Industry Honors Include Product of the Year and Industry Executive of the Year, and Recognition in the CRN Edge Computing and Black Unicorn Awards Programs

Versa Continues to Earn Industry Recognition for AI, SASE and Network Security Technology Leadership

Dan Spalding
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Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that it has been recognized by multiple industry awards programs over the past few months for its AI, cybersecurity and network security technology leadership.

Industry honors earned for product and executive leadership include:

• The 2024 Generative AI Expo Product of the Year Award – TMC, a global, integrated media company, named VersaAI as a recipient of a 2024 Product of the Year Award by Generative AI Expo. “I am honored to recognize Versa with a 2024 Generative AI Product of the Year Award for its commitment to customer value and innovation,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “In the opinion of our judges and editorial team, VersaAI has demonstrated excellence in leveraging Generative AI to solve business problems and improve efficiency.”
• The 2024 MEF NaaS Excellence Awards – Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa, was named the Industry Executive of the Year. These MEF awards recognize outstanding achievements by service providers, technology providers, and professionals pioneering the future of digital services in an ecosystem optimized for a cloud-driven experience. Winners were selected by a distinguished panel of senior industry analysts from ACG Research, Analysys Mason, Appledore Research, Atlantic-ACM, AvidThink, Dell’Oro Group, Frost & Sullivan, IDC, Omdia, TeleGeography, and Vertical Systems Group.
• The 2024 CRN Edge Computing 100 – Versa was recognized by CRN^®, a brand of The Channel Company, on the 2024 Edge Computing 100 list. This list honors the 100 leading edge computing companies for 2024 across three key categories: Edge Hardware, Software and Services; IoT and 5G Edge Services; and Edge Security. The technology vendors featured on the 2024 CRN Edge Computing 100 list were recognized for providing channel partners with the technology to build next-generation edge solutions that support faster data analytics and stronger edge security for their customers.
• The Black Unicorn Awards for 2024 – Versa was named a finalist by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine, during CyberDefenseCon 2024. The term “Black Unicorn” signifies a cybersecurity company that has the potential to reach a $1 billion dollar market value as determined by private or public investment, and these awards showcase those companies with such potential.
• The 2024 Best of Enterprise Networking Awards – Versa Universal SASE was named a finalist in the SD-WAN/SASE awards category by Network World, the go-to destination for infrastructure and operations professionals and visionary network and data center leaders. The awards recognize the most innovative products in enterprise networking and the enterprise data center, including the latest wired and wireless networking technologies, network security products, management tools, storage, servers, and virtualization technologies.

“We are honored to receive these industry awards for our advancements in AI and network security technology, as well as the recognition for our CEO Kelly Ahuja,” said Dan Maier, CMO for Versa. “These awards reflect our commitment to innovation and excellence in protecting our customers’ digital environments. With our cutting-edge VersaAI capabilities underpinning the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform, moving into 2025 we will continue to empower organizations to fully secure and optimize traffic across all edges as they navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape.”

About Versa

Versa, a global leader in SASE, enables organizations to create self-protecting networks that radically simplify and automate their network and security infrastructure. Powered by AI, the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform delivers converged SSE, SD-WAN, and SD-LAN solutions that protect data and defend against cyberthreats while delivering a superior digital experience. Thousands of customers globally, with hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users trust Versa with their mission critical networks and security. Versa is privately held and funded by investors such as Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, and BlackRock. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com and follow Versa on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) @versanetworks.

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Versa earns industry honors that include Product of the Year and Industry Executive of the Year, and recognition in the CRN Edge Computing and Black Unicorn Awards Programs