Securing the Edge: SASE Trends in Asia/Pacific

This IDC Perspective discusses the core concepts of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and its adoption trends in the current Asia/Pacific market. It provides a breakdown of the core components that make up a SASE solution in an effort to enlighten organizations on their digital transformation (DX) journey amid the pandemic. Increased emphasis on low-latency remote working, Internet of Things (IoT) security, cloud adoption, and partnerships/alliances are driving the SASE expansion, yet the question beckons: is it all just hype? As organizations advance in their DX journey toward the cloud, meticulous assessments for the adoption of SASE, in part or in whole, are paramount in understanding if value can be derived from such a solution.