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  • Report details
  • 30 Figures
  • 0 Tables
  • Executive Summary
    • Report Conclusions
  • Research Objectives
  • Research Findings
    • Convergence Is a Priority, but Work Remains
    • SASE Is Becoming Ubiquitous but Is Not Always Focused on Convergence
    • SaaS and Branch Office Use Cases Drive a Shift in SASE Starting Points
    • Organizations Show Interest in Both Using GenAI for Security and Securing GenAI
    • Most Now View SD-WAN as Integrated via SASE, but Holdouts Do Remain
    • Organizations See Many SASE Benefits, but Optimizing Team Alignment Remains a…
  • Conclusion
  • Research Methodology
  • Respondent Demographics
Research Report: Networking and Security Convergence: Assessing SASE Progress and Best Practices
Research Report
Sep 12, 2025
by John Grady, Jim Frey, Emily Marsh, Enterprise Strategy Group Research
SD-WAN and security technologies have been converging via SASE to simplify the infrastructure stack and deliver better experiences and protection for users. However, questions remain as to how quickly organizations are acting to tightly couple both networking and security tools and teams. Network and security organizations have different objectives, KPIs, workflows, and vendor preferences. Taken together, this means that while convergence has an appealing value proposition, it can be difficult to implement in practice. Networking and security leaders need to understand where their forward-thinking peer organizations are in this process to plan accordingly and, ultimately, solve the key business challenges they face.

To gain insights into these trends, Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 428 cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals in North America (U.S. and Canada) involved with SASE technology and processes.
 
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Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
    • Report Conclusions
  • Research Objectives
  • Research Findings
    • Convergence Is a Priority, but Work Remains
    • SASE Is Becoming Ubiquitous but Is Not Always Focused on Convergence
    • SaaS and Branch Office Use Cases Drive a Shift in SASE Starting Points
    • Organizations Show Interest in Both Using GenAI for Security and Securing GenAI
    • Most Now View SD-WAN as Integrated via SASE, but Holdouts Do Remain
    • Organizations See Many SASE Benefits, but Optimizing Team Alignment Remains a Priority
  • Conclusion
  • Research Methodology
  • Respondent Demographics
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John Grady
Principal Analyst, Cybersecurity
Jim Frey
Principal Analyst, Networking
Emily Marsh
Associate Research Director
Enterprise Strategy Group Research
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