Adopting an SD-WAN solution is the best option that network organizations have to respond to a range of requirements such as lowering cost, increasing availability and providing high quality user experiences. However, network organizations are also under pressure to deliver best-of-breed security and in virtually all instances, adopting an SD-WAN solution results in implementing Direct Internet Access (DIA) which is challenging to secure using security appliances.
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S-1 empower organizations to realize the full potential of the cloud and mobility by securely connecting users to applications from any device, anywhere.
But the Challenge of going direct to the Internet with appliances
Deploy a bunch of appliances to all locations. How many locations does your customer have?
Can they realistically deploy the same appliance stack sitting in their gateway to every location? No – creates expensive appliance sprawl. Pan will say – create regional hubs and backhaul traffic – which defeats the point of cloud applications and local internet breakouts OR
Instead, security compromises - how many boxes can they afford and the level of security provided. Compromise leaves org vulnerable.
And it is not just us saying this. When we asked end users at RSA about their concerns about creating local internet breakouts, They were concerned that it would require additional appliances, about the lack security and control with that many appliances – and that it would be too complex to manage
Bottom line – appliances don’t work for breakouts.
It no longer makes sense to backhaul outbound Internet traffic to a firewall in a regional or corporate datacenter. Expensive MPLS backhauling = negative user experience. It no longer makes sense to compromise security by installing smaller boxes in the branch.
Security needs to move to cloud, apps must shift from network-based to policy-based access that securely connects the right users to the right apps. And you can do that with Zscaler Cloud firewall
This slide was shared with us by a prospect-turned-customer on the value of migrating from hub-and-spoke, appliance-centric architecture to Zscaler.