Operant Networks raises $3.8M in funding led by Constellation Technology Ventures

Operant Networks, emerges from stealth raising $3.8M in Seed funding led by Constellation Technology Ventures, to simplify networking and cybersecurity for the energy edge. Santa Rosa, CA – Operant Networks is setting the standard for secure machine-to-machine communications. Today at RE+, the largest and most comprehensive event in North America for the clean energy industry,…

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Named Data Networking

Operant’s SASE solution is built using Named Data Networking (NDN), which represents a fundamental paradigm shift that solves the most persistent problems in today’s network communications, in particular: resiliency, security, and observability. NDN enables secure end-to-end communications without depending on the security of the underlying communication channels; data is always secured regardless of whether it…

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Secure Access Service Edge

What is SASE? SASE (pronounced ‘sassy’), or Secure Access Service Edge, is a framework coined by Gartner in 2019 which combines security and networking into a single, scalable, cloud-based platform that fits well in a world in which employees work from home and access cloud-based applications and services.  SASE is not one single concept, but…

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Zero Trust Architecture

“Game Changing” Cybersecurity In 2021, the US Department of Energy published the Solar Futures Study report calling Operant’s technology potentially “game changing” in the category of cybersecurity solutions required to transition the US electric grid to distributed renewables, while also protecting national security. Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a large subject area, perhaps bordering on…

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