Michael Watford, Solutions Architect at Blue Mantis

Solutions Architect at Blue Mantis

Michael Watford is a Network Solution Architect, holding current Cisco certifications for CCNP, CCDP, CCNP Security, and CMSS. In his over decade-long career he has worked in various positions including in network operations centers, service delivery, and consulting. Michael is certified in Cisco, Meraki, and Fortinet platforms with expertise in networking, wireless, data center, cloud, and cybersecurity. He was homeschooled and lived on a sailboat in the Caribbean during his teenage years. Michael and his family live in Florida where he enjoys hiking, camping, woodworking, and running the tech at his local church.

Cyber Security Insights

SSE vs SASE: What You Need to Know

September 18, 2023

For IT leaders that only require a subset of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) capabilities, preferring to focus mainly on the security aspects and leaving out the networking components, Security Service Edge (SSE), an emerging new cloud-native security framework, is potentially a better fit.

SSE vs SASE: What You Need to Know

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