup wireless solution Founded in 2012, Data2Go Wireless has been serving the wireless connectivity needs of businesses across the United States. The goal of Data2go is to help companies meet the ever growing challenges of data connectivity. Whether organizations are trying to create a highly available data network or enabling their machine to machine (M2M) or IoT devices, Data2Go can help with its comprehensive portfolio of wireless solutions. Data2Go Wireless offers network services and data plans from a wide variety of carriers for consistent nationwide connectivity. Data2Go services are built on a Nationwide Carrier Agnostic Network™ powered by the largest US mobile networks including Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Network options include 2G, 3G and 4G LTE services with plans that start at $9.95 per month, that allow customers to choose what works best for them and their budget. Consolidated billing also allows customers to have one bill regardless of the number of providers that are a part of their network. When it comes to the lifecycle management of their LTE services, customers can easily address countless aspects of their business through the user-friendly, highly customizable Apogee Management Platform™. Solution Overview The unified Talari and Data2Go solution leverages the intelligent link management capabilities that a Talari SD-WAN offers combined with the Data2Go Wireless LTE Internet Failover suite of services and hardware to offer businesses the ability to add a highly redundant, reliable wireless LTE Internet connections to the SD-WAN. Both Talari and Data2Go offer easy to use, central management, provisioning, monitoring and reporting tools (Talari Aware and Data2Go Apogee) to facilitate an easy and rapid initial deployment as well as streamlined ongoing management of the solution. While most customers will leverage high speed broadband and MPLS networks to support their WAN infrastructure, LTE is often included as a backup option in case of primary link(s) failure. Note that the LTE link can also be used as active part of the WAN and this supports both the LTE Standby (backup) and LTE Active service options. When it comes to on-premises equipment, all Talari physical and virtual appliances are supported with the Data2Go Wireless DataPro2Go 6300-CX Wireless Router delivering access to the LTE network. Together, Talari Networks and Data2Go Wireless enable customers to: Improve the availability of applications and services Deploy SD-WAN cellular backup in a cost-effective and easy manner Leverage centralized orchestration and reporting tools to streamline ongoing management Utilize validated guides to accelerate solution deployment Data2Go Wireless