Company Updates
Versa Networks Named Visionary in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls
By Monnia Deng
Group Manager, Product Marketing
November 8, 2021
In our first year in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls, Versa has been placed as a “Visionary”. This comes as no surprise given that Versa has been a leader in the emerging Access Service Edge (SASE) market of which network firewalls are a critical component. This past year has been historic for Versa as we continue to invest and innovate with our product offerings; delivering unique and differentiated value to our customers and partners.
Company Updates
Versa Networks is Once Again Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure
By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
September 22, 2021
Gartner announced that Versa Networks is once again a Leader in the Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure report. WAN Edge Infrastructure is defined as “products and associated functions that provide network connectivity across the WAN” that includes “incumbent and emerging vendors from adjacent markets (e.g., routing, security, WAN optimization and SD-WAN), each bringing differentiators and limitations. It also includes zero trust network access (ZTNA) functionality for remote workers in lieu of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions as part of SASE, which combines SD-WAN and cloud security into an integrated, orchestrated architecture.”
Industry Insights
Get Ready for 5G
By Amelie Sutsakhan
Product Marketing Manager, Versa Networks
July 15, 2021
For all organizations, power outages, security breaches, or any accidents resulting in downtime can be extremely costly. Whether it’s an elementary school with lean IT, or a large global conglomerate, ensuring a rapid 5G rollout is crucial for an agile enterprise. As more organizations consider enabling 5G in their environment, here are some guidelines to follow for a seamless rollout.
Industry Insights
The Emergence of SASE Managed Services
By Amelie Sutsakhan
Product Marketing Manager, Versa Networks
July 6, 2021
Advanced initiatives can sometimes require large IT departments to research, design, build, and deploy. Not every enterprise has the resources and specialized staff to do this in a cost and time-efficient manner. MSPs (Managed Service Providers) can be very helpful in improving SASE deployment scalability when enterprises do not want or cannot implement SASE by themselves.
Product & Engineering
Versa Networks and Google Cloud Accelerate Access to Cloud Workloads and Branch Offices
By Rahul Vaidya
Director, Product Management
May 27, 2021
We are excited to now be a part of Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center allowing our customers to secure access to cloud workloads and branch sites. With this integration, Versa delivers end-to-end security and network control that reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO). This integration allows for secure and reliable connectivity to cloud workloads and on-premises resources in an automated, dynamic approach. Read more about the integrations at the Google blog.
Industry Insights
Defense Against Web Threats in the Modern Era
By Amelie Sutsakhan
Product Marketing Manager, Versa Networks
April 20, 2021
Cyberattacks have been ranked as the fastest growing crime in the US. Secure Web Gateway (SWG), one of the five components of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is key to protecting users from web-based threats while applying and enforcing security policies consistently.
Product & Engineering
Versa Titan: Versa SASE for Lean IT
By Robert McBride
Sales Engineer
March 25, 2021
Versa Titan drives unique and differentiated value for Lean IT by: delivering SASE services in a single unified solution, combing full stack security with industry-leading SD-WAN, making it the easiest solution to deploy, configure, and manage SASE services. By simplifying IT, IT teams can focus on streamlining operations, achieving their organization’s mission, and driving business agility.
Research Lab
Detect Zero-Day Exploits in Microsoft’s Exchange Server
By Versa Threat Research Lab
Versa Networks
March 9, 2021
Last week, Microsoft released an important blog that details that details how HAFNIUM, a state-sponsored threat actor operating out of China, exploited Microsoft Exchange Servers with zero-day exploits along with other code execution vulnerabilities in the Sharepoint software. Microsoft advises that these patches are only intended to be a temporary fix. Customers are still required to update their software to the latest version and apply any relevant security patches to their server.
Customers & Partners
5 Real Deployments of SASE
By Amelie Sutsakhan
Product Marketing Manager, Versa Networks
February 17, 2021
Contrary to how often SASE is presented as only a cloud-delivered solution, SASE is most commonly deployed as a blended implementation. As seen with the customer examples above, a number of them decided to deploy via the cloud and on-premises while others leveraged a 100% cloud model or a 100% on-premise model.
Industry Insights
Is SASE the Modern Network?
By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
February 2, 2021
Deploying point solutions to address the growing needs of a remote workforce and the challenges of an evolving threat landscape is straining the Enterprise bank. As organizations struggle to balance network requirements and IT costs, SASE, with its cloud-native architecture and software-centric approach, is emerging as an effective solution to slash the unpredictable and unsustainable cost spikes.
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