Term · 27. Emerging Categories 2024-2026
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) SASE
Definition
Architectural class converging network-as-a-service (SD-WAN, FWaaS, secure web gateway) with identity-driven security (ZTNA, CASB, identity federation). Coined by Gartner in 2019. Logic: «security follows the user» — security applied at network edge close to user, not in central data center. Subcategory SSE (Security Service Edge) focuses on security components only.
- Synonyms
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- Security Service Edge (SSE) — security-only subcategory
- Identity-Driven Edge Security
- Discouraged variants
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- SASE as network platform alone (SASE is the convergence, not just network)
- Application
- Regulatory: Gartner Magic Quadrant / Hype Cycle
- Standards & regulations
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- Gartner
- Sources
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- Gartner — SASE market guide primary source
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