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There is an increasing need for Software-defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to build out their security capabilities to address the growing demands for Secure Access Services Edge (SASE), the market convergence of SDWAN and security. In this blog, Ankush Badola, Associate Director, APAC Solution Sales, Tata Communications, discusses the value of SASE for business resilience.
While some OEM's look to develop these capabilities inhouse, the others are acquiring cloud security capabilities like Secure Web gateway, cloud access security broker (CASB) and Zero Trust. The native security OEM’s are also developing/acquiring SDWAN capabilities to compete with the traditional OEM vendors. Gartner estimates that in 2022, end-user spending on SASE will total $6.8 billion, up from

Focus on the outcomes – It can be challenging to navigate through jargons while evaluating technology which might take away part of the focus from business objectives. Sometimes customers might find themselves being limited in their options to a particular brand due to the marketing around it. To avoid this pitfall, the business objectives become the guiding beacon. Choose the right partner – A digital strategy requires multi-pronged approach to technology often extending beyond the immediate scope into things such as Thin Branch, Customer Experience, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) etc. For example, the business goal might be to increase customer satisfaction scores by means of innovation in products or through possibilities of new technology."The business objectives set a clear lens through which technology can be evaluated and success can be quantified."
And therefore, it is important to look for partners that have the depth and the footprint to supply and support the multi-pronged solution in all the geographic locations relevant for the customers. Some partners offer an integrated services view (through a common visibility portal) that can enable your teams with a single pane of glass visibility of their digital domain. Partners can also be shortlisted based on external validations such as presence in the Gartner Magic Quadrant (GMQ) and others. It is also helpful to work with partners that have previous experience of handling such deployments at a similar scale."This business goal when broken down into technology goals would conceivably span technology such as Contact Center, network, omni-channel communications with security (SASE) at its core."

To learn more, please read this blog on the evolution of networks."A right partner who understands the business goals, has multi-tech expertise, the right footprint and the depth of adjacent services can enable enterprises to adopt and unlock the value of SASE."
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