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5G as Primary WAN: Making 5G Enterprise-Ready with Versa Secure SD-WAN
5G as Primary WAN: Making 5G Enterprise-Ready with Versa Secure SD-WAN For years, 5G was treated as a backup connection, the link you activated when the main circuit went down, then ignored until the next outage. That made sense when cellular networks were inconsistent and performance was unpredictable. But that’s no longer today’s reality. 5G has matured into a viable primary WAN technology. The speeds are there. The coverage is there. What’s been missing is the management foundation to run 5G like a primary enterprise WAN connection: unified policy enforcement, multi-carrier flexibility, intelligent traffic steering, and end-to-end visibility. That changes…
Versa Featured as a Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for SSE
At Versa, we take pride in knowing we’ve truly made a difference for our customers. We are deeply invested in products that solve real problems, not just features on a roadmap, but solutions that help real people do their best work. When customers take the time to share how Versa has helped them transform their organizations, it reminds us why we do what we do.
NSS Labs Test Results: Versa Is Firewall Performance Leader and One of Only Three Recommended
In case you missed it, CyberRatings.org – affiliated with NSS Labs, which is their testing arm – published their independent test report on Wednesday comparing seven of the leading enterprise firewalls in the market across 55 different security and performance use cases.
Why Enterprises Need More Than “Good Enough” SD-WAN
Discover why large enterprises need SD-WAN solutions with advanced networking, security, and simplicity beyond “good enough.”
How Networking Improves Your Cybersecurity Posture
Traditionally, networking and security have operated as separate silos within enterprise IT. Networking was focused on providing connectivity, while security was tasked with protecting that connectivity.
Versatility 2025: Charting the Path to the AI-Native Enterprise
Last week, Versa Networks hosted Versatility 2025, our annual user conference – and this year’s event in Silicon Valley was our most ambitious and impactful yet. Held over two days of immersive learning, real-world stories, and future-forward strategy, the conference brought together hundreds of customers, partners, and industry leaders to explore the next chapter of enterprise transformation.
Initial Thoughts on Gartner’s New SD-WAN Magic Quadrant and Capabilities Analysis
The industry news of the day is that Gartner simultaneously published the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN along with its more granular 2024 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for SD-WAN companion report ranking for specific use cases.
Versa Networks Earns RECOMMENDED Rating for Real-World Test of Zero Trust Network Access
Today’s digital landscape is buzzing with the challenges and complexities of network security. The rise of cyber threats and the need for robust solutions has led to a crowded market where discerning the most effective security products can be a daunting task. The task just got a little easier. Here’s why. Reaching New Heights with Recommended Rating Versa’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution has earned a highly coveted “RECOMMENDED” rating from CyberRatings.org, a non-profit member organization specializing in transparent, objective cybersecurity risk analysis and product testing. Get a complimentary copy of the Versa Networks ZTNA report. This comes as…
In Defense of SD-WAN and the Power of Zero Trust Everywhere
I recently read an article in CRN where Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry stated that he’s not a believer in SASE because he thinks “SD-WAN is anti-zero trust.” I respect Jay immensely, but I must respectfully disagree with this statement.
Is Your ZTNA Solution Really Zero Trust?
This blog tries to explain the essential capabilities that a customer must look at before selecting a ZTNA solution which truly adheres to Zero Trust Principles.
Company Updates
Versa Named as a Leader in Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
September 29, 2020
At Versa Networks, we have focused on developing full-featured SD-WAN, comprehensive integrated security, scalable advanced routing, genuine multi-tenancy, and sophisticated analytics in a single-pass software architecture for Secure SD-WAN and SASE deployments on-premises and in the cloud. It is exciting to see our efforts recognized by our customers and also by leading analysts. This year, Gartner announced the Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure report which analyzes the various vendors in the WAN edge market and identifies Versa as a Leader. Customers are choosing WAN edge infrastructure which, as defined by Gartner, incorporates a broader class of traditional network functions, that…
Company Updates
Announcing Versa Academy: Education and Training for Building Secure SD-WAN
By Mark Postma
Solutions Architect
September 8, 2020
Technology changes rapidly as new products, features, and benefits constantly flood the industry; all of which promise a brighter, better, and easier tomorrow. With so many changes and promises, one thing I’ve consistently run into in the networking industry is that many of these features and capabilities often go unused, or even more frequently are used incorrectly, so that their benefits aren’t seen. When product features and capabilities go unused, disappointing performance may occur and even lead to the misconception that the product was falsely advertised and that processes were somehow broken. I’ve been in the networking industry for about…
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SD-WAN Vendor Success Criteria Vary by Lenses
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
July 16, 2020
