Share this article Share this article MIDDLETON, Mass., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Knowledge Solutions announced today that it has named VMware as a 2021 technology leader in the SPARK Matrix analysis of the global Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) market. The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of global SD-WAN market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the leading SD-WAN vendors in the form of its SPARK Matrix, providing strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position. The global trend towards the adoption of the cloud-first strategy, explosion of smart internet of things (IoT) devices in the enterprise networks, and growing investments in realizing digital transformation strategies - is creating an enormous demand for reliable and faster WAN connections. Enterprises with multiple branch offices often face challenges in managing their existing WAN and branch networks due to ever-growing bandwidth requirements, resulting in rising network complexities. Thus, enterprise WAN networks require agility, reliability, and uptime to ensure optimum and consistent application performance. In this regard, SD-WAN is increasingly being perceived as a next-generation networking technology to support enterprise digital transformation and cloud-first strategies by helping to streamline and simplify the network operations and management.