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The Cost of Complexity

2026 Annual State of SASE + AI Report. As AI accelerates the speed, scale, and sophistication of both business operations and cyber threats, what was once a manageable inefficiency has become a structural liability.

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The complexity tax, quantified

Based on a survey, conducted in March 2026, of 525 senior IT and security decision-makers in the United States. All respondents hold titles of Director or above at organizations with 1,000 or more employees.

What is the complexity tax?

The measurable cost enterprises pay every day for running fragmented, siloed networking and security environments.

Breaches from poor coordination

35% of organizations suffered a security breach in the past year that was caused or worsened by poor coordination between networking and security teams.Versa 2026 State of SASE + AI Report

Higher operational costs

53% report higher operational costs from managing redundant and overlapping networking and security tools.Versa 2026 State of SASE + AI Report

Projects delayed by complexity

73% say the technical complexity of integrating new solutions has caused a critical project to be delayed or unsuccessful in the past year.Versa 2026 State of SASE + AI Report

Convergence as a goal

99% say that moving to a more converged, unified networking and security model is a recognized organizational goal.Versa 2026 State of SASE + AI Report

"The complexity tax has been hiding in plain sight for a decade. The good news is that leaders now see the problem clearly: 99% have named convergence a strategic priority. The work ahead is to bring teams and technology together to execute."

Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa
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GigaOm Research · Published June 2021

Key Criteria for Evaluating Secure Service Access (SSA)

v1.0 - An Evaluation Guide for Technology Decision Makers. Authors: Chris Grundemann and Ivan McPhee. A vendor-neutral GigaOm Research criteria guide dated June 4, 2021.

What the guide covers

Converging networking and security, secure service access (SSA) represents a significant shift in the way organizations consume network security, enabling them to replace multiple security vendors with a single, integrated platform offering full interoperability and end-to-end redundancy. Encompassing secure access service edge (SASE), zero-trust network access (ZTNA), and extended detection and response (XDR).

  • Bolting new security products onto their aging networks increased costs and complexity exponentially.
  • The result? Patchwork security ill-suited to the demands of the post-COVID distributed enterprise.
  • The typical enterprise deploys dozens of point security products, with many larger enterprises deploying over 100.
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Frequently asked questions

The 'complexity tax': the measurable cost enterprises pay every day for running fragmented, siloed networking and security environments.

35% of organizations suffered a security breach in the past year that was caused or worsened by poor coordination between networking and security teams.

525 senior IT and security decision-makers in the United States, all holding titles of Director or above at organizations with 1,000 or more employees.

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