In today's fast-paced business environment, organisations are increasingly looking to hybrid network architectures to drive productivity gains. By combining on-premises data centres with hybrid clouds, businesses can provide their distributed workforce with seamless access to applications and data, regardless of location. However, this presents new challenges around network security and reliability, which can't be overlooked.
To help you get the most out of your hybrid network architecture, here are six tips for success:
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Choose the Right Next-Generation Firewall
Investing in a next-generation firewall (NGFW) that incorporates technologies like SD-WAN, Universal ZTNA, inline sandboxing, and SOC-as-a-Service is essential. These technologies can help improve WAN connectivity, provide faster access to local devices and users, and deliver a better user experience overall.
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Integrate Networking and Security
To avoid security gaps and vulnerabilities, it's important to ensure that your security solutions are fully integrated with your network infrastructure. Converging networking and security can also help deliver an automated and reactive security approach that spans the entire attack surface.
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Incorporate Zero-Trust Strategies
With new network edges being constantly created on-premises and in the cloud, adopting a zero-trust security approach is vital. This will help ensure that application access is secured and verified, regardless of where users and devices are located.
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Centralise and Automate Management
As your network and security stack grows, it's essential to have a centralised and automated management approach in place. This can help you deliver network services faster, reduce downtime, and minimise security breaches.
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Use End-to-End Digital Experience Monitoring
By leveraging a digital experience monitoring (DEM) platform, you can gain end-to-end visibility into the user's digital experience. This can help you resolve performance issues before users are impacted, and ensure a consistent and seamless user experience for business-critical applications.
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Simplify Operations with a Modern Architecture
Investing in a modern hybrid network architecture that integrates security can simplify operations, improve employee productivity, and deliver a better return on your investment.
At Advatek, we understand the importance of having a secure, reliable, and scalable network architecture. Our unified solutions can help protect any edge, at any scale. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you achieve your networking and security goals.
