Security News > 2022 > January > The state of SD-WAN and SASE planning

Aryaka published a report, revealing insights into global SD-WAN and SASE planning.

In the context of network and security, trends include the Secure Access Service Edge, with 64% deploying or planning to deploy over the next year.

"This year's Aryaka State of the WAN includes many valuable insights backing up trends we see in the industry. These include the effects of hybrid work, with 75% projecting a quarter of their employees to remain at least part-time remote, and cloud connectivity demands skyrocketing with 51% planning to move away from traditional data centers over the next two years. Both initiatives will require more sophisticated network-as-a-service solutions with integrated security offerings," said Scott Raynovich, chief analyst of Futuriom.

As change management takes priority, there is an increased focus on observability and control, increasing by 9%. What's driving SD-WAN and SASE planning.

The movement to SD-WAN and SASE also follows the movement away from MPLS, with 46% planning to terminate some or all contracts over the next year.

Networking and security convergence including a SASE architecture: SASE represents a promise of a converged cloud-first architecture, but there are concerns on complexity and adoption.

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