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Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) in Retail: Rolling Out Hundreds of Stores Without Engineers

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) fundamentally changes traditional deployment models by eliminating the requirement for technical staff at each location. Retailers can ship SD-WAN appliances directly to store managers who have no networking expertise.

Beyond Failover: Why Retailers Need "Active-Active" SD-WAN (Not Just 4G Backup)

When internet connectivity fails at a retail location, the impact can be catastrophic – in stores during peak hours, a five minute outage can result in abandoned trolleys and lost sales.

Retail SD-WAN & PCI DSS: A Technical Guide to Reducing Audit Scope via Segmentation

Traditional flat network architectures leave every device "in scope" for audit, creating compliance headaches and exposing payment data to lateral movement attacks. Find out how SD-WAN fixes that.

Leveraging SASE to Detect Lateral Movement and Insider Threats

Businesses that utilise hybrid networks often have blind spots where lateral movement and insider threats can go undetected. However, through SASE’s unification of networking and security, these businesses can enforce identity-driven access control.

SD-WAN RFP Template: Complete Guide and Copy - Paste Example

This guide provides an SD-WAN RFP template that you can adapt for your business' needs, alongside a deeper framework based on Netify's own 20 pillar SD-WAN and SASE RFP framework. This template not only helps you ask the right questions but guides you on how to compare vendors.

The 20 SASE RFP Questions That Vendors Hate in 2025 (And Why They're Actually Really Important)

For businesses creating a SASE RFP in 2025 (and beyond) there’s often a common issue - vendors use the same buzzwords and marketing phrases to suggest they can offer every capability just as or if not better than the next solution. Whilst there’s no doubt that some are

SASE RFP Template Download Powered by Our RFP Builder App

In this article, we'll cover what makes a good RFP and how you can use the Netify RFP builder to generate an in-depth RFP that covers all your business needs, quickly and efficiently.

SASE RFP Questions: Free Download + Customisation Guide

To assist with prourement, this article provides the 87 vendor-neutral questions across 12 different categories, all of which are based on real SASE deployments.

What’s the Best SD‑WAN Vendor for Virgin Media Business?

One thing that sets Virgin Media Business apart is that they offer SD-WAN as an integrated service, rather than just providing connectivity, which already helps to narrow down your options. This fundamentally changes how you should approach vendor selection compared to buying SD-WAN separately and bolting it onto other internet

What Security Features Does BT SD-WAN Have to Offer?

Whilst all BT SD-WAN implementations offer core security services, some vendors are more security focused than others. For example, Fortinet and Palo Alto are arguably the most security-driven, closely followed by Versa Networks, however in this article Netify have gone through every vendor and their individual security features. In this