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Beyond the Console: MCP and the New Operating Model for Enterprise Infrastructure
Enterprises are converging on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect AI agents to networking and security infrastructure. This piece looks at why an enterprise routing and governance layer, not just vendor-specific MCP servers, is becoming essential for provisioning, troubleshooting, and threat hunting across a multi-vendor stack.
Europe’s Data Sovereignty Reckoning: Why Sovereign SASE Matters
Data sovereignty in Europe now extends beyond where data is stored to who controls the infrastructure that accesses, inspects, logs and governs it. The blog explains how the CLOUD Act and geopolitics expose gaps in residency-only strategies, why sovereign cloud alone is insufficient, and how Versa Sovereign SASE extends sovereignty across the full access and operational stack.
Beyond Integration: Why a Truly Unified Branch Needs Intelligent Edge, Pervasive Security, and AI-Native Operations
Piecemeal SASE creates security debt. See how Versa unifies pervasive security, intelligent edge, and AI-native operations on one platform.
New Gartner SASE Platforms Reports are Out – Versa Featured Again
Versa has been recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms for the fourth consecutive year and is one of twelve vendors that met the criteria for inclusion in this year’s report.
The EU’s Digital Borders Call for Sovereign Access, Not Just Sovereign Cloud
As a result of Europe’s sovereignty shift, Sovereign Cloud data residency is no longer sufficient. Sovereign Access is necessary, and for modern enterprises that is why Sovereign SASE is becoming a core requirement for digital sovereignty.
The Network Is the Platform: Why Convergence at the WAN, LAN, and Security Defines the Next Era of Infrastructure
The network is no longer beneath the platform — it IS the platform. Learn why converging SD-WAN, SD-LAN, and SSE on one stack matters.
Your Next Firewall Refresh Is a Strategic Decision, Not a Renewal
Firewall refresh cycles feel like renewal paperwork—but they’re actually your best window to rethink security architecture. With switching costs at their lowest, this is the moment to move beyond legacy perimeter defense or poor device performance toward Zero Trust, SASE, and consolidated platforms, delivering higher performance at lower cost. Get the 6-step roadmap for a refresh that pays off for years.
Extend Your SASE DLP and ATP Policies to Email
Versa DLP and ATP for Email brings data loss and threat protection for email into your SASE platform, closing visibility gaps for faster resolution.
Data Residency Is Not Sovereignty: What to Ask Before You Sign
Data residency and data sovereignty are not the same thing — and regulators are starting to notice. This post explains the four dimensions of genuine sovereign SASE and gives EU procurement teams a practical checklist to evaluate vendors before signing.
Industry Insights
Top 5 Business Transformation Trends Driving Network Transformation
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
May 21, 2020
The digital transformation has made the network indispensable. As your network goes, so your business goes. Everything is connected: static and mobile devices all communicate via the network. Extraordinary statistics suggest 51% of CxOs don’t know what their industry might look like in 2023; that there might be a 50% turnover in the S&P over the next five years. Agility is survival. Traditional hub & spoke networks were designed for client-server access to centralized information by a set of known, stationary, IT-controlled endpoints. Today’s business does not operate that way. The number and types of devices have exploded, they—and their…
Customers & Partners
My WFH Story with Versa Secure SD-WAN (Part 3)
By Robert McBride
Sales Engineer
April 13, 2020
Part 3 of a 3 part series (read Part 1 and Part 2) So, with the default configuration with minor LAN and NGFW customizations, what was I capable of using now at my home office? Always on VPN to corporate whether I was wired or wireless at my house Multi-link WAN with LTE providing me backup services to have 99.99% uptime for all my devices Prioritize my voice, video conferencing, O365, SFDC, Virtualization applications over Netflix, Hulu, PlayStation Network, Google Play Music, Spotify and other social media-oriented applications Secured my Internet with not only a NGFW but URL reputation and…
Customers & Partners
My WFH Story with Versa Secure SD-WAN (Part 2)
By Robert McBride
Sales Engineer
April 9, 2020
Part 2 of a 3 part series (read part 1 and part 3) Now, my journey. I requested a Versa Cloud Services Gateway appliance, specifically the CSG750-WLA (that’s our 750 series appliance with an integrated Wi-Fi AP (Access Point) and an integrated cellular modem for LTE). I submitted a request to our Versa Titan operations team [sent an internal PO] to create my organization and provide me with licenses for 4 sites – each license was the Versa Titan CSG750-Advanced Security software license. The Advanced security license provides routing, SD-WAN, NGFW, URL Filtering, AV and NG-IPS [for those who are…
Customers & Partners
My WFH Story with Versa Secure SD-WAN (Part 1)
By Robert McBride
Sales Engineer
April 8, 2020
Part 1 of a 3 part series (read part 2 and part 3) Throughout my entire career of 20+ years I predominately have been a work-from-home employee through various roles I have held. As part of #WFH the need for secure and either on-demand or constant connectivity to corporate resources is a hard requirement in order to do my job effectively. Over the last 20+ years how, where and what I need access to have changed quite dramatically. In summary a lot of these resources are now off-net [ e.g. email, SharePoint, Skype, CRM, PRM, collaboration and communication applications [conferencing…
