IDC Spotlight Paper

Unified Networking and Security Platform Accelerates Network Transformation

The roles of networking and security have become elevated with enterprises’ journey toward digital transformation (DX). They are regarded as key enablers of DX and are mandatory for the successful digitization of an enterprise’s customer-facing and internal processes. The decision process related to the implementation of networking and security capabilities has generally been complex and often resulted in suboptimal deployments.

This IDC Spotlight paper suggests that a unified SASE platform delivered as a service — or unified SASE as a service — is the right answer by removing inherent friction in the decision-making process, optimizing the commercial framework, and providing a holistic approach to networking and security that derisks the implementation and operational journeys for enterprises.

Read the paper to understand the case for network transformation, market trends and considerations when embarking on a secure networking journey.