# Silver Peak

> Silver Peak is the enterprise networking company behind EdgeConnect, combining SD-WAN, routing, security and optional WAN optimization to connect branches, data centers and cloud applications over broadband, MPLS and other transports. Founded by David Hughes in 2004, it was acquired by HPE in September 2020; its technology continues in HPE Networking EdgeConnect.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** David Hughes (Founder; former CTO and CEO)
- **Products:** Unity EdgeConnect / HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN, Unity Orchestrator / EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator, Unity Boost / EdgeConnect WAN Optimization, WAN optimization appliances
- **Notable:** Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 and 2019 Magic Quadrants for WAN Edge Infrastructure, according to Silver Peak’s 2019 announcement., Acquired by HPE in September 2020 in a transaction announced at USD 925 million., LEO A DALY reported 40-fold branch-to-branch throughput and 45% lower monthly WAN costs in a December 2018 vendor case study.

## Products & services

- **Unity EdgeConnect / HPE Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN** — Physical and virtual SD-WAN appliances combine application-specific traffic steering, tunnel bonding, routing and security. EdgeConnect launched in June 2015.
- **Unity Orchestrator / EdgeConnect SD-WAN Orchestrator** — Central policy configuration, monitoring and management of the EdgeConnect fabric; cloud-hosted and self-hosted options.
- **Unity Boost / EdgeConnect WAN Optimization** — Optional application acceleration using latency mitigation, compression and deduplication.
- **WAN optimization appliances** — Historical hardware and virtual products for application acceleration and data replication across the WAN.

## Achievements

- Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 and 2019 Magic Quadrants for WAN Edge Infrastructure, according to Silver Peak’s 2019 announcement.
- Acquired by HPE in September 2020 in a transaction announced at USD 925 million.
- LEO A DALY reported 40-fold branch-to-branch throughput and 45% lower monthly WAN costs in a December 2018 vendor case study.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — HPE published the Orchestrator 9.7.1 user guide on September 18; it says there are no additional features beyond the 9.7.0 early access release.
- **2026-08** — HPE added an SD-WAN Orchestrator and ClearPass Policy Manager integration guide on August 14.
- **2026-07** — HPE added an EdgeConnect SD-WAN and SD-Branch integration guide on July 9.

## Links

- Website: https://www.silver-peak.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silver-peak-systems
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/silverpeak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SilverPeakSystems

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