“Hybrid work is here to stay, and organizations are in need of a solution that enables them to secure access to all applications used by their employees on their network regardless of location,” said AnandOswal

The shift to largely remote business environments meant adding new applications to the IT stack, securing new endpoints, and shifting legacy technologies to the cloud when possible.

Palo Alto Networks has added machine learning (ML) and analytics features to CloudGenix SD-WAN to simplify network operations and improve capacity planning. For instance, the system automatically identifies common root cause events when there are multiple event alarms.