By Anthony Lobretto, Sr. VP of Connectivity at 11:11 Systems
Once upon a time, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), which provides network connectivity and security through a single, cloud-based platform, was a technology only within reach of large businesses. SASE solutions were expensive and often relied on legacy enterprise authentication or identity systems (like Active Directory) that smaller or newer organizations didn’t always operate.
That has changed. Today, the SASE market is more dynamic than ever, making it easier than ever to find a solution tailored to a given business’s needs. At the same time, SASE solutions have become more flexible than ever. No matter what your network architecture or software stack looks like, there is a way to deploy SASE.
In this sense, SASE has been democratized, which is great news in a world where every year sets new records for the frequency and scale of cybersecurity attacks, making it paramount for organizations to secure distributed applications and users.