As the migration to cloud-hosted applications continues to accelerate, enterprise IT organizations must re-evaluate wide area networking requirements, including broadband connectivity options. Greater reliance on the internet, enabled by emerging software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions, will redefine the economics of high-speed branch office connectivity. However, it also places demands on the need to segment and secure applications without compromise when utilizing broadband transport services. To reliably and securely incorporate broadband into the WAN transport mix, Palo Alto Networks® and Silver Peak™ Systems have partnered to protect branch offices from security threats when connecting users to applications while keeping costs in check.