Resilience a Must in Evaluating SASE Deployment
We’ve spoken a lot about the capabilities of SASE like Zero Trust and security in general, but features mean little if there’s a SASE outage. Today, all SASE vendors provide high availability (HA) SD-WAN device configurations, but, of course, SASE networks involve more than just SD-WAN devices. They involve a full range of security services, […]
Ten SASE Trends To Look For In 2021
Another year, another era. 2020 was a year like none other for IT. The biggest exercise in remote working ever seen in the COVID-19 response. The worst hack in the SolarWinds attack. And, yes, the evolution of a new network architecture called SASE. What does 2021 have in store for the SASE market? Based on […]
The Pleasure and Pain of Best of Breed Networks
Ever since the early days of networking, we’ve extolled the benefits of best-of-breed networks. We’ve been able to select products with the most features, expanded our purchasing options, and seen prices plunge. But like anything, there are also downsides to building networks from a mix of products and services, downsides that became particularly relevant as […]
Open Systems Adds MDR To SD-WAN Platform
The integration of security into SD-WAN was once an anomaly but particularly since the introduction of SASE has increasingly become the norm. Open Systems, an early player in the secure SD-WAN trend, took a step even further and announced today the integration of managed detection and response (MDR). The service will be available in Q3 […]
SD-WAN Negotiations: Do It Now
The common wisdom has it that during times of crisis, IT should huddle up and wait it out. Infrastructure investments get deprioritized as companies look to conserve cash. Networking is no different. Many of my customers are reporting project freezes, numerous vendors have told me the same. But several of my customers are taking a […]