NETWORKS When the pandemic hit, enterprise IT scrambled to ensure everyone could work productively from home. It was a rush that brought a slew of challenges, including how to do it securely. Now that the pandemic seems to be waning, and companies have begun announcing when their offices will reopen, we’re seeing the dawn of the hybrid workforce, which is about giving employees more flexibility in terms of where and how they choose to work. While this is welcomed by employees, it is a huge challenge for IT to make it happen at scale, in a consistent manner, keeping connectivity, security and productivity in mind. New wide area network (WAN) architectures often must be designed from the ground up to remain secure and productive. “The very first challenge is creating awareness regarding regulations and compliance with a distributed workforce and tracking their activities against the recommended standards,” said Gokul Nair, director of product management and security for Aryaka, a provider of managed and software-defined WANs. “If you are a globally distributed enterprise, compliance guidance varies with geography. Establishing and maintaining bestpractice guidance for compliance and regulations manually without The SASE Salve Emerging network technology addresses many of the challenges of hybrid workforces By Bruce Christian Customers’ Most Prominent Objective of SASE Deployment Enhanced security 67% Simplified management 14% Cost savings 9% Operational efficiency 7% Enhanced application performance 2% Source: AVANT survey of trusted advisors 56 REMOTE WORK SOLUTIONS rwsmagazine.com
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