The traditional corporate network perimeter has effectively dissolved, leaving businesses to grapple with securing a distributed workforce and cloud-based applications that exist far beyond the confines of a central office. As organizations increasingly migrate away from legacy data centers toward a more agile, cloud-centric architecture, the limitations of conventional security models have become starkly apparent. In response to this industry-wide shift, the managed services provider TPx has announced a significant expansion of its portfolio with a fully-managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution. This new offering is engineered to directly address the complexities of modern network security by unifying critical networking and security functions into a single, cohesive service. The solution is positioned to help organizations modernize their infrastructure, enhance their security posture, and simplify the management of an increasingly complex IT environment without overburdening internal resources. It represents a strategic move to cater to the growing demand for integrated, cloud-native security frameworks.
A Unified Approach to Cloud-Centric Security
At the heart of the new offering is the fundamental principle of SASE: the convergence of network and security services into a single, cloud-delivered platform. This integrated model is designed as the next evolution in secure networking, moving beyond the capabilities of disparate, legacy solutions such as SD-WAN, on-premises firewalls, and traditional VPNs. A key differentiator is the incorporation of Zero Trust security principles, which fundamentally shift the security paradigm from a location-centric to an identity-centric approach. Instead of granting broad network access, this framework enforces strict access policies based on user identity, device posture, and the specific context of each connection request. By bringing security controls closer to the users, devices, and applications they are intended to protect, the SASE architecture provides more granular and effective protection against modern cyber threats. This method ensures that security is consistently applied, regardless of where users or applications are located, effectively securing the new, borderless enterprise network.
The Operational Advantage of a Managed Service
TPx delivered a solution that not only modernized network architecture but also fundamentally shifted the operational burden away from internal IT departments. As a fully managed service, the provider handled the entire lifecycle, from initial strategic design and deployment to continuous operations, proactive monitoring, system updates, and ongoing optimization. This end-to-end management was designed to liberate IT teams from the complexities of maintaining a sophisticated security infrastructure, allowing them to redirect their focus toward higher-value strategic initiatives. The service was built for a seamless transition, integrating with existing network and identity platforms to allow organizations to adopt the new framework at their own pace and avoid disruptive “rip-and-replace” projects. By leveraging technology from Zscaler, a recognized Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Security Service Edge (SSE), TPx provided a clear and reliable path for businesses to integrate security and connectivity in the cloud, which prepared them for future network evolutions.
