Versa and Colt: Combining SSE and SD-WAN for a Fully Integrated SASE Solution

Versa Networks and Colt Technology Services together help enable the Internet to be used as a business network and an MPLS alternative for your WAN to optimize for digital transformation.

Colt’s global next-generation network and leadership with SD-WAN combines with technology from recognized SASE leader Versa Networks to offer customers end-to-end high-performance, secure, future-proof connectivity. Colt and Versa bring together Security Services Edge (SSE) technology and SD-WAN to provide users with secure access to their business data and applications, based on their role or profile, from any device or location.

Comprehensive SASE Delivered Everywhere

This partnership between Versa and Colt Technology Services’ customers now have access to an integrated full Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution that brings together SD WAN and SSE features.

Designed for global enterprise companies, Colt SASE Gateway and Versa SSE, which includes Versa Secure Web Gateway, a secure web access solution that offers organizations protection from malware and threats, bring together instant insight for policy management for secure user access.

In addition, Colt SD-WAN Remote Access, a feature launched last year based on Versa Secure Access (VSA) and Colt SD WAN’s core integrated features delivers seamless network access to offer a completely private connection to corporate resources.

Organizations looking to implement SASE can now leverage Colt and Versa’s joint solution for dynamic, secure access for employees regardless of where they are and the type of device they are using to access the network.

Key Benefits Include:

  • Self-Install CPE (Zero Touch Provisioning)
  • Dual CPE (High Availability Site)
  • Multi-Cloud Access
  • Colt SASE solutions
  • SD WAN Remote Access
  • Colt SASE Gateway Solution
  • Traffic steering (Dynamic multi-pathing)
  • VoIP on SD WAN
  • Dual stack IPv6 support
  • Analytics (Self-service traffic view)
  • Customer Portal
  • Integrated firewall
  • Active/Active operation

Benefits of Deploying a Joint Solution

When Versa and Colt work together to deliver a completely integrated SASE solution, the combined solution delivers unique and differentiated values such as:

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Cost

Delivered using competitively priced public Internet services, with only high priority traffic routed across premium MPLS paths.

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Resilience

Either network path (MPLS or Internet) can be used as backup in the event of a failure.

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Speed of Delivery

Using your existing Internet access enables a much quicker service deployment than OLO tails.

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Control

Easily manage your traffic on chosen application with thresholds and change traffic patterns via portal.

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Flexibility

Open X86 architecture means that one CPE device can act as a router, firewall, & application performance monitor. With universal CPE, benefit from zero-touch installation.

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Agility

Simple interface to manage your WAN.