// BY THE NUMBERS
By the numbers.
Targets we run to, not vendor slideware.
SME-SDW-001
100%
Designs reviewed by a CCIE architect
SME-SDW-002
90 min
Typical per-site cutover window
SME-SDW-003
24/7
Monitored fabric with app-aware failover
05 / 11SD-WAN Solutions
SD-WAN Solutions, Designed and Run in Canada
We design, build, and run SD-WAN solutions for Canadian networks, so branch traffic just works.
- CCIE Data Center + Security on staff
- CCDE Design certified
- Canadian data residency available
// THE WORK
SD-WAN solutions, three pillars, one operator.
One Canadian team owns your SD-WAN solutions end to end: design, cutover, and day-two running.
- 1
Fabric design and app policy
We map your transport mix, size the fabric, and write app-aware policy before a single site moves.
- designs reviewed by a CCIE
- 100%
- 2
Zero-drama cutover
We cut branches over site by site, off-hours, with a tested rollback ready if needed.
- typical per-site cutover window
- 90 min
- 3
Managed SD-WAN and tuning
We watch the fabric, tune the paths, and keep voice and SaaS on healthy links.
- monitored fabric, app-aware failover
- 24/7
// THE PROOF
Built to last. Evidence-first.
Good SD-WAN solutions leave a WAN nobody notices: branches stay up, apps stay fast, tickets stay quiet.
// IN PRODUCTION
Your branch WAN, quiet and predictable.
We don't hand you a fabric we wouldn't run ourselves. Every SD-WAN design gets a CCIE review, every cutover gets a rollback, and every path is judged by the app it carries, not the link it rides.
- CCIE Data Center
- CCIE Security
- CCDE Design
- Canadian data residency
// THE DEEP DIVE
SD-WAN solutions in Canada, made real.
I run this service line, so I'll be blunt about what SD-WAN solutions in Canada actually take to get right.
It's the policy, not the box.
Good SD-WAN solutions aren't about the box, they're about the policy. The moving parts are transport (broadband, LTE, MPLS), the edge routers, a controller plane, and the rules that decide which app takes which path. Get the app-aware policy right and a voice call survives a circuit brownout without anyone noticing. Get it wrong and you've bought an expensive router with a dashboard.Vendor-first, not vendor-locked.
We work vendor-first, not vendor-locked. Most Canadian branch networks we touch run Cisco SD-WAN, now branded Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and still called Viptela by plenty of engineers, or Fortinet SD-WAN where security and the WAN edge share one box. Your real risk isn't the technology. It's the cutover, the day nobody planned the failover test, and the policy nobody wrote down. That's where we spend our attention.Branch fabric
// THE METHOD
How an SD-WAN project runs in Canada.
We sequence the work so risk drops at every step, not just at go-live. First we learn your traffic and apps, then we design and get it reviewed, then we pilot one site before touching the rest. Cutovers run off-hours, one branch at a time, with data kept in Canada where you need it. Nothing scales until the pilot proves clean. That's how we keep SD-WAN solutions boring, in the best way.
- Step 01
Discover
We map the current WAN, list every business app, and measure what each site actually sends. Circuits, contracts, renewal dates, the lot. You get a picture of your traffic most teams have never seen, and it drives every design choice after this.
- Step 02
Design and review
We size the fabric, pick the transport mix, and write the app-aware policy. Then a second CCIE reviews it cold, before anything ships. Two sets of expert eyes on the design is the point, not a formality.
- Step 03
Pilot
We cut over one representative branch and run it for real. Failover gets tested on purpose, not hoped for. If the pilot throws surprises, we fix the design before the rest of your sites move.
- Step 04
Roll out and run
We schedule the remaining sites in waves, off-hours, each with its own rollback. Once the fabric is live, we can hand it back to your team or run it as managed SD-WAN: monitoring, tuning, and app-path health, 24/7. Your call, either works.
// QUESTIONS
SD-WAN solutions questions, answered straight.
These are the questions clients actually ask me before they sign. Straight answers from the engineer who runs the SD-WAN solutions work, not marketing.
SD-WAN is software that decides, in real time, which network path each app should take. That's the SD-WAN meaning in one line. Instead of one rigid MPLS circuit, you run several links, broadband, LTE, MPLS, and the software steers traffic by app and link health. Add WAN optimization and a video call rides the best path available, switching links mid-stream if one degrades.
It depends on site count and how clean your circuits are, but here's a real range. A single-site pilot runs 2 to 4 weeks from discovery to live. A 20-site network usually lands in 8 to 12 weeks. Cost tracks sites, hardware, and whether you want us to run it after. We scope fixed-fee where we can, so you're not signing a blank cheque.
Yes. For Canadian clients with data residency needs, we can keep controllers, analytics, and traffic inspection inside Canada rather than routing through US regions by default. That matters for public-sector work and any business handling personal data under PIPEDA. We map the data path during design and show you exactly where each flow lives, so residency isn't an assumption, it's documented.
Both, your choice. Plenty of clients want us to build the fabric and hand it to their team with the runbook. Others want managed SD-WAN, where we monitor the fabric 24/7, tune app paths, handle failovers, and manage the vendor relationship. We can also do a hybrid: we run it while we train your team, then step back once they're ready.
A working fabric plus the documents to run it. That means as-built diagrams, the app-aware policy in writing, a tested failover procedure, and a runbook your team can follow at 2 a.m. You also get the pilot results and the traffic baseline we captured up front. If we run it as managed SD-WAN, you get monthly reporting on top.
// KEEP EXPLORING
Where this work connects.
These disciplines share the same senior team and tend to land together. Follow the thread to the next one.
- 01COREEnterprise NetworkingWe design, build, and run enterprise networking for Canada's mid-market and enterprise teams, end to end.
- 02ZERO-TRUSTCybersecurity ConsultingWe run cybersecurity consulting across Canada end to end, from zero trust design to firewall build and audit.
- 08MANAGEDManaged IT ServicesManaged IT services across Canada: we monitor, secure, and operate your infrastructure so your team builds, not firefights.