AWS Cloud On-Ramp: SD-WAN Integration for AWS

Treat AWS as a First-Class Destination, Not an Afterthought

Most enterprise SD-WAN deployments were built to replace MPLS, not to carry production traffic to AWS. The result is a fragmented operational model: SD-WAN handles branch-to-SaaS and branch-to-datacenter paths well, but AWS VPC connectivity lives in a parallel world of Direct Connect circuits, Transit Gateway attachments, and manually-managed BGP. Changes in one plane do not propagate to the other. Visibility is split across vendor consoles. Application performance problems that cross the SD-WAN/AWS boundary are hard to diagnose and harder to fix.

Intelligent Visibility's AWS Cloud On-Ramp service solves this by designing and deploying your SD-WAN overlay and AWS network foundation as a single fabric, operated through one policy plane.

Our Approach: Arista EdgeConnect + AWS Cloud WAN

We lead with Arista EdgeConnect (built on the VeloCloud platform) as the primary SD-WAN layer, integrated directly with AWS Cloud WAN and Transit Gateway. AWS regions become first-class SD-WAN segments. Application-aware routing, QoS, and policy extend end-to-end from any branch to any VPC. Direct Connect is provisioned as EdgeConnect hosted connections where deterministic bandwidth is required. Route 53 Resolver unifies DNS across on-premises and AWS.

For organizations that want SD-WAN and security (SWG, CASB, ZTNA, FWaaS) converged on a single cloud-native platform, we offer Cato Networks SASE as the alternative architecture. We help clients decide which platform fits their operational model before deployment begins.

Why Intelligent Visibility

• AWS Consulting Partner and Arista Select Partner. We deliver on both sides of the fabric rather than outsourcing either half.
• Senior network engineers design and execute every deployment. No junior resources on production cutovers.
• Decision framework, not a vendor pitch. We deploy Arista EdgeConnect, Cato SASE, and native AWS Cloud WAN architectures. We help you choose the right one.
• Aegis continuity. The same engineers who build the environment can co-manage or fully manage it post-deployment, so there is no project-to-production cliff.

What This Service Includes

• Current-state assessment of WAN inventory, AWS connectivity, and application traffic patterns
• Target architecture design covering SD-WAN overlay, AWS Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPC routing, and DNS
• Arista EdgeConnect deployment: orchestrator configuration, site buildouts, application-aware policy, QoS, and HA topology
• AWS network foundation buildout: Cloud WAN core network, TGW attachments and route tables, Direct Connect hosted connections, Route 53 Resolver integration
• Migration and cutover: parallel-run, staged branch migrations from MPLS or first-generation SD-WAN, rollback plans, no-downtime cutover sequencing
• Observability integration with your existing monitoring stack
• Runbook documentation and knowledge transfer
• Optional transition to Aegis co-managed or fully managed operations

Outcomes

• One policy plane across branches, data centers, and AWS VPCs
• Deterministic, application-aware paths to AWS workloads
• End-to-end visibility from the branch user to the EC2 workload
• Reduced operational overhead from consolidating WAN and AWS connectivity under one design
• A foundation that scales with your AWS footprint rather than fragmenting as it grows

Ideal For

Enterprises with ten or more sites on MPLS or first-generation SD-WAN, actively expanding their AWS footprint, and running Direct Connect as a discipline separate from their WAN. Typical engagements span 10-16 weeks for mid-market deployments.