APPLICATION GATEWAY MARKET SIZE AND SHARE ANALYSIS - GROWTH TRENDS AND FORECASTS (2024-2031)

Market Concentration and Competitive Landscape

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Growing Importance of Data Security

With rise in data breaches and privacy issues, security of confidential data is now a top concern for organizations globally. Stricter regulations like GDPR have also made it imperative for enterprises to bolster protection of customer and employee information handled by their digital properties. However, as business applications evolve to leverage modern techniques like open APIs, microservices and serverless computing, the traditional network perimeter is collapsing. Also, migration of workloads to public clouds exposes networks to a whole new set of threats.

In such a dynamic threat landscape, organizations are looking for modern security solutions that can adapt on the fly. Traditional firewalls alone are no longer sufficient given the stateless and ephemeral nature of modern application traffic. There is a need for advanced gateways which can enforce granular access controls, signatures, and policies at the application layer instead of just at network/transport layers. Application gateways analyze HTTP/S traffic and enable admin to define rules based on URL paths, header values, source IP, etc. paired with identity/entitlement checks. This helps secure both known and unknown vulnerabilities.

Moreover, as businesses embrace cloud-native approaches, their digital properties are also distributed across public/private infrastructures. Having a centralized point of control for traffic management and security policies becomes imperative. Application gateways provide a single pane of glass to govern access and security compliance for hybrid cloud environments. They inspect all inbound and outbound traffic at the edge to detect and block anomalies and threats. Additionally, app gateways are also effective in insulating the internal network and application tiers from direct Internet access. Overall, growing security challenges associated with modern applications and infrastructure are increasing the demand for advanced application delivery capabilities.

For instance, in January 2020, Orange Business Services, a global telecommunications company, finalized its acquisition of SecureLink, a major Europe-based cybersecurity firm. This strategic transaction is designed to bolster Orange's global footprint and fortify its cybersecurity offerings, solidifying the company's status as a preeminent player in the European cybersecurity market.