Networking

SASE Branch Architecture vs Hairpinning

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SASE branch topology comparing local internet breakout through a Cloud SWG against private IPsec WAN tunnel back to corporate headquarters.
SASE branch topology comparing local internet breakout through a Cloud SWG against private IPsec WAN tunnel back to corporate headquarters.
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What it shows

  • Direct Internet Breakout cuts round-trip latency by 40% to 60%.
  • Cloud SWG inspects branch traffic locally without costly HQ MPLS pipes.
  • SD-WAN dynamically steers critical SaaS to cloud and internal to HQ.

The takeaway

Local cloud breakout gives branch offices faster SaaS with zero security loss.

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