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# Realizing the Best ROI for Your Digital Transformation Journey

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[SD-WAN](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/tag/sd-wan/?ts=markdown)

Return on investment. ROI. It's something every C-level wants to know before, during and after purchasing expensive technology solutions. This goes for SD-WAN solutions as well. In most cases, ROI takes precedence in the decision making process compared to the network, cloud and branch transformation benefits SD-WAN has to offer. A cloud-delivered next generation SD-WAN approach delivers simplified management and deployment at scale to reduce costs and operational complexity. Our [ROI calculator](https://tools.totaleconomicimpact.com/go/paloalto/sase/index.html) reveals that [Prisma SD-WAN](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/sase/sd-wan) solution can produce an ROI of up to 228% over three years across cost and operations. See how a next-gen SD-WAN solution can make a difference for your organization.

**Discover 228% ROI with Next-Gen SD-WAN**

The manual operations required to manage legacy [SD-WAN](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-a-sd-wan) consume a lot of time. Finding ways to offload routine tasks with automation gives that time back to your staff. A next-generation SD-WAN solution, like Prisma SD-WAN, offers benefits such as automation in a way that legacy SD-WAN simply can't match.

The Palo Alto Networks SASE ROI calculator provides realized cost savings and benefits for a complete security and SD-WAN solution (SASE), or security and SD-WAN only. The following numbers were calculated through the ROI calculator assuming only SD-WAN investment:

Large Enterprises have globally distributed branch locations and are constantly expanding with acquisitions and mergers that makes their infrastructure diverse and negatively impact ROI. Prisma SD-WANs cloud-delivered model enables branch transformation at scale with automation and can save up to **267% ROI** over 3 years and realize **97% WAN hardware and connectivity cost reduction** (assuming 50,000 - 100,000 employees, 50% remote workers and 2,500 branch offices). Realizing they have the most to gain with a next gen SD-WAN solution can expedite their digital transformation efforts while future-proofing their investments. Case in point is [Salesforce.com](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/salesforce), who selected Prisma SD-WAN, the industry's first next-generation SD-WAN solution, delivering an ROI of up to 241%.

Mid-sized companies can also save up to 227% ROI over 3 years and realize 94% WAN hardware \& connectivity cost reduction (assuming 10,000 - 50,000 employees). Even SMBs with 1,000 employees can save up to 70% ROI over 3 years and realize 81% WAN hardware \& connectivity cost reduction.

For businesses like retail, delivering the best user experience translates to customer retention and increased revenues which inturn is an ROI. Check out how [Aaron's](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/aarons) experienced a **99% reduction of trouble tickets** for the WAN by employing Prisma SD-WAN.

**Don't Forget about Security**

Enhancing your WAN with SD-WAN is great, but without security your users and data are constantly exposed to ever increasing threat landscape. A SASE solution converges networking and security services into one cloud platform, ensuring protection to users no matter where they are located. [Prisma SASE](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/sase) is the industry's most complete SASE solution, converging network security, SD-WAN, and Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) into a single cloud-delivered service. With Prisma SASE, organizations can realize security cost reduction of up to 30% and improve security efficiencies of up to 45%. **See how much you can save with a SD-WAN solution or SASE solution using the [ROI Calculator](https://tools.totaleconomicimpact.com/go/paloalto/sase/index.html) now.**

*The Prisma SASE ROI Calculator was commissioned by Palo Alto Networks and developed by the Forrester Consulting group who gathered data and interviewed Prisma SASE customers. The calculator provides a real life financial model for organizations looking to purchase a standalone SD-WAN, network security solution or a complete SASE solution.*

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