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![SD-WAN router](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/router.jpg)
7 Key Considerations for Selecting an SD-WAN Backbone Provider
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Top Considerations When Selecting a SASE Service
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Recapping it-sa 2023: 4 Key Insights and Trends in Cybersecurity
![Cisco ZTNA](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blog-Image_CISCOS-RECENT-ZERO-DAY-VULNERABILITIES-A-CASE-STUDY-FOR-ZTNA.png)
Cisco’s Recent Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: A Case Study for ZTNA
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Open Systems Fall Customer Forum: Evolving Together
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Our Top 3 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024
![Ivanti ZTNA Adoption](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blog-Image_IVANTI-EXPLOIT-UNDERSCORES-THE-NEED-FOR-ZTNA-ADOPTION.png)
Ivanti Exploit Underscores the Need for ZTNA Adoption
![ZTNA vs VPN - Unified SASE vendor](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blog-Image_ZTNA-vs-VPN.png)
ZTNA vs VPN
![SASE provider employee award](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Blog-Image_Best-Place-to-Work.png)
Great Place to Work® Names Open Systems One of the Best Medium Workplaces
![SASE award post](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Accolades-Post_June-2024.png)
Open Systems: Riding High on a Wave of Accolades
![SD-WAN and SASE buyers guide](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SASE-Success-Starts-Here_Blog-Image.png)
SASE Success Starts Here: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide to SD-WAN
![Forrester zero trust edge leader](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/forrester.jpg)
Open Systems is Making Waves in a Forrester Report
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2023 Telarus Partner Summit Recap
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5 Takeaways from the Open Systems 2023 Annual Customer Forum
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Open Systems Awarded Great Place to Work – in SEVEN Countries
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Open Systems Recognized as Winner of 2022 Microsoft Swiss Partner of the Year
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Open Systems Wins 5 Industry Awards in First Half of 2022
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Open Systems Voices: Advice for Women Considering Engineering Roles
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Open Systems Achieves Carbon-Neutral Status
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Mission Control: We Never Quit on Our Customers
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Securing Organizations that Make the World a Better Place
![A woman with curly hair, wearing an orange jacket, leans forward and points at a computer screen while a bearded man beside her looks on attentively. They are in a modern office setting discussing their new SD-WAN backbone strategy, with another person working in the background.](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/blog-760x428_insandouts-2.jpg)
The Core Components of SASE
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Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best: Zero Trust Everything
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Gartner Recognizes Open Systems as One of Eight Vendors With Complete SASE Solutions
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What’s Driving SOC NOC Convergence
![ZTNA: A Key SASE Capability Enabling Digital Network Transformation](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ZTNA-Blog.jpg)
ZTNA: A Key SASE Capability Enabling Digital Network Transformation
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Data Privacy in 2021
3 Realities that Will Drive Change
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SASE Hype and Reality: Our Key Takeaways From Gartner’s Hype Cycle Reports
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8,000 Trees to Celebrate 8,000 Deployments
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Open Systems’ Key Takeaways from Gartner’s Competitive Landscape: Managed SD-WAN Services
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Business Continuity Success: MEP Enables 135K+ Employees of 72 Enterprises to Work Remotely During COVID Crisis
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Application Optimization – The Cherry on Top of the SD-WAN Cake
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Contingency Plan or Current Reality — How to Meet Critical Needs for Secure Remote Access and Collaboration
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Why Your Digital Enterprise Needs to Rethink Networking and Network Security
![BLOG_600x300_tighter_integration](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BLOG_600x300_tighter_integration.jpg)
Why Tight Integration Is the True Core Component of SASE
![Why You Need to Turn Network Security Inside-Out](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BLOG_600x300-01.png)
Why You Need to Turn Network Security Inside-Out
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Gartner Calls SASE Transformational
![Cybercrime and breaches](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BLOG_600x300_cybercrime_network_final.jpg)
The New Face of Cybercrime: Considerations for Personal and Enterprise Security
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Chipping Away at the Gray Zone: Is Responsible Information and Communication Technology Possible?
![Blog: Breaches Happen: Why Great Incident Response Is Key to Managing Cyber Attacks](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BLOG_600x300_ICT_final.jpg)
Breaches Happen: Why Great Incident Response Is Key to Managing Cyberattacks
![SD-WAN Security Services Get Integrated](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BLOG_600x300_networkingpartner.jpg)
SD-WAN Security Services Get Integrated
![Channel blog](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BLOG_600x300_IncidentResponse.jpg)
The $3 billion European opportunity for Channel Partners
![How a Hybrid WAN Can Solve Your Biggest Networking Challenges](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BLOG_600x300_HybridWAN.jpg)
How a Hybrid WAN Can Solve Your Biggest Networking Challenges
![Cloud-Based Security in the SD-WAN Era](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BLOG_600x300_cloud-based-security.jpg)
Cloud-Based Security in the SD-WAN Era
![How Sprawling Networks Have Redefined WAN Security Requirements](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BLOG_600x300_Sprawling.jpg)
On the Edge: How Sprawling Networks Have Redefined WAN Security Requirements
![Blog: SD-WAN Will Drive Enterprise Adoption of 5G Services](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BLOG_600x300_speed_final.jpg)
SD-WAN Will Drive Enterprise Adoption of 5G Services
![BLOG How SD-WAN Removes Complexity in Today’s IoT Era](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BLOG_600x300_IOT.jpg)
How SD-WAN Removes Complexity in Today’s IoT Era
![SD-WAN and the Renewed Focus on Application Optimization](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blog_600x400_focus.jpg)
SD-WAN and the Renewed Focus on Application Optimization
![Balancing Security and Agility with SD-WAN](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Blog_600x400_stacking_rocks.png)
Balancing Security and Agility with SD-WAN
![SD-WAN Must Support Network Freedom](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog_600x400_SD-WAN_freedom.jpg)
SD-WAN Must Support Network Freedom
![multi-cloud](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog_600x400_multicloud.jpg)
Multi-Cloud Enterprises Require Unified, Secure SD-WAN
![Open Systems IoT](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/open-systems-iot-blog-e1560331720410.jpg)
When Disruptions Converge: AI, SD-WAN, and the Edge
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What is NOC?
![Zero Trust Framework](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/network-connection-concept.jpg)
Everything You Need to Know about Zero Trust Architecture
![Remote Access VPN and ipsec](https://www.open-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1433189021-760x428-1.jpg)
What is Remote Access VPN
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