Thinking about adaptive segmentation? It’s important to think about the workflows needed to make the most of it. Get workflows right and you can do some amazing things like see your environment in the context of the applications, let teams see and control their apps, and get security and visibility that automatically adapts to changes.

Here's what I’m reading this week:

Chris Khadan is Illumio's VP of Customer Success, leading the charge in ensuring customers, which include nine of the largest 15 financial institutions in the U.S., and four of the top seven global Software-as-a-Service companies, have the best possible experience.

I recently sat down with Chris to discuss customer success, from what it means and who's involved to the six dimensions to succeed (like the six steps of the scientific method, Chris has customer success down to a science – and an art of what's possible).

Introducing a blog series by Illumio CTO, PJ Kirner, that will cover key concepts to help you think about data center and cloud security in a new way, and realign your approach with evolving requirements across application environments.

Revolutions happen for good reason. They’re the result of a divergence of expectations and reality causing pent-up frustration that pushes the need for change. Old ways no longer align with new requirements and pressure reaches a boiling point where there is no other option but to make that change. 

Evolutions in applications, the data center, and cloud have pushed security to the limits, where old ways like choke points and network based approaches no longer align with new requirements of application teams. These teams have gotten used to new models of resource utilization and application delivery — and there's no turning back. It’s time for a revolution in security.

Here's what I’m reading this week: