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SASE In Practice: 7 Scenarios Where It Beats Traditional Approaches

By Todd Humphreys |   Feb 27, 2025

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) represents a fundamental shift in how businesses protect and connect their digital operations. As organizations accelerate their digital initiatives and cloud adoption, traditional network and security approaches like MPLS and traditional WANs are proving inadequate for today's dynamic business needs in the era of the cloud. Below are seven use cases that demonstrate how SASE delivers strategic advantages over conventional networking and security approaches.

Weighing Your Options: SD-WAN Renewal or SASE Adoption?

By Todd Humphreys |   Feb 25, 2025

Technology is constantly evolving, just like the business landscape it supports. This evolution may have prompted your organization to transition to SD-WAN years ago, as it offered significant advantages over MPLS at the time. However, with the rapid pace of innovation, it’s worth asking: Is SD-WAN still the right investment, or is it time to embrace the next generation of technology?

Why Hybrid IT Security is Broken—And How HPE GreenLake Fixes It with Zero Trust

By Patrick Gamble |   Feb 20, 2025

Hybrid IT is the backbone of modern business operations. Data moves across on-premises infrastructure, cloud environments, and edge computing networks while employees log in from anywhere, accessing critical applications from multiple devices. This operational flexibility fuels growth—but it also expands the attack surface, introducing new security risks that traditional defenses were never designed to handle.

Enhance Warehouse Connectivity With These Advanced Private Networking Solutions

By Greg LaBrie |   Feb 18, 2025

Imagine a bustling train station at rush hour, where every train represents important data rushing through the network. If the tracks aren’t properly maintained, delays and confusion are inevitable. In the same way, a modern warehouse depends on reliable and advanced private network solutions such as private LTE and private 5G to ensure every piece of information reaches its destination without interruption.

The Zero Trust Security Roadmap: Six Steps To Protect Your Assets

By Greg LaBrie |   Jan 28, 2025

In today’s world of cyber threats, organizations are prioritizing zero trust security to safeguard their digital assets. John Kindervag, the founding father of Zero Trust, explains in a recent conversation with WEI, “Trust is a human emotion and has no business in digital systems.” This strategy assumes no user or system is inherently trustworthy, emphasizing the need for continuous validation and strong access controls.

How Higher Education Can Benefit From Integrated Cybersecurity Solutions

By David Fafel |   Jan 14, 2025

As higher education continues integrating new technologies, institutions are rethinking how they manage and protect data. This shift is driven by the need to enhance operational efficiency, ensure campus safety, and uncover meaningful insights from the vast amount of information generated daily.

Zero-Day Malware Prevention: A Critical Need for Modern Security

By Terry Dever |   Dec 19, 2024

When detecting and responding to malware and advanced cyber attacks, time to prevention is key. Seconds versus minutes can be the difference between an easily closed case and a large scale breach. That's why the rise of zero-day malware poses one of the greatest challenges in your cybersecurity environment.

Transform Enterprise Security With Advanced Network Access Control Solutions

By Mike Thweatt |   Nov 19, 2024

Imagine managing a large party in your home, where guests arrive unpredictably through different entryways. You can’t just lock the front door and call it secure. Instead, you need to keep track of everyone who enters, ensure they’re supposed to be there, and monitor the activity inside. In the same way, businesses face the complex challenge of managing network security across an expansive digital landscape. With remote work, a rise in connected devices, and growing cyber threats, ensuring effective business network security now resembles organizing a secure, multi-room event with hundreds — if not thousands — of “guests.”

Five Ways Network Infrastructure With NaaS Optimizes Edge Connectivity

By David Fafel |   Oct 22, 2024

The limitations of on-premises hardware have often constrained traditional network infrastructure. As hybrid work models become increasingly prevalent, the demand for effective remote collaboration strategies has risen. Network-as-a-service (NaaS) emerges as a critical component of modern network architectures, offering scalable, secure, and flexible solutions to support distributed workforces. NaaS also allows organizations to access and utilize network resources on a subscription basis, thereby aligning their network capabilities with their evolving needs.

In this article, we’ll explore how one such solution plays a pivotal role in addressing these demands.

Deep Dive: How SASE Redefines The Enterprise Perimeter

By Terry Dever |   Oct 03, 2024

In my previous article, I wanted to show people what SASE is, what SASE is NOT, what ZTNA 2.0 means, and how this architecture and mindset can benefit your organization. Here, I want to take things to the next step and discuss the common pain points that lead customers towards a SASE solution as well as help answer any key questions that may lead to a network/security/WAN transformation.

Finally, I wanted to remind anyone reading this article: The SASE help you need is here! Now, let’s dive in.