Security News > 2024 > February > Broadcom builds a SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec

Broadcom has delivered on its 2023 teaser of integration between VMware's SD-WAN and Symantec's Security Service Edge, by today debuting the "VMware VeloCloud SASE, Secured by Symantec" at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The Symantec Security Service Edge is already classified as a SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge - a term coined by analyst firm Gartner, which defines it as a "Converged network and security as a service capabilities, including software-defined WAN, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, next-generation firewall, and zero trust network access." VMware also offered its own SASE, but that offering was tuned to the needs of its Workspace ONE end user compute suite.

VMware's VeloCloud SD-WAN is well regarded, and arguably superior to Symantec's equivalent - if only because it's decently integrated with the VMware NSX network virtualization suite.

As Broadcom's strategy for VMware is to have customers buy more of the vStack, bringing VeloCloud SD-WAN into the mix makes sense.

This year, VMware by Broadcom didn't have notable product or technology news, but was able to discuss customers.

VMware has not indicated whether any of these collaborations commenced after the completion of its acquisition by Broadcom, so it's hard to say whether they represent fresh momentum or an endorsement of Broadcom's strategy for VMware.

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