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VPN-to-SASE Migration with Netskope

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11/01/2026
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They knew it was there. Friction is probably a word I would describe as well. I think it has to be this building in tandem piecemeal approach. What we were able to do is start to look at as systems come up for renewal, as things like vulnerability became more prevalent, so we were able to start strategically swapping things out over time. The business, for instance, is fairly seamless. But what's really interesting is they've gone from having countless issues with things like VPNs not connecting or posture checks on laptops causing problems, remote connectivity, to it just running now. You can't just kick out a WAN supplier that provides six offices with various WAN connectivity. That has to be really thought out how you achieve it. You can't just refresh your LAN overnight. That's a big piece of work. You can't just change your firewalls, especially when you've got two fairly large devices that are all routing all traffic. We also work with an MSP, so we had to think about how we connect the data center in properly and also then start moving workloads to Azure. It was an interesting journey, shall we say.

TL;DR

  • Blake Morgan replaced a friction-heavy legacy VPN with Netskope One SASE using a phased, renewal-cycle-driven migration strategy to minimize business disruption.
  • The modernization addressed multiple simultaneous infrastructure challenges: WAN supplier transitions, LAN hardware refreshes, firewall replacements, MSP integration, and Azure workload migration.
  • End users now experience seamless connectivity — VPN failures, laptop posture check issues, and remote access problems have been eliminated entirely post-migration.

Summary

In this short customer spotlight, Blake Morgan's Head of Innovation & Technology describes the company's phased migration from a legacy VPN environment to a unified SASE architecture powered by Netskope One. The previous VPN solution was characterized as "lumpy" and friction-heavy — users were acutely aware of it, experiencing frequent connectivity failures, failed laptop posture checks, and unreliable remote access. The modernization strategy was deliberately incremental: rather than a disruptive rip-and-replace, the team used renewal cycles and emerging vulnerabilities as natural trigger points to swap out components over time. This piecemeal approach allowed the business to manage complex dependencies simultaneously — including WAN suppliers serving multiple offices, LAN hardware refreshes, firewall replacements handling high traffic volumes, MSP data center integration, and a parallel workload migration to Microsoft Azure. The outcome is a network experience that is now effectively invisible to end users, with the connectivity and posture issues that previously generated support overhead simply no longer occurring. The testimonial positions Netskope One SASE as the unifying platform that made this complexity manageable without business disruption.

Chapters

0:00 - Legacy VPN Pain Points
0:16 - Phased Migration Strategy
0:47 - Infrastructure Complexity
1:11 - MSP Integration & Azure Migration

Key Quotes

0:00 "Previously we had a VPN solution that was quite lumpy. It interfered with people's day-to-day."
0:16 "I think it has to be this building in tandem piecemeal approach."
0:35 "What's really interesting is they've gone from having countless issues with things like VPNs not connecting or posture checks on laptops causing problems, remote connectivity, to it just running now."
1:18 "It was an interesting journey, shall we say."

FAQ

How did Blake Morgan manage the complexity of migrating multiple infrastructure components at once?

The team adopted a phased, piecemeal approach — replacing systems as they came up for renewal or when vulnerabilities were identified, rather than attempting a simultaneous overhaul of WAN, LAN, firewalls, and cloud workloads.

What specific problems did the legacy VPN cause that prompted the move to SASE?

Users experienced frequent VPN connectivity failures, laptop posture check issues, and unreliable remote access — all of which were resolved after the migration to Netskope One SASE.


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