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The Versa Networks offering is a comprehensive solution, combining SD WAN and SASE into one platform. The solution is scalable, with Versa Titan suited for Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) requiring high-level security features on a simple platform that can be DIY managed, and Versa Classic, which is more granular and suited to global corporations. The solution is typically used for between 1 and 500 sites but can be scaled to over 1000 sites with no performance issues. Versa Networks are an all-around company that offers flexible solutions that cater to a wide range of business sizes and are ideal for SMEs.
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Versa Networks is an SD WAN and SASE vendor founded in 2012. They are headquartered in San Jose, CA, North America and focus on SASE, SD WAN, cloud and analytics.
Versa’s solution is deployed across over 1000 enterprise customers with 150,000 software licenses sold globally. Still, despite their global success, the company remains privately held, with funding from Mayfield, Verizon Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Artis Ventures, Princeville Global Fund, Comcast Ventures, RPS Ventures and Liberty Global Ventures. In 2022 Versa Networks secured $120M in addtional funding durning a pre-IPO funding round including accounts and funidng fromm BlackRock as well as funding from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). This funing will assist Versa Networks in securing its position within as a leader within the SASE market.
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Versa offers their clients integrated SD WAN and SASE security services on a cloud-native platform, with managed and DIY service options. 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 more accessible 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, and 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.
Finally, the Versa VOS (Versa Operating System) is a cloud-native, multi-tenant and multi-service software stack. The solution has networking and security functions and can be used to design network architectures and managed services. For SD WAN, Versa VOS includes auto IPsec VPN, layer-7 application SLA profiles and enforcement, application intelligent traffic steering and flexible topologies, which include: hub & spoke, spoke-hub-hub-spoke, full-mesh, partial-mesh and custom architectures. For security, the VOS has capabilities for NGFW, stateful firewall, SSL inspection, NG-IPS and antivirus, malware and ransomware detection and protection. Routing capabilities include policy-based routing, VRRP, IPv4/IPv6 static and dynamic routing (OSPF, BGPMP-BGP), multicast (PIM-SM, PIM-SSM and IGMP), QoS, hierarchical QoS, DSCP marketing, traffic classification and policy creation.
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Versa’s solution is delivered on-premises, via the cloud or a blend of both. The Versa SASE solution comprises Appliances, Endpoints, Cloud gateways, Management and Control. The control and management of the Versa SASE solution are deployed using Versa Director, Versa Analytics, Versa Titan and Versa Concerto. Remote users can access network features via the Versa Secure Access Client, whereas users on-premises access cloud-native cloud service gateway appliances. Versa Cloud Gateways run Versa Operating System multi-tenant software.
The Versa SASE solution includes the following:
Versa offers access to Cloud Vendors through globally distributed Versa Cloud Gateways, allowing cloud access from anywhere worldwide. Versa also benefits from strong partnerships with Microsoft Azure (Branch IPsec Connectivity partner), Dell Technologies, AWS and Google Cloud.
Versa’s offering provides WAN acceleration and optimization via the following:
The Versa Secure Access solution supports remote users. Mobile and remote users can access Versa cloud gateways via the Versa Secure Access Client, which allows them to connect to enterprise applications via the public and private cloud.
The Versa managed service solution consists of the appliance and virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE), which are all procured through a partner channel. The Versa managed service solution applies multi-cloud application performance at a reduced cost via the implementation of CapEx or OpEx. Versa offers DIY and Fully Managed SD WAN via managed service provider partners.
Versa Networks management portal, Versa Director, is a single-pane management platform. This management platform provides analytical data from export reports, network security, application usage and logs as events that can be retrieved, filtered and analyzed to resolve network issues more efficiently and reduce downtime.
Path performance is monitored by branch devices to ensure that the Versa SLA is upheld.
Versa supports the following underlay services: Internet, MPLS, and LTE. Versa does not directly manage or support underlays as their offering focuses on the overlay. If management and support of an SD WAN underlay are required to consolidate the overlay and underlay then a partner will be needed. The Versa solution is only available via channel partners.
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