What is the Versa Networks SD WAN Solution?
Versa offer their clients integrated SD WAN and SASE security services on a cloud-native platform, with options for managed and DIY services. The solution comes in two forms: Versa Classic, a feature rich solution offered via managed service providers (MSPs) popular with large global enterprises; and Versa Titan, a simplified and compacted version which is easier to self-manage (DIY) and is more popular with SMEs. Versa’s SD WAN solution aims to provide middle mile services across global networks.
Their comprehensive solutions are designed to enable migration and support of multi-cloud connectivity, allowing branch offices to connect to multiple public and private clouds such as AWS and Azure, as well as SaaS services such as Salesforce, Office 365, RingCentral and many more.
Versa also offers typical SD WAN carrier-grade features such as: IP address management, denial of service (DOS), intrusion protection system (IPS), intrusion detection system (IDS), and antivirus and malware software. Further features include:
Configuration-Based Key Features:
- Zero-Touch Configuration: Removes the need for an IT team. Good for companies with remote locations.
- Split Tunnel: The SD WAN solution features split tunneling. Traffic can be diverted via a VPN through a direct branch-to-branch overlay to reach the corporate office, whilst at the same time other traffic is sent directly to the internet or cloud.
- Multipath Traffic Steering: Steers traffic in cloud applications in the cloud exchange that sit between local - access and hub-sites.
- Versa Director: Supports virtualisation using VMware, and integrates into AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Dell.
- Optional Wi-Fi and Long Term Evolution (LTE): Hardware offering includes optional Wi-Fi and LTE, which many other vendors do not support. This helps to prevent disruption of network connections and application access.
- Cloud-Management: Good for DIY managed solutions, Versa Titan can be managed via a desktop or the Titan Mobile App.
Security-Based Key Features:
- Network Address Translation (NAT): Translates all private IP addresses within the local branch or data center into a single public IP address. Offers security when communicating via the internet.
- Next Generation Firewalling: Approves or denies traffic based on state, port and protocol and blocks threats such as advanced malware and application-layer attacks. Can also filter traffic based on administrator-defined rules.
- Stateful Firewall: Closely monitors traffic streams and can integrate encryption or tunnels and identify TCP connection stages, packet state and other key status updates.
- SASE: See, What is the Versa SASE Security Solution?
Performance-Based Key Features:
- Versa SLA Monitoring: Allows clients to apply contextualized user experience criteria, which allows traffic to be dynamically steered across paths. This ensures high performance and reliability for all business applications and workloads.
- Direct Cloud Access (DCA):Optimizes access to popular cloud sites such as AWS and Azure.
- DIY Management: Versa’s Titan network operations center (NOC) is available to clients at all times and provides management help via live chat or telephone.
