Posts tagged ‘Network Operations’

Industry Insights Jul 16, 2026

Designing for Failure: Why DDIL Must Be the Starting Point 

DDIL is the expected condition in modern tactical operations. See how multi-transport SD-WAN keeps warfighters connected when links fail.

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Thought Leadership Jun 23, 2026

The Network Is The First Line Of Defense – It’s Time To Treat It That Way

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Requires a New Approach to Network Security

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Intelligent Edge May 21, 2026

Reimagining the Edge: From Network Appliance to Application Platform

For years, the enterprise edge has been treated as a fixed-function domain, purpose-built appliances focused solely on connectivity and security. But that model is no longer sufficient. As applications become distributed, AI workloads move closer to users, and real-time processing becomes critical, the edge must evolve from a transport layer into a flexible, intelligent platform.

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What Enterprises Are Really Saying About AI Security

Shadow AI, prompt-level data leakage, agent-to-agent traffic — here’s what security and network executives are actually prioritizing around AI governance, and the 4 questions every platform must answer.

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Industry Insights Mar 31, 2026

What is Workspace Security?

“What Is Workspace Security? Learn how Workspace Security, operating within the broader Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework, unites advanced security and networking technologies to safeguard users, devices, applications, and data. From enabling Zero Trust principles to incorporating tools like SWG, CASB, ZTNA, DLP, and DEM, explore how Workspace Security helps organizations protect distributed workforces while enabling productivity and collaboration. Discover why Versa is a leader in SASE innovation for modern enterprises.

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Product & Engineering Dec 18, 2025

Building Operational Resilience in SSE: How Versa Networks Delivers Business Continuity at Scale 

As enterprises embrace hybrid work and cloud-first strategies, Unified SASE’s Security Service Edge (SSE) features have become the backbone of secure connectivity. SSE unifies key capabilities — such as secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), zero trust network access (ZTNA), and data loss prevention (DLP) — into a single, cloud-delivered architecture.

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AI Thought Leadership Oct 9, 2025

AI-Era Networking: Why Deep, Real-Time Visibility Is Now Non-Negotiable

Learn how AI is necessary to provide the deep observability and visibility into network and application performance for a exceptional user experience and zero outage branch.

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Product & Engineering Sep 29, 2025

Versa and CrowdStrike: Stronger Together for Unified Endpoint and Network Security

Cyber threats today are faster, stealthier, and more adaptive than ever before. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) has become a critical line of defense. However, it’s not enough on its own. Network-layer controls must work hand-in-hand with endpoint intelligence to stop attackers before they can move laterally, exfiltrate data, or disrupt operations.

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AI Thought Leadership Sep 8, 2025

Agentic AI in NetOps: The Next Big Leap for Network Operations

Learn how Agentic AI transforms NetOps from automation to autonomy. Discover how self-healing, AI-driven networks cut downtime, boost security, and reduce costs.

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Industry Insights Aug 7, 2025

Is Your Enterprise Network Ready for AI? Key Findings from EMA Research

Discover how enterprises are preparing their networks for AI. EMA’s research reveals critical insights on SD-WAN, SASE, security, and observability.

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The Bigger Picture (of WAN and Branch Networks)

The Versa Team
By The Versa Team
Universal SASE leaders
November 7, 2015

If you’ve been reading IT trade publications lately, you may have seen a new networking sector called software-defined WAN (SD-WAN). SD-WAN provides several value propositions for the enterprise in the form of lower connectivity costs by adding broadband/Internet options to your MPLS WAN, improved application performance through “app-aware” routing, and reduced complexity and operational delays by centrally managing branch appliances with zero-touch provisioning. But it doesn’t take a hardened network manager (or IT purchasing department analyst) to conclude that while SD-WAN improves connectivity, key branch services like security and WAN optimization are not part of the solution. Hence branch architectures…


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Gartner Research Report

2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms

Versa has for the third consecutive year been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms and is one of 11 vendors included in this year's report.