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"SASE enables companies to operate during times of disruption and provides highly secure, high-performance access to any application, regardless of user location." Gartner 2020 Secure Access Service Edge Forecast, Joe Skorupa and Nat Smith Changing access needs, cloud migration, and SASE There has been massive disruption in the way we work. The workforce has grown increasingly distributed, with apps and data dispersed across locations. Users now work anywhere and everywhere, and through it all expect fast, seamless, secure access. How can networking and security ensure consistent high-performance, high-security access? And how can they continue to meet these needs in the face of continued disruption and evolution? Organizations seeking the answers to these questions have increasingly looked to the cloud; the migration to cloud-based security and networking solutions has significantly accelerated. But, there hasn't always been a clear pathway toward to the cloud. Until now. As organizations work to migrate to the cloud — and work moves away from the data center towards the edges of the network — exposure to threats continues to rise. To protect against these growing risks — while optimizing performance at every connection — networking and security can no longer work in silos. Instead, they must work together in tandem to connect and protect users at the edge, securely and efficiently. This is where SASE enters the picture. Recently introduced by Gartner, SASE — or Secure Access Secure Edge — is a forward-thinking framework in which networking and security functions converge into a single integrated service that works at the cloud edge to deliver protection and performance in one simplified approach. Properly executed, SASE can offer organizations a number of unique benefits: Move access control closer to where it's needed — the user and the cloud edge 1. Reduce complexity and consolidate security functions in an efficient as- a-service model 2. Make your business more agile in a constantly changing world 3. Simplify deployment, management, and policy enforcement across all environments 4. Deliver seamless, scalable, secure internet and cloud access anytime, anywhere 5. © 2021 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Investing in a long-term security strategy | 3