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Diving into Secure Access Service Edge

By : Jeremiah
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Diving into Secure Access Service Edge

By: Jeremiah

Overview of this book

The SASE concept was coined by Gartner after seeing a pattern emerge in cloud and SD-WAN projects where full security integration was needed. The market behavior lately has sparked something like a "space race" for all technology manufacturers and cloud service providers to offer a "SASE" solution. The current training available in the market is minimal and manufacturer-oriented, with new services being released every few weeks. Professional architects and engineers trying to implement SASE need to take a manufacturer-neutral approach. This guide provides a foundation for understanding SASE, but it also has a lasting impact because it not only addresses the problems that existed at the time of publication, but also provides a continual learning approach to successfully lead in a market that evolves every few weeks. Technology teams need a tool that provides a model to keep up with new information as it becomes available and stay ahead of market hype. With this book, you’ll learn about crucial models for SASE success in designing, building, deploying, and supporting operations to ensure the most positive user experience (UX). In addition to SASE, you’ll gain insight into SD-WAN design, DevOps, zero trust, and next-generation technical education methods.
Table of Contents (28 chapters)
1
Part 1 – SASE Market Perspective
7
Part 2 – SASE Technical Perspective
15
Part 3 – SASE Success Perspective
20
Part 4 – SASE Bonus Perspective
Appendix: SASE Terms

Summary

In this chapter, we provided an understanding of what SD-WAN is, why to use SD-WAN, how to use SD-WAN, when to use SD-WAN, and what SD-WAN looks like when integrated with SASE.

SD-WAN and SASE, while not codependent, provide increased value when effectively integrated. An orchestrated SASE solution that leverages SD-WAN and is integrated via API, templated, and operated via AIOps reduces the human capital investment needed for long-term operational success.

All SD technologies are rapidly evolving at a pace that means that legacy technology department processes have become ineffective and must be redefined. Perhaps the human process for designing, building, deploying, integrating, securing, and operating future solutions should be SD.

In Part 2 of this book, we will get more technical with the SASE technical perspective.

In the next chapter, SASE Detail, we will take a deep dive into what comprises the SASE Service, with these sections on the service: Definition...