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Why is SASE important for enterprises now?

SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is essential for enterprises facing shifting workloads, workforces, and expectations. It offers a cloud-first architecture that integrates network and security as-a-service, addressing the inefficiencies of traditional networks. SASE provides consistent performance, pervasive security, and seamless support experiences. Unified SASE as a Service further enhances these benefits, offering reduced risk, improved agility, and flexible economics for modern businesses.

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Why SASE? Why Now?

Enterprises are currently facing the need for a new architecture built on proven cloud-first principles that integrates network and network security as-a-service. This need arises from shifting workloads, workforces, and expectations, making traditional network architectures inefficient, costly, and complex. SASE addresses these challenges by offering a simple, flexible, and secure architecture that ensures consistency across the cloud and with edge control.

Key Attributes of SASE

The core attributes of SASE include:

  • Consistent Network and Application Performance: Ensures reliable and efficient performance across distributed environments.
  • Pervasive Security: Provides comprehensive security coverage across distributed users, devices, and applications.
  • Seamless Support Experiences: Delivered as-a-service, these experiences streamline operations and reduce the burden on IT staff.

The Role of Unified SASE as a Service

Unified SASE as a Service is crucial in today’s environment where IT and security professionals strive to ensure secure and performant access to applications and data for all users across globally distributed networks without increasing costs, risks, or complexity. Traditional networking and security solutions often fall short due to operational complexities and prolonged deployments, leading to unacceptable trade-offs between security and network performance.

Benefits of Aryaka Unified SASE as a Service include:

  • Reduced Network Attack Surface and Risk: Enhances overall security posture.
  • World-Class SaaS and Multi-Cloud Application Performance: Optimizes performance across all cloud environments.
  • Improved Business and Operational Agility: Facilitates quick adaptation to changing business needs.
  • ‘As-a-Service’ Flexibility and Economics: Offers scalable solutions that grow with the enterprise.
  • Confidence in the SASE Journey: Supports enterprises throughout their transformation with robust security and network solutions.

Additionally, Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service features a single-pass architecture for efficient processing, a unified control plane for consistent policy application, and flexible delivery options that cater to organizations at different stages of their secure network access transformation. This integrated approach simplifies the management and deployment of network and security functions, making it an optimal solution for modern enterprises navigating the complexities of a digital-first world.