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 […]
How to Integrate SASE with Your Existing WAN and SD-WAN
We’ve spoken a lot about the emergence of Gartner’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). Gartner might not have been the first consultancy to describe how security and networking are converging together into a global cloud service, but its definition has certainly become popular. Already, we’ve seen several of our clients requesting SASE elements in their […]
SASE: Five Networking Questions to Ask Palo Alto and Every Other Security Vendor Offering a SASE Solution
We’ve seen quite a few vendors claiming to offer secure access service edge (SASE) solutions since Gartner first introduced the architecture to the market last fall. Some vendors have come from the networking space but many of the biggest companies — Netskope, Palo Alto, and Zscaler — have their roots in security. With SD-WAN firms, […]
SD-WAN, or SASE: Focus on the Biggest Picture
All too often, when our team gets called into an engagement, we spend time helping our client anticipating their networking and security needs of tomorrow. Too often, the IT leaders are focussed on one thing when it comes to SD-WAN — getting off of MPLS. The cost savings of replacing MPLS circuits with SD-WAN and Internet bandwidth have […]