Report by Versa
2026 SASE Platform Evolution Report
Key Findings
40% of IT and security professionals select AI-assisted operations and analytics among their most important technical capabilities.
92% of organizations are looking to consolidate cybersecurity functions through a single-vendor or platform-oriented Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) strategy.
44% of IT and security professionals expect consolidation to improve user experience and performance.
26% of organizations are reducing vendors while retaining a multivendor architecture.
69% of IT and security professionals select improved security visibility and analytics as an expected benefit of consolidation.
82% of IT and security professionals say multivendor visibility and operations remain a key part of their SASE and SSE strategy.
Nearly seven in 10 IT and security professionals use four or more management consoles for SASE, Security Service Edge and network security.
58% of IT and security professionals expect consolidation to reduce operational complexity.
88% of IT and security professionals rate digital sovereignty as a critical or very important requirement for their SASE implementation.
44% of IT and security professionals cite managing multiple consoles as an operational challenge.
38% of IT and security professionals report inconsistent policies across tools.
94% of IT and security professionals rate a single integrated data lake within their SASE platform as important or critical.
44% of organizations are consolidating toward a single strategic vendor for SASE.