Versa has expanded its collaboration with Intel to bring AI-powered security and networking closer to the Intelligent Edge. Through this move, the company aims to help enterprises run selected AI-driven security, networking, and analytics functions nearer to where users, devices, applications, and data are actively operating. As organizations continue to push intelligence beyond centralized data centers, this collaboration highlights a growing demand for faster, lower-latency, and more secure edge operations.

Moreover, Versa is aligning this effort with its broader Intelligent Edge strategy. When combined with the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform and the Versa Operating System (VOS), the architecture supports a distributed infrastructure model in which networking, security, and AI work together as one integrated system. Therefore, instead of treating these functions as separate layers, Versa is building a unified framework designed for modern enterprise environments.

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This shift matters because enterprises are increasingly adopting AI-driven security, networking, and analytics tools that rely on real-time inference. In many cases, these capabilities need to run as close as possible to where services are being used. For instance, functions such as Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and predictive analytics perform more effectively when deployed at the network edge. As a result, businesses can achieve faster threat detection, stronger policy enforcement, and quicker operational insights while also reducing latency.

To support this, Versa is working with Intel to explore and enable AI edge acceleration through Intel Xeon 6 processors with integrated Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel AMX). These extensions are built to accelerate the matrix operations used in modern AI models. In addition, early testing shows that Intel AMX-accelerated inference on Intel Xeon 6 processors can deliver significantly better throughput for edge AI workloads compared with earlier processor generations. This performance improvement can make a meaningful difference for enterprises looking to run complex AI tasks closer to users and data sources.

“AI is moving beyond the data center and into the environments where enterprises actually operate,” said Nikhil Desai, senior director, product management, Versa. “Our collaboration with Intel is focused on helping customers explore how AI-powered security, networking, and analytics can run more efficiently at the edge, with the performance, control, and security required for distributed enterprise operations.”

At the same time, real-world demand for edge AI continues to grow across industries. Retailers are using computer vision to improve customer experiences inside stores. Manufacturers are applying AI to predictive maintenance and operational analytics. Likewise, financial institutions are relying on AI to detect fraud and anomalies in real time. Because these use cases require local processing with low latency, enterprises also need strong governance and security controls built directly into the edge environment.

Versa’s Intelligent Edge architecture is designed to support this trend. Built on the VersaONE platform and VOS, it combines elastic compute, resilient connectivity, pervasive security, and autonomous operations across branch, campus, cloud, and sovereign environments. By collaborating with Intel, Versa is extending this architecture so enterprises can run AI-powered networking and security capabilities closer to where enterprise activity begins.

“The transition to AI-driven enterprise requires intelligence integrated directly into the network architecture. By leveraging Intel Xeon 6 with built-in AI via Intel AMX, we are providing the high-throughput, low-latency foundation Versa needs to run complex AI inference at the edge,” said Cristina Rodriguez, VP and GM, Network and Edge at Intel. “This collaboration ensures that security and networking aren’t just connected – they’re intelligently optimized to handle the data-intensive workloads of the near future and beyond. Together, we are enabling AI for enterprise, without compromising performance or security.”

Ultimately, this expanded collaboration strengthens Versa’s vision of the network as the enforcement fabric for the AI-driven enterprise. By unifying connectivity, security, and AI-enabled operations across every edge and every environment, Versa is positioning itself to support the next wave of intelligent enterprise infrastructure.

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