Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform
Versa simplifies how enterprises protect and connect their users, devices and sites to workloads and applications – anywhere, anytime.
Unify Security and Networking
Cloud computing and hybrid work initiatives are pushing organizations to enable anywhere, anytime access from any device. Unfortunately, legacy network architectures and perimeter-based security were never designed to support this approach, resulting in poor experiences for users and severe complexity problems for administrators.
We pioneered and delivered the first networking platform with security ‘built-in’. The Versa Unified SASE Platform uniquely combines a comprehensive set of networking and security capabilities into a single converged platform, with a unified console, unified policy, and unified data lake. And an application aware, traffic engineered fabric simplifies the design, deployment and life cycle management.
Improved Security Posture
Consistent policy enforcement across the entire footprint
Better, Consistent App Experience
No matter where the users/device/sites or apps are
Increased Operational Efficacy
Consolidate multiple products into an AI/ML powered platform
The Importance of a Unified Platform
Some vendors in the SASE market have combined multiple disjointed products from different vendors into a product suite, so they could “check the box” for SASE services. These solutions often fail to meet the foundational intent of SASE – superior protection for the enterprise while delivering superior performance and user experience. Versa’s single-vendor AI/ML-powered Unified SASE platform natively integrates organically developed best-of-breed security and networking services that can be delivered from Versa cloud, our partner cloud, or an enterprise’s private on-premise SASE solution.
As digital transformation accelerates more workloads to the cloud, security and user experience have become focal points for IT. Legacy approaches were designed for workloads in private data centers, but not for IaaS or SaaS where the Internet is the on-ramp.
Delivering the best user experience requires knowledge of where the user and applications are and selecting the best path based on conditions of all the possible paths between the user and the application, no matter where each connects.
Versa SASE Fabric
Global PoPs
Versa has deployed PoPs around the world that deliver distributed on-ramps for easy access and improved performance that connect users and devices to cloud and SaaS applications. Versa SASE architecture is elastic and scales by dynamically spinning up additional virtual PoPs in public or private clouds based on coverage and capacity needs.
Traffic Engineered Backbone
Versa connects these global PoPs via an application aware, high speed backbone for Security Service Edge and Secure Networking services. This backbone optimizes reachability based on real-time network conditions that are distributed to each PoP for end-to-end dynamic path selection.
Unified Observability and Management
AIOps simplifies creation, automation, lifecycle management and delivery of all SASE services across tens of thousands of users and sites. Rich real-time, historical insights and AI/ML based anomaly detection reduce MTTD and MTTR for network and security events.
2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for single Vendor SASE report
Versa Networks recognized as a Challenger in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for single Vendor SASE report
According to Gartner, network and network security leaders looking to support the anywhere, anytime access requirements of a distributed, hybrid workforce (including branch offices and edge locations) should invest in SASE. The single-vendor SASE market is immature and dynamic, but developing rapidly.
Connecting Remote Workers
Remote or hybrid users have a client-based or clientless option for an Always On connection to workloads in private or public clouds. Users are connected to gateways based on proximity, load and other real-time variables. Using the client unlocks device posture information that can be used for policy enforcement.
Connecting Branch Offices
Branch or corporate offices use a Versa Secure SD-WAN device or a third party SD-WAN, router, firewall to enable users/devices to access workloads in private or public cloud or connect to other corporate sites. Using Versa SD-WAN as an on-ramp uniquely delivers end-to-end observability and control for user/device-to-app performance and security.
Versa Unified SASE Product Families
Security Service Edge (SSE)
Versa Security Service Edge products secure access to the web, cloud services and private applications.
Secure Networking
Versa Secure Networking products offer secure, scalable, and reliable enterprise-wide networking across WANs and LANs.
Free eBook
SASE For Dummies
Learn the business and technical background of SASE including best practices, real-life customer deployments, and the benefits that come with a SASE enabled organization.