To overcome these challenges, consider a secure access service edge (SASE) architecture. Unlike past approaches, SASE unifies security and networking capabilities onto a single cloud platform and one control plane.

By placing network controls on the cloud edge, SASE helps deliver C-level priorities such as:

• Accelerating growth by removing security and connectivity obstacles

• Enforcing more consistent visibility and control across all locations, people, devices, and apps

• Reducing complexity and costs through vendor consolidation and less legacy IT management

• Enabling any-to-any connectivity between all networks, cloud environments, apps, and people However, there is no “one size fits all” approach to SASE.

“The CISO’s guide to SASE adoption” highlights common “quick win” use cases, as well as outlines vendor assessment criteria and a long-term SASE roadmap.

It also explains why some organizations choose Cloudflare One as their single-vendor SASE platform or as part of a two-vendor solution. Built on our connectivity cloud, Cloudflare One simplifies secure, “any-to-any” connectivity and helps enterprises regain control of their IT environments.