Why SASE should be viewed as an evolution, not revolution
by Mike McGlynn, Tech Target Guest Contributor
It's hard to remember a security trend that has gained so much traction in such a short amount of time as SASE.
Gartner coined the term "secure access service edge" in August 2019 when it published The Future of Network Security Is in the Cloud. The report details how SASE is the natural evolution of two trends: network as a service and network security as a service.
While the introduction of SASE gave IT leaders plenty of food for thought, it seemed like it would take a while for business drivers to justify the major departure from traditional on-premises architectures. Then came COVID-19.
As IT departments around the world scrambled to enable a remote workforce, SASE seemed less of a future-state concept and more of a near-term fix for an unexpected use case. What was initially positioned as an evolution started to be repositioned as a revolution.
Considering SASE solely in the context of a remote workforce can lead to rushed decision-making. Instead, when IT leaders view SASE as an evolution, they can make security decisions that align to a long-term security strategy based on business drivers that existed long before COVID…