Several analyst firms have reported recently about the state of the SD-WAN market, and not surprisingly, the market sizing is definitely due to inclusion of both hardware and software, and in Cisco’s case, contributions from Meraki. That’s the conclusion of AvidThink analyst Roy Chua, who believes that there could be a $500 million differential between pure SD-WAN software revenue and everything else deployed in the branch including hardware, circuits and wireless access only. Given that Versa is one of the few if not only pure-play SD-WAN vendors that from a revenue recognition standpoint is software only, devising a methodology that…
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The Wave of Reality
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
February 14, 2020
After a successful exit with one of the top SD-WAN companies some have asked why I joined Versa Networks. History has shown us that industry disruptions often occur in waves. The first SD-WAN wave of infancy was made up of a number of pure-play startups (including Versa) who entered and helped form the market. The second wave could be referred to as the wave of insanity. The market exploded to nearly 80 vendors many of which were jumping in to “pivot” some or all of their business to SD-WAN. There were quite a few others who simply put an SD-WAN…
Company Updates
Versa Networks Welcomes Wei Wang as Head of Finance Q&A
By Robert McBride
Sales Engineer
October 2, 2018
Wei Wang, Head of Finance, joined Versa Networks in mid-2018 and hit the ground running. Following an outstanding turn as Director of Finance and Accounting at Cohesity, she’s excited to help Versa get to the next stage of emerging-growth company success. Wei started her career with Hewlett Packard and has held financial leadership positions at PerkinElmer, Oplink Communications, and most recently with Juniper Networks. We sat down with Wei to welcome her to Versa Networks and ask her to share her perspective on what it takes to set up a high performance finance and operations function so that Versa can…
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Versa Customers Colt and Tata Communications Stake a Claim in Innovation, Placing as Finalists in This Year’s Leading Lights Awards
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
April 24, 2017
On Monday, May 15, the telecommunications community will gather at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas for the 13th annual Leading Lights awards — the telecom industry’s most credible and authoritative awards program. The event will honor companies across 25+ categories for their commitment to innovation, business acumen and diversity in the communications industry. Because we have a strong commitment to our customers and their success, we are very proud that Colt and Tata Communications were announced as finalists in the Most Innovative SDN/SD-WAN Deployment Strategy (Network/Data Center Operator) category. Colt, an on-demand network and communications provider, leverages Versa’s SD-WAN platform…
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Picture Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Dost!
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
November 17, 2016
As with any startup, the courage and sacrifices necessary to make an endeavor successful are difficult to justify, because the possibility of success is equally balanced with a likelihood of disappointment– and therein lies the dilemma. As such, it isn’t often that one can see their vision come to fruition. And yet, four years after starting Versa, it has become one of the most formidable companies in the Software Defined WAN and SD-Security landscape. In 2012, Apurva and I began recognizing the macro-trend developing in which the future of networking would be software-based. Expensive and proprietary hardware was going to…
Company Updates
Versa Software-Defined Security (SD-Security) Gains Momentum; Takes Home TMC’s Cloud Computing Security Excellence Award
By Sunil Ravi
Chief Security Architect, Versa Networks
October 26, 2016
In February, Versa announced major feature and performance enhancements to the software-defined security (SD-Security) used in its branch security offering. The enhanced SD-Security enables service providers and large enterprise IT teams to deliver a wide range of layered security services for branch offices, including advanced functions such as domain name system (DNS) security and secure web gateways (SWG), coupled with full multi-tenancy. Analysts Understand the Need for SD-Security According to industry analysts, branch offices are increasingly becoming a targeted point of entry into corporate networks, with attack volume growing more than 500 percent over the last three years. Gartner’s 2012…
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Versa Networks Named to CRN’s 2016 Emerging Vendors List and Startup 50’s Big 50-2016
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
August 2, 2016
In November 2015, Versa Networks emerged publicly with its vision of addressing core operational, business agility and cost-reduction issues faced by both network service providers and enterprise customers. Since then, our products have received unequivocal recognition from analyst firms, industry publications and thought leaders. Recently, we added two more feathers to the cap by being included in CRN’s 2016 Emerging Vendors List and Startup 50’s Big 50-2016. These awards recognize our vision to overhaul the legacy enterprise WAN and branch network architecture. CRN’s Emerging Vendors CRN’s 2016 Emerging Vendors List recognizes up-and-coming technology suppliers that are shaping the future of…
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It’s Cool to Be a Gartner “Cool Vendor”
By Kumar Mehta
Founder and CDO, Versa Networks
May 9, 2016
Each year, Gartner produces a “Cool Vendor” report that spotlights innovative companies in the area of communications service provider infrastructure. This year we are honored to be included, given the strong amount of innovation occurring in the telecommunications industry. Gartner’s recognition of Versa in this category really highlights the great strides our team has made since founding the company in 2012. I like to think we are truly transforming how managed services like SD-WAN are being built and operated to achieve unprecedented agility and profitability. According to Gartner, Cool Vendors typically fall into two main groups. “Ones that offered a…
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