News Summary
Versa, the global leader in unified security and networking, today announced a strategic collaboration with Intel to advance AI processing at the Intelligent Edge. The collaboration is intended to help enterprises run select AI-driven security, networking, and analytics functions closer to where users, devices, applications, and data operate.
Combined with the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform and Versa Operating System (VOS), this architecture supports Versa’s vision of the Intelligent Edge: a distributed infrastructure layer where networking, security, and AI capabilities work together as a unified system.
As enterprises adopt AI-driven security, networking, and analytics capabilities, many of these functions require real-time inference close to where users, devices, and applications operate. Running capabilities such as Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and predictive analytics at the network edge enables faster detection, policy enforcement, and operational insight while reducing latency.
Through this collaboration, Versa is working with Intel to explore and enable AI edge acceleration using Intel Xeon 6 processors, which include Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) hardware capabilities designed to accelerate the matrix operations used in modern AI models. Initial testing indicates that AMX-accelerated inference on Xeon 6 can deliver significant improvement in throughput for edge AI workloads compared to previous-generation processors.
“AI is moving beyond the data center and into the environments where enterprises actually operate,” said Nikhil Desai, senior director, product management, Versa. “Our collaboration with Intel is focused on helping customers explore how AI-powered security, networking, and analytics can run more efficiently at the edge, with the performance, control, and security required for distributed enterprise operations.”
Across industries, organizations are exploring how AI inference at the edge can unlock new use cases and operational capabilities. Retailers are using computer vision to improve in-store experiences, manufacturers are applying AI to predictive maintenance and operational analytics, and financial institutions are detecting fraud and anomalies in real time. These scenarios require AI inference to operate locally with low latency while maintaining strong security and governance controls.
Versa’s Intelligent Edge architecture is designed to support this shift. Built on the VersaONE platform and VOS, it integrates elastic compute, resilient connectivity, pervasive security, and autonomous operations across branch, campus, cloud, and sovereign environments. Working with Intel helps extend this architecture to support AI-powered networking and security capabilities closer to where enterprise data and activity originate.
“The transition to AI-driven enterprise requires intelligence integrated directly into the network architecture. By leveraging Intel Xeon 6 with built-in AI via Intel AMX, we are providing the high-throughput, low-latency foundation Versa needs to run complex AI inference at the edge,” said Cristina Rodriguez, VP and GM, Network and Edge at Intel. “This collaboration ensures that security and networking aren’t just connected – they’re intelligently optimized to handle the data-intensive workloads of the near future and beyond. Together, we are enabling AI for enterprise, without compromising performance or security.”
This collaboration advances Versa’s broader vision of the network as the enforcement fabric for the AI-driven enterprise, a unified platform that governs connectivity, security, and AI-enabled operations across every edge, every direction, and every environment where organizations operate.
About Versa
Versa, the global leader in unified networking and security, enables organizations to create self-protecting networks that radically simplify and automate their network and security infrastructure. Powered by AI, the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform delivers converged SSE, SD-WAN, and SD-LAN solutions that protect data and defend against cyberthreats while providing a superior digital experience. Thousands of customers globally, with hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users, trust Versa with their mission-critical networks and security. Versa is privately held and funded by investors such as Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, and BlackRock. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com and follow Versa on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) @versanetworks.
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