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Introducing Sovereign SASE as a Service

As you accelerate digital transformation in your organization, sovereignty is no longer a niche concern – it’s a core requirement. Data residency, jurisdictional control, and regulatory alignment now directly shape how you select and deploy cloud, networking, and security platforms.

While sovereign cloud strategies help you determine where your data resides, location alone doesn’t guarantee sovereignty. How your users access applications, where security policies are enforced, and who operates the underlying platforms are equally critical – particularly as you navigate complex regulatory environments and increasing concerns about extraterritorial access to data.

This broader challenge is exactly why Sovereign SASE was introduced.

Sovereign SASE: An Industry First

In 2025, Versa became the first SASE vendor to introduce Sovereign SASE, creating a model specifically designed to meet jurisdictional, regulatory, and operational sovereignty requirements. You likely already know that traditional cloud and SASE platforms, while globally scalable, often don’t provide the level of control you need if you operate in regulated industries or public sector environments. For many organizations like yours, simply knowing where data resides is no longer enough.

At the time, most SASE platforms relied on globally shared infrastructure and centralized control planes, often operated outside the jurisdictions they served. This introduced legal and operational risk, including potential exposure to extraterritorial regulations like the U.S. CLOUD Act — even when your data remained local.

Versa Sovereign SASE takes a different approach. Instead of relying on contractual assurances, sovereignty is enforced by design. Every component of the SASE stack – from secure access and policy enforcement to inspection, logging, and operational oversight is delivered and operated within sovereign-controlled environments. This ensures alignment with your local legal frameworks while giving you the full capabilities of a modern SASE solution.

The platform was purpose-built for organizations within specific geographies and service providers delivering sovereign services. Sovereign SASE is deployed with the full SASE software stack and is not a restricted or limited version of a global platform. From the outset, the focus has been clear: provide you with both full SASE functionality and operational sovereignty, enabling secure modernization without compromising compliance or control.

One Sovereignty-First Architecture, Multiple Paths

Since its introduction, Sovereign SASE has shown that sovereignty must be enforced by design – not assumed through geography alone. At the same time, organizations like yours pursue sovereignty in different ways, depending on your operational model, regulatory environment, and long-term strategy.

You may choose to deploy Sovereign SASE within your own or partner-managed infrastructure, maintaining direct operational control and clear jurisdictional boundaries.

Alternatively, you may prefer to consume Sovereign SASE through a service-based model while still requiring strong alignment with local legal frameworks and reduced exposure to extraterritorial access risks.

Both paths are intentional. Both preserve sovereignty by design. And both are built on the same architecture introduced in 2025.

Introducing Sovereign SASE as a Service

Sovereign SASE as a Service gives you a flexible, fully managed way to adopt the platform without compromising the sovereignty-first architecture. You get the full SASE stack – ZTNA, secure access, threat prevention, policy enforcement, inspection, logging, and visibility, while ensuring every operation aligns with your local legal and regulatory frameworks.

Delivered entirely from sovereign-controlled environments and operated under local jurisdiction, the service allows you to benefit from the full capabilities of Sovereign SASE offered as a service replicating all the benefits of SaaS like service including infrastructure and software stack management. This reduces your exposure to extraterritorial regulations, including laws such as the U.S. CLOUD Act, while keeping critical functions under your control.

Unlike traditional cloud-delivered SASE platforms, where control planes and policy decisions may cross borders, Sovereign SASE as a Service keeps all critical components -from access control to operational oversight, within your chosen jurisdiction. This ensures not only data residency but also operational sovereignty, which is essential for organizations in government, finance, and other regulated industries.

At the same time, the service preserves the architectural consistency of Sovereign SASE. You can adopt a managed model while relying on the same foundation, ensuring uniform policy enforcement, visibility, and governance. Sovereign SASE as a Service gives you the flexibility to consume sovereignty on your terms, combining operational simplicity with uncompromising control and compliance.

Expanding Access to Sovereignty — Without Compromise

With Sovereign SASE as a Service, you can expand your access to sovereignty without redefining what sovereignty means. Whether you are in the public sector, regulated enterprise or even an organization that want to have full control around infrastructure and data residency, you can now choose the operational model that best fits your needs while relying on the same sovereignty-first architecture that established Versa as the first mover in this space.

Together, Versa’s Sovereign SASE offerings provide you with a flexible, future-proof foundation for secure modernization, enabling you to move forward with confidence, control, and trust.