Posts tagged ‘Gartner’

Initial Thoughts on Gartner’s New SD-WAN Magic Quadrant and Capabilities Analysis

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By Dan Maier
Chief Marketing Officer, Versa Networks
October 7, 2024

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.

Is Your ZTNA Solution Really Zero Trust?

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By Avik Bose
Principal Systems Engineer, Versa Networks
December 5, 2022

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.

SWG vs FWaaS: Key Differences and Use Cases

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By Avik Bose
Principal Systems Engineer, Versa Networks
October 17, 2022

This blog post tries to explain the differences between SWG and FWaaS and the different use cases which they address in a SSE framework.

Gartner® Gives Strategic Roadmap to Achieving SASE for 2022 and Beyond

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By Monnia Deng
Group Manager, Product Marketing
August 1, 2022

The report breaks down the most critical steps to achieve when planning for SASE implementation that dispels any notion that SASE can be broken down into just components. A cohesive strategy requires equal consideration of the branch transformation and the security maturation of ubiquitous protection of users, devices, and applications.

Versa Networks Named Visionary in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls

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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.

Versa Networks is Once Again Named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAN Edge Infrastructure

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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.”

Leading the Secure SD-WAN and SASE Charge

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By Kelly Ahuja
CEO, Versa Networks
October 14, 2020

It has been a ground-breaking year for Versa Networks as we have proven our business execution, technology leadership, and product maturity which has been reflected in Versa’s position as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge. In the 2020 Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge, Versa scored the highest for the Large Global Enterprise Use Case, SD-WAN + Security, and SD-WAN. We have been recognized with several numerous awards for our product and technology innovation. Versa Networks, steeped in a long history of engineering and research brilliance, needed to take a highly technical and precocious product…

Versa Networks Receives Highest Score for Large Global WAN Use Cases in Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure Report

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By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
October 7, 2020

With thousands of customers, hundreds of thousands of sites, and a significant number of very large financial institutions, retailers, manufactures, high-tech companies, public sector, and healthcare customers, Versa has demonstrated that it is the leader in large global WAN, Secure SD-WAN, and SD-WAN deployments. The Versa Operating System (VOS™) is the foundational architecture for on-premises and cloud deployments of Secure SD-WAN and SASE globally. The distributed system of Versa Cloud Gateways enables these services to extended to the front door step of nearly every cloud service around the world and are the source of networking and network security for cloud…

Versa Named as a Leader in Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant

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By Versa Staff
Versa Networks
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…

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2024 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for SD-WAN

For the fifth year in a row, Versa has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN. We are one of only three recognized vendors to be in the Gartner Magic Quadrant reports for SD-WAN, Single-Vendor SASE, and Security Service Edge.