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MPLS, VPN Internet Access, Cloud Networking or SD-WAN? Choose Wisely

CATO Networks

For your business to stay ahead of the pack, you should be looking to improve network and security infrastructure to have the flexibility and strength to handle not just todays bandwidth demands, but tomorrows demands as well. Cloud and SaaS traffic must be first brought from the branch to a secured Internet access point at central location.

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What is Network Visibility?

CATO Networks

Traditional VPN solutions enable connectivity for mobile and remote employees but do little to enable the same visibility and control possible on-premises. The traffic is then routed on to a local Internet access point or across the WAN to a centralized and secure Internet access point before making its way to its destination in the cloud.

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How SD-WANs Can Become Next Generation WAN Architectures

CATO Networks

The path-selection process for loss-sensitive applications, such as VoIP and video, for example, is no different from those that are bandwidth intensive. From a mobility perspective, teams need to assess the importance of assuring regional or global VPN access to WAN resources. Will security still be implemented?

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How Secure is Your SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Internet-bound traffic is backhauled across the MPLS network to this secured Internet access point, inspected, and then sent to the Internet.

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4 Tangible Reasons for Considering SD-WANs

CATO Networks

Short-term connections can be set up with 4G/LTE and, depending on the service, mobile users can be connected with VPN clients. Security meant protecting the companys central Internet access point and deploying endpoint security on clients. All governed by the same set of routing and security policies used on the backbone.

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