Product & Engineering
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Secure SD-WAN
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
April 2, 2020
Fiserv is the biggest financial company you may never have heard of. Every non-cash financial transaction that you conduct touches their network. Security is paramount for you—the consumer; for Fiserv’s clients—financial institutions, point-of-sale and payment industries in more than 100 countries; and for Fiserv’s global corporate network. Look at the staggering numbers on the right! If a company this size can successfully deploy a Secure SD-WAN, then the early adopter phase must be long over. It is. Mainstream companies like Fiserv are now deploying SD-WAN technology to manage—or survive—this era of rapid digital transformation. Which is not necessarily super-disruptive: SD-WAN…
Industry Insights
How Sassy is your SD-WAN – Winning the Next WAN Edge Cycle
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
September 4, 2019
The new Gartner Networking Hype Cycle for 2019 is out (stay calm!) and there is one very clear message for network professionals implementing a SD-WAN strategy: first the good news, you’re now entering the nirvana phase of the cycle, i.e., the Slope of Enlightenment (congratulations!), which means SD-WAN is approaching a maximum period of benefits for the next 2-5 years; however, the bad news is that if you haven’t evaluated the “sassy” potential of your SD-WAN, then you may be headed for a premature derailment in the Trough of Disillusionment! When I say “sassy” I’m not referring to your teenager’s…
Product & Engineering
Cloud-Managed, Software-Defined Infrastructure Key to scaling SD-WAN and SD-Security
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
April 18, 2019
According to the Avant Communications 2019 Cloud Channel Survey, conducted by Edge Strategies, having next generation cloud services in the solution providers’ portfolio seem to enable them to sell more data and voice services. The top four services that Avant’s Channel Partners expect to sell in two years are Data Networks (39%), UCaaS (67%), SD-WAN (61%) and Security-as-a-Service (45%) – with 5G and Managed IOT emerging as areas to watch for in the future. The intersection of cloud, SD-WAN and SD-Security among high growth solution providers, gives great context to the release of Versa Titan by Versa Networks. Versa Titan…
Customers & Partners
Versa and APN Partners Work Together to Simplify, Optimize and Secure Application Migration to Amazon Web Services
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
November 26, 2018
Versa Networks, innovator of the Secure Cloud IP software platform, is changing the game once again byteamingup with APN networking partners to provide Secure Software-Defined WAN(SD-WAN) solutions tailored for Amazon Web Services. This solutionoffering will further secure and optimize the migration of enterprise on-premises workloads and applications to AWS. Versa has alignedwith service provider and system integration partners that haveachieved AWS Networking Competency status and who are anAWS Partner Network (APN) Partner supporting AWS Direct Connect.Versa APN operator alliances include Verizon, Comcast, Centurylinkand Zayo, with Zayoinitiating the first package offered in the AWS Solution Space: https://aws.amazon.com/solutionspace/solutions/versa-zayo-integrated-network-solution-on-aws/ “SD-WAN is another way we’re…
Industry Insights
Application-Driven WANs are the Modern Edge Network
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
October 10, 2018
Everyone in IT is keenly aware that the cloud and SaaS are a double-edged sword. On one side, many benefits ensue, like offloading high CapEx and lowering OpEx, and divesting of complex and bloated hardware-based infrastructure. The more challenging side lies in the ever-growing cloud applications that employees in every department are using, many of which are unknown to IT. Cloud and SaaS apps are growing so fast that IT has a difficult time keeping up with the demand. In fact, according to Goldman Sachs, the cloud computing and platform market was just over $10 billion in 2013, and is…
Industry Insights
3 Strategic Imperatives for Winning the Secure Cloud Transition
By The Versa Team
SASE Technical Professionals
July 6, 2018
Networking and security IT infrastructures have evolved to a level of complexity unmanageable by operators and enterprises using a conventional approach. The ongoing reliance upon legacy network hardware and disjointed WAN architectures inhibit the operational agility required by global organizations looking to digitize business services with secure, multi-cloud connectivity. The intersection of network reliability and application performance requires a more flexible, versatile network architecture with security and cloud integration at the forefront; thus, optimal WAN-path selection alone is no longer good enough in a multi-threaded threat environment. Large-scale enterprises with far-flung remote locations and highly distributed data centers are facing…
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2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms
Versa has for the fourth consecutive year been recognized in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms1 and is one of only 12 vendors that met the criteria for inclusion based on the analysts’ evaluation of the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform.