Market Research Highlights - SSL VPN
The following market research firms analyze the security markets covered by Secure Access Central AND their content is available either on or through our portal.
AberdeenGroup
The AberdeenGroup is a market research and consulting firm that helps technology companies make business and technology decisions.
Through its partnership with Secure Access Central the AberdeenGroup offers our portal community the opportunities to partcipate in its security market surveys and obtain the final research reports for a period of time at no cost. Each report normally sell for $495.00.
Learn more about this research.Gartner
In December 2007 Gartner published its Magic Quadrant for SSL VPNs, 3Q2006. These highly anticipated signature reports achieved icon status in the IT industry long ago so we encourage you to learn how Gartner evaluates and rates SSL VPN vendors. Gartner places each vendor into one of four categories: "leaders, challengers, visionaries and niche players". As Gartner itself states, "Its Magic Quadrants are intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. " View now.
Market Size & Forecast (Gartner - Dec 2007)
"Although SSL VPNs have become popular for extranet user access, emergency access and some IPsec replacements, SSL VPNs have yet to take a dominant position over legacy IPsec VPNs for all aspects of remote access. Worldwide revenue for 2007 is forecast to reach $340 million, which includes a 43% increase from the first half of 2006 to the first half of 2007. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) forecast for 2006 through 2011 comes in lower, at 13.8%.
The Magic Quadrant for SSL VPNs, 3Q2005 is also available at the Gartner website. View Now
Market Size & Forecast (Gartner Dec 2006)
"By 2008, SSL VPNs will be the primary remote-access method for more than two-thirds of business teleworking employees, more than three-quarters of contractors and more than 90% of casual employee access (0.8 probability)."
NOTE: Registered users of Secure Access Central can view our trend analysis of the Gartner Magic Quadrants for SSL VPN
Synergy Research
The Synergy Research Group provides quarterly market research reports on a number of network security products including SSL VPNs. View highlights from a recent report including their worldwide sales numbers and forecast.