Linking two to five offices without expensive MPLS lines.
SD-WAN sounds enterprise but for SMBs with several offices it is often cheaper and simpler than hand-built IPsec tunnels. Products like FortiGate SD-WAN, Meraki MX, UniFi UID and a Tailscale subnet router cover different price tiers. The point is one console managing every site, otherwise it is just site-to-site VPN with marketing.
Try this first
- 1Decide the requirement: only inter-site access (Tailscale or UniFi will do) or also QoS, app-aware routing and failover (then Meraki or Fortinet).
- 2Count uplinks per site, SD-WAN only pays off if at least HQ and big sites have a second WAN (fiber + 5G or fiber + DSL).
- 3Get quotes including 3-year licences, Meraki licences are the real cost, not the hardware.
- 4Test failover by pulling one WAN cable on a test box, see how long a VoIP call holds.
- 5Document per site: local subnet, gateway, WAN IPs, ISP support contact. Otherwise a colleague is stuck while you are on holiday.
When to bring us in
You have international sites or strict data-residency rules (EU-only traffic): pure SD-WAN clouds from US vendors do not pass without extra contracts, pick an EU-sovereign partner or a self-hosted option.
See also
- Wi-Fi drops randomly across the officeFirst rule out whether it is the access points or the internet connection itself. Different fix.
- One room or corner has no or bad Wi-FiNot always "add another AP"; often one is poorly positioned, or there is a metal wall in the way.
- Internet is suddenly slow for everyoneThree suspects: your provider, a colleague soaking the line, or a backup or update kicking in unexpectedly.
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