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. Prioritize critical application traffic such as voice and video Every company has mission critical applications the business relies on.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2023

It identifies two elements that underpin SASE , namely the network access technology ( SD-WAN ) and secure internet access ( Security Service Edge (SSE) ). The East-West WAN traffic visibility gap : SASE converges two separate disciplines: the Wide Area Network and Network Security. The answer is: a cloud network.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2017

This webinar will look at a range of issues including: Where SD-WAN can truly help network performance How to best use insertion and service chaining The security issues for any SD-WAN even with traffic being encrypted To sign up now, click here.

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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 26, 2018

Most enterprise data networks are still optimized for a computing model in which the bulk of applications reside in the datacenter. This approach is ill-suited to a rapidly changing application delivery model in which apps may reside in public cloud infrastructure (e.g. The answer?

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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

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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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. SD-WAN represents a simplified and cost-effective way to WAN, and that is important because most enterprise hate their WAN s.

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The global MPLS approach to networking works well if: The users are in fixed locations such as branch offices, The only corporate applications are hosted in-house, and Business needs dont change very often. Corporate applications are increasingly in the cloud. Clearly, an alternative is needed, but its not the public Internet.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

After all, without the network, todays technology-powered businesses are dead in the water. The network doesnt have to be totally down, though, to disrupt the business. Slow or unpredictable application response time can cripple point of sale, customer service, manufacturing essentially every part of the business.

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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. Bandwidth: Bandwidth limitations are addressed by minimizing the amount of data passed across the network. The technologies are similar.

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Juniper

JANUARY 21, 2025

Marvis Application Experience Insights voorspelt op proactieve wijze de gesprekskwaliteit voor Zoom en Microsoft Teams om mogelijke problemen te identificeren voordat een gebruiker deelneemt. Minis kunnen problemen opsporen zonder dat de gebruikers zich in het netwerk bevinden.

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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. The post SD-WAN and Cloud Security appeared first on Cato Networks.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a change that makes perfect sense, because network flow records provide clear and concise insight into network traffic patterns. The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential.

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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

JULY 31, 2017

Advanced Security Everywhere: Internet and wide area network (WAN) traffic is scanned and protected for all branch offices and mobile users regardless of location. Todays users work everywhere and so must their wide area networks. Details of the anti-malware event can be seen below: The SD-WAN of the Future.

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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.

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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

JULY 7, 2016

Existing enterprise firewalls relied on the use of specific ports to apply application security rules. By application, I dont mean salesforce.com. Rather, it is the mostly irrelevant distