GoKawiilSASE emerges as unified cloud platform merging networking and security
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) combines software-defined networking, threat prevention, access control and application security into a single cloud-delivered platform managed through one interface. It relies on globally distributed Points of Presence to enforce security and networking close to users, and typically begins deployment with SD-WAN, which intelligently routes traffic across MPLS, broadband, LTE and 5G links before organizations layer zero-trust security on top.
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As enterprises spread workloads across on-premises, cloud and edge environments, fragmented security tools create operational complexity and coverage gaps, which SASE aims to resolve by centralizing enforcement. Ben Radcliff of Ensono suggests most customers adopt SD-WAN first before layering in zero-trust security, indicating a phased rather than all-at-once shift toward this architecture across the industry.
- SASE unifies SD-WAN, threat prevention, access control and application security into one cloud platform.
- Distributed Points of Presence let providers enforce security near users while easing infrastructure management.
- Organizations typically adopt SD-WAN first, then add zero-trust security as a second phase.
Source: darkreading.com — George V. Hulme, 2026-09-23
Published there as: “SASE Converges Network & Security Into One Cloud Solution”
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