About this webinar
The essential considerations for secure SD-WAN deployment
Organisations are continuing to adopt SD-WAN in great numbers, attracted both by the technology’s potential for streamlining, simplifying and super-charging their networks and by its ability to provide a consistently excellent connectivity experience.
To gain the full benefits of this technology, how does your organisation make sure that your SD-WAN and security requirements are on the right path?
Watch on demand now to hear our panel of experts from Colt & Versa Networks discuss:
- Current market challenges – what’s driving your SD-WAN journey
- The risks of not securing your SD-WAN and lessons learnt from early SD-WAN and security deployments
- SD-WAN & SASE – the essential considerations to enable successful business outcomes
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Meet our speakers
Rob Bolton, Vice President, Versa Networks
Rob is Vice President of Versa Networks, with over 20 years experience in leading and driving strategy in the technology and software industry to support organisations' growth objectives. Attracted by technology’s potential for driving digital transformation, streamlining, simplifying and super-charging their networks, and by its ability to provide a consistently excellent connectivity experience.
Khalid Mahmood, Senior Product Specialist, Colt
Khalid is a Senior Product Specialist at Colt technology Services. During his career of more than 20 years within the global telecoms industry, he has held positions in engineering, sales, consultancy and product management with a focus on Software Defined connectivity, security and cloud. Khalid has worked with customers across all industries, helping them to transform their businesses through the power of technology.
Jayesh Patel, Director Sales Engineering, Colt
Jay is a Director Sales Engineering, offering over 20 years’ international experience designing solutions with customers, delivering both technical and business requirements from within the telecommunications industry. For the past few years, Jay has focused on transitioning from traditional MPLS and DC focused networks to SDWAN / SASE and Cloud connectivity focused solutions.
Jon Taylor (JT), Director and Principal of Security, Versa Networks
JT comes to Versa Networks from Palo Alto Networks where he was a Senior Systems Engineer. While at Palo Alto Networks JT supported multiple enterprise customers and was responsible for multiple leadership activities such as the implementation of global PoC scopes of work as well as implemented multiple sales initiatives such as regional technical webinar series. Prior to Palo Alto Networks, JT was at Cisco Systems as a Business Development Manager where he worked with multiple different business units including all security product business units, the Global Security Sales Organization, the security services organization, marketing, and more. JT also has a deep-rooted foundation in cybersecurity which has been a focus for him over the past 20 years working with multiple partners and vendors in various capacities throughout his career. At Versa Networks, JT has global responsibility for internal security evangelism, training, and thought leadership while also working directly with partners and customers on topics such as competitive intel, deal enrichment, industry insights, and more
