Why Secure High-Performance Hybrid Cloud Connectivity Is Critical (and How to Get it Right)

Most organizations connecting data centers to the cloud start with what is fast and familiar, an IPsec tunnel through a next-generation firewall, or a private circuit through a carrier-neutral facility. Both approaches have real value. Both also leave meaningful gaps in security, performance, visibility, or all three. As state-sponsored attacks like Salt Typhoon make the stakes of those gaps increasingly clear, this whitepaper examines each approach honestly and explains what secure, high-performance hybrid cloud connectivity actually requires.