New Alliance Delivers Cloud-Native Managed SASE

Orange Business, Orange Cyberdefense and Palo Alto Networks have joined forces to deliver a managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution intended to meet enterprise customers’ most demanding networking and security requirements via Zero Trust Network Access 2.0.

The solution combines Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma SASE (Prisma Access + Prisma SD-WAN) with the connectivity and digital integration capabilities of Orange Business, along with the Managed Secure Access service by Orange Cyberdefense to provide a fully managed SASE solution, according to a joint statement.

“With more and more enterprises moving their operations to the cloud and taking a digital-first approach, our customers must adopt zero-trust security,” said Aliette Mousnier-Lompre, CEO of Orange Business. “Converging networks and security in an agile, simple, and cost-effective way is what our customers demand. Together with Palo Alto Networks and Orange Cyberdefense, we are delivering a fully converged and managed SASE offering that delivers a positive impact for our global customers.”

“The long-standing relationship between Orange Cyberdefense and Palo Alto Networks has resulted in a comprehensive portfolio of services in areas like: Edge security, XDR, cloud security, SASE and SOAR, which we believe helps improve organizations’ cyber resilience across the threat lifecycle,” added Hugues Foulon, CEO of Orange Cyberdefense.

Channel Impact^®
The shift to working from anywhere, software-defined networking, and the rapid adoption of cloud connectivity is enabling global enterprises to drive new levels of productivity and efficiency. The alliance promises a simpler operational model for customers, with end-to-end accountability to improve agility, efficiency, performance, and security.