Demand for secure access service edge (SASE) solutions continues to catch fire.

So say experts from Aryaka Networks, Masergy and Versa Networks. SASE, which combines connectivity/networking features of technologies like SD-WAN with next-generation security capabilities, had already established a foothold before the pandemic.

“Long before SASE was a thing, studies found that IT decision makers state security is their No. 1 SD-WAN buyer criteria,” said Ray Watson, Masergy’s vice president of innovation. “And now that SASE has been defined as a solution addressing the problems of secure remote access, interest has skyrocketed.”

Watson and peers from two other vendors will speak about SASE at the upcoming Channel Partners Conference & Expo. Their panel, “