CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

Networking Glossary BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) The practice of employees using their personal mobile devices to do their jobs, typically requiring connection to enterprise networks and accessing enterprise data and cloud applications. For example, an MPLS connection and an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 31, 2018

Regular readers of this blog know all too well what enterprises of all sizes are recognizing: the inefficiencies of legacy Wide Area Networks (WANs) making it difficult for many IT leaders to meet the needs of todays business. Real-time applications, such as video and voice, continue to grow.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2018

MPLS networks have been the standard configuration for enterprise networks for years, providing predictability and availability. However dependable, MPLS comes with its own set of challenges, such as expensive connectivity and long deployment times. Some SD-WAN solutions also provide rudimentary firewalls.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

We, at Cato Networks, are excited to sponsor the 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture & Design. The wide area network (WAN) is a critical and fundamental resource for any business. Reduce cost while boosting capacity Many companies depend on expensive and limited MPLS-based WAN for remote branch connectivity.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 17, 2018

The enterprise needs a network that can adapt, offering availability levels to meet each type of office requirements. MPLS networks have been the backbone of enterprise networks for years. MPLS networks are known and relied upon for high uptime, with a target of five-nines (99.999%) uptime.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 7, 2018

This means that corporate networks must change as well. The answer Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). SD-WAN brings unparalleled agility and cost savings to networking. SD-WAN does this by separating applications from the underlying network services with a policy-based, virtual overlay.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Congratulations to Cato Networks for receiving a 2017 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Excellence Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. Cato Cloud has demonstrated true innovation and is leading the way for Software Defined Wide Area Network. I look forward to continued excellence from Cato Networks in 2017 and beyond.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) promised to address the high costs, rigidity and limitations of private MPLS services. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services. Less pronounced, but perhaps equally important, is the rigidity of MPLS services.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

The widespread adoption of Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network ( SD-WAN ) in recent years has caused many to wonder whether WAN optimization is still necessary. More specifically, t he rise of WAN optimization began around 2004 and addressed the limitations of the limited capacity of costly MPLS and leased line connections.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2018

Weve long touted the benefits of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) so its encouraging to see that enterprises are increasingly recognizing its value. Cloud Adoption Drives The Need For Better Connectivity Cloud-based applications make the business world go round.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here is what the experts say… Andrew Lerner @fast_lerner Andrew is an analyst at Gartner specializing in emerging networking architecture technologies, and was an early predictor of the impact of SD-WAN. Replacing MPLS/VPN circuits with IPsec-over-Internet (or something similar) can drastically reduce your WAN costs.

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

No longer an emerging technology, cloud computing is now used in everything from applications, storage, and networking. With vendors like Amazon AWS and applications like Office 365, the cloud computing market is projected to reach $411B by 2020. Cloud computing has been an integral part of the modern enterprise for some time.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential. Many enterprises are, for example, replacing managed WAN services like MPLS with public internet connections at remote sites. Advanced network analytics.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. Networking teams focussed on the connectivity between locations; security teams focussed on protecting against malware threats and other external or application-layer security issues.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security. SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual WAN architecture offering optimized traffic routing over multiple different media (broadband, MPLS, 5G/LTE, etc.). Traffic can enter and exit these networks via a PoP.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

Over the past two decades, carriers have built massive global networking platforms that are faithfully serving many enterprises. MPLS-based services are under pressure from emerging Internet-based solutions. This strategy is attempting to patch the carrier MPLS cash cow and slow its decline. At a premium cost.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. With information locked behind application silos, operational improvements, such as automation, becomes increasingly complex.

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

I read with some surprise the interview with Zscalers CEO, Jay Chaudry, in CRN where he stated that the network firewalls will go the way of the mainframe, that the network is just plumbing and that Zscaler proxy overlay architecture will replace it with its application switchboard. This is my take. The proxy firewalls faded.

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Kentik

MARCH 26, 2018

SD-WANs are the confluence of four technology trends: software-defined networking in wide area networks (WANs), commodity hardware for customer premise equipment, Internet connectivity for business applications, and enterprise IT hybrid multi-cloud migration.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2016

SD-WAN uses a software-based control plane to drive on-premise edge devices to dynamically allocate Wide Area Network (WAN) traffic between MPLS and Internet links. SD-WAN is effective because it is self-contained (i.e. does not require standards and cross-vendor cooperation) and addresses a narrow IT problem.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2018

The patchwork of appliances and network services comprising our wide area networks (WAN) have been with us for so long its easy to overlook their impact on IT. All respondents came from organizations with MPLS backbones.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

Business critical applications Important question to ask: where are your business critical applications located — in an in-house data center or in the cloud? As a result, networks need to adapt to the new requirements of the increased use of cloud applications. And here is where SD-WAN steps in.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2018

IT organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). According to a July 2017 report from market-research firm IDC , SD-WAN adoption is seeing remarkable growth as companies look to streamline their WAN infrastructure and move toward more cloud-based applications.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Seamless transition between home and office Today, networking and security infrastructure investments in MPLS, SD-WAN, and NGFW/UTM are focused on the office. Our take: Look for remote access to be delivered as a scalable, global cloud-service that is proven to serve a significant user base and the applications they require.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2017

Examples include: Mission critical locations, such as datacenters or regional hubs, can be connected by active-active, dual homed fiber connections managed and monitor 24×7 by an external provider — and with a price tag that approaches MPLS. Redundant connections are whats needed.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. As we discussed in our previous post, whereas with MPLS, networking teams had to wait weeks for new connections and days for bandwidth upgrades, SD-WANs use of DIA means new offices can be deployed in hours and days, and be reconfigured instantly.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

End users of these devices will experience throughput and responsiveness only previously available on fixed networks. Many enterprises are replacing their fixed MPLS wide area networks (WANs) with virtualized software-defined WANs (SD-WANs) to reduce costs. 5G and SDN Capabilities Intersect.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 19, 2018

For the past two years, Cato Networks has led a revolution in enterprise networking: the convergence of software-defined wide area networks ( SD-WAN ) and network security delivered as a single cloud service. Convergence is the antithesis tobundling of point solutions.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2018

This webinar explains how Catos Cloud-based Secure Network offers a simple and affordable platform to securely connect all parts of an enterprise into a unified SD-WAN network with direct impact on your business. SD-WANs: What Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Really Need to Know?

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