Touts experience angle over rivals HPE-Juniper and Cisco

Cisco, HPE, and Broadcom nowhere to be seen

Prisma introduces dedicated SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)

Deal integrates AI governance into flagship SASE platform

Lumen, Spectrum Business, Verizon, and others follow behind in VSG research

Deal would integrate AI governance into flagship SASE platform

It's a big win for the vendor

The Santa Clara–based vendor posted $328 million in H1 revenue, with Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan brought in to back float and help raise capital

Partnership comes as Cisco seeks to establish itself as a leader in the single-vendor SASE market despite mixed analyst rankings

Deal broadens cloud-based network security in telecom space

And SASE partnerships remain a focus

Analysts view integration and AI as key

Acquisition could cement security giant as an end-to-end player

OmniVista Terra comes with AI, private 5G, SD-WAN, and SASE in its toolbox

Gordon Mackintosh moved across to help define the prospective integrated partner platform

A deal with Elliott Investment could alter integration priorities

CyberRatings fails products from Cisco, Cloudflare, and Skyhigh, with Cato Networks and Netskope missing from research

And the market continues to surge

It's keeping some of the Broadcom influence

Secure Connect gets a virtual private connection boost through Palo Alto Networks’ FWaaS and SWG solutions

But what's next?

Vitruvian Partners and ION Crossover Partners back unicorn co-founded by Incapsula creator

And playing well with other trade groups

Swiss telecom giant partners with Versa to offer businesses integrated connectivity and security