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SD-WAN for businesses with locations across Kansas City, St. Joseph and nationwide.

SD-WAN for Multi-Location Businesses

Every location connected, protected and visible from one screen.

SD-WAN runs your network over two or more internet connections at once, sends each app over the best one and fails over on its own. It often costs less than older private networks and adds security your branches may not have today. We compare managed and co-managed options, and the internet under them, site by site.

  • Managed, co-managed or run by your team
  • Internet for every site, quoted with it
  • One point of contact for every location

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The short answer

What is SD-WAN?

SD-WAN (software defined wide area network) connects your locations over ordinary internet connections and manages them from one dashboard. Each site uses two or more connections at once, such as fiber plus 5G, and the system sends each app over the best path in real time. If one connection fails, traffic moves to the other without anyone touching a router.

Updated October 25, 2026 by the Daz Communications team

Best for
Two or more locations, or one site that cannot go down
Replaces
Older private networks such as MPLS, and site to site VPNs
Often paired with
Cloud security, sold together as SASE
Management
Fully managed, co-managed with your IT team, or self run

What we compare

The platform is half the decision. The connections under it and who runs it are the other half.

  • SD-WAN platforms

    Leading SD-WAN and SASE platforms, compared on features, reporting and how they fit the firewalls you already have.

  • Management model

    Fully managed by the provider, co-managed with your IT team or run in house, with clear lines of responsibility.

  • Connections for every site

    Fiber, cable, dedicated internet and 5G for each location, quoted together so every site has two paths.

  • Security built in

    Next generation firewall, secure web gateway and zero trust remote access, delivered at each site or from the cloud.

  • Voice and video quality

    App aware routing that keeps calls and meetings clear when one connection gets busy or drops.

  • Cloud and data center access

    Fast, direct paths to Microsoft 365, cloud servers and your data center.

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SD-WAN, MPLS or VPN?

Feature SD-WAN MPLS Site to site VPN
How sites connect Any internet connections, managed as one network A private network from one carrier Encrypted tunnels between firewalls
Failover Automatic, across two or more connections Depends on a backup circuit Manual or basic
Adding a site Fast, with any local internet Slower, the carrier must reach it Fast, but each tunnel is managed by hand
App performance Sends each app over the best path Consistent on the private network No app awareness
Visibility One dashboard for every site Carrier reports Site by site
Typical cost Moderate Highest per site Lowest

Signs you are ready for SD-WAN

  • Calls or video drop when one site’s internet gets busy.
  • A single internet outage stops a location.
  • Branches use different equipment and nobody can see the whole network.
  • Your MPLS contract is up for renewal.
  • You are adding locations faster than your network can keep up.
  • Your cyber insurance application asks how branches are protected.

What to have ready for a quote

  • A list of locations with addresses and the number of people at each.
  • Current internet or MPLS service at each site, with contract end dates.
  • Your firewalls and who manages them.
  • The apps that matter most, such as phones, point of sale and cloud servers.
  • Compliance needs such as HIPAA or PCI.

Start with your contracts. The best time to move to SD-WAN is as your current network contracts end, so we map every end date first and plan the rollout around them.

From options to installed, with one point of contact.

  1. Tell us what matters

    Share your locations, budget, current services and what isn't working. The form above or a short call is enough.

  2. Compare side by side

    We pull options from providers that actually serve your address and lay them out in plain English: speed, price, term and fine print.

  3. We handle the rest

    We coordinate ordering, installation and number transfers, then stay your point of contact after go-live.

What an SD-WAN comparison looks like Illustrative example for a business with six locations. Your options depend on your sites.
Option Connections per site Security Management Our take
SD-WAN, provider A Fiber plus 5G Cloud security included Fully managed Least work for your team
SD-WAN, provider B Fiber plus cable Firewall at each site Co-managed Most control
Firewall based SD-WAN, provider C Two broadband lines Firewall at each site Your IT team Lowest monthly cost

SD-WAN questions

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Do we need SD-WAN with only one or two locations?

Sometimes. With one location, a router that fails over between two connections may be enough. SD-WAN starts to pay off when you have several sites, rely on cloud phones and apps, or need the same security everywhere without managing each site by hand.

What is the difference between SD-WAN and MPLS?

MPLS is a private network sold by one carrier, with predictable performance and a higher price per site. SD-WAN builds a secure network over any internet connections you choose, so it is usually faster to add sites and easier to change. Some businesses keep MPLS at a few sites and use SD-WAN everywhere else.

What is SASE?

SASE (secure access service edge) combines SD-WAN with security delivered from the cloud, such as web filtering and zero trust access for remote workers. Instead of a full stack of security equipment at every site, much of the protection runs in the provider's cloud.

Will SD-WAN fix our call quality?

It often helps. SD-WAN can send calls over the cleanest connection and move them to the other connection when one degrades. It cannot fix a poor connection on its own, so we look at the internet service at each site too.

How long does a rollout take?

The equipment can go in quickly. The internet connections under it set the pace, especially fiber that needs construction. We plan a site by site schedule and can start sites on 5G or existing service while new connections are built.

Can our IT team keep control?

Yes. With co-managed SD-WAN, your team keeps visibility and can make changes, while the provider monitors the network and handles the hardware. We compare providers on how much access they give you.

Locations across Missouri, Kansas and beyond

Whether your main office is in Overland Park and your branches are in St. Joseph, Lee's Summit or other states, each site may need a different provider for its internet. We quote every location at once, so one SD-WAN design covers all of them and you deal with one point of contact instead of a dozen providers.

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What you get

  • Platforms and management models compared
  • Internet for every site, quoted together
  • A site by site rollout schedule
  • One point of contact for every location
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