Marc van Zadelhoff also expects M&A match to occur in the security industry as buyers finally move on to startups that run out of cash

Dell also aims to be the Switzerland of organizing the zero-trust ecosystem, according to Global CTO John Roese

Open architecture allows enterprises to deploy the capabilities they need 'without being limited to what a single vendor can provide,' VMware's Karl Brown said.

'We've got to move away from the sizzle and no steak, away from these wonderful sound bites to focusing efforts on real results,' said Franklin Reed.

Verizon claims it’s one of the first carriers to pilot quantum key distribution in the U.S.

Armo's open source security scanner Kubescape is now part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's sandbox

'Some great [cloud] companies will be created or emerge during the downturn we are experiencing now,' Thomvest Ventures Partner Umesh Padval said.

Despite growing enterprise investment in Wi-Fi 6E infrastructure, most end-user devices cannot use the 6 GHz spectrum quite yet

"2023 is the year that for the first time, most enterprises are going to be able to start to deploy quantum-shaped protocols,” John Roese said.

It goes beyond addressing "the core needs of a data engineering team," Ascend CEO Sean Knapp told SDxCentral.

The equipment vendor's Rotating Chairman Eric Xu stated Huawei's cloud operations needed to be foundational for digital transformation.

The partnership lets enterprises deploy 'connectivity wherever you want,' Aviatrix's Madhuri Kaniganti said.

'Sales leaders who are unwilling to challenge existing recruitment efforts stand to miss out on highly qualified candidates,' Gartner warned

The FIDO Alliance and its partners, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, introduced the term 'passkey' to replace passwords

Executives from vendors that Gartner says offer complete secure access service edge solutions give their 2023 predictions for the evolving market

Improved network infrastructure and the growth of cloud-native platforms will catalyze metaverse adoption, Analysys Mason's Martin Scott explained

Enterprises are starting to have a better idea of 'what our workforce looks like today and will look like into the future,' IDC's Brandon Butler said

Zero-trust security continued to gain momentum in 2022 with support from governments and the private sector.

The vendor also plans to focus its cloud efforts in areas where it “has leading positions."

Analyst Andrew Lerner reflected on the 2022 secure access service edge market and gave his predictions heading into the new year.

The firm expects more than 60% of organizations will have multiple firewall deployments by 2026

"Now enterprises know cloud computing is substantially greener than enterprise computing," Deloitte's David Linthicum said.

With around 70 suppliers competing for market share, Gartner said the SD-WAN market was “mainstream and maturing” in 2022.

The SDxCentral editorial team reflects back on 2022 and shares who we thought were key players and industry moves.