Eric Hanselman is the Principal Research Analyst at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He has an extensive, hands-on understanding of a broad range of IT subject areas, having direct experience in the areas of security, networks, application and infrastructure transformation and semiconductors. He coordinates industry analysis across the broad portfolio of 451 Research disciplines, contributes to the Information Security and Cloud Native Channels, and is a member of the Center of Excellence for Quantum Technologies.
The convergence of forces across the technology landscape is creating tectonic shifts in the industry, including 5G, SDN/NFV, edge computing and DevSecOps. Eric helps 451 Research's clients navigate these turbulent waters and determine their impacts and how they can best capitalize on them. For more than 20 years, Eric has worked with segment leaders in a spectrum of technologies, most recently as CTO of Leostream Corporation, a virtualization management provider. Prior to that, Eric guided security offerings for IBM and Internet Security Systems. At Wellfleet/Bay Networks and NEC, he was involved in the introduction of many new technologies ranging from high-performance image analysis to rollouts for IPv6.
Eric holds a patent in image compression systems. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a VMware Certified Professional (VCP), and he is a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences. Eric majored in Chemistry at Reed College.
The company's vision is to enable enterprises to create a kind of hybrid cloud 'goldilocks zone' for running applications by using Kubernetes in conjunction with its optimization and routing smarts. CAST AI is a platform for running Kubernetes containerized applications on any combination of cloud platforms at the same time.
The COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate or hinder these initiatives, which embrace multiple technology segments. Will they be successful, or become mere positioning that could further frustrate the security buyer? That could depend on whether their components are complementary in practice.
The vendor has staked its claim in the SASE space with two offerings. The first is Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway, which combines a cloud-based secure web gateway with CASB, DLP and AMD. Forcepoint Private Access is a zero-trust network access offering that provides secure remote access to internal applications in lieu of a traditional VPN.
451 Research's Cloud Native Competitive Landscape provides an overview of the cloud-native market, including the definition, current state of play, COVID-19 impact and competitive landscape (457 vendors included) within each of the 10 cloud-native segments under coverage.
Wandera has spent the bulk of its existence planning to establish itself in the competitive mobility market, and is now looking to leverage its mobile and web security expertise to help stake a claim in the hotly contested market for secure remote access.
The latest chapter in the SASE saga is Fortinet's pickup of secure access provider OPAQ. Palo Alto, Cisco, Akamai and Verizon have all previously enhanced their access capabilities via M&A and a raft of startups are vying with the likes of Zscaler to offer the secure pathway that enterprises require. It's a new access world that's up for grabs.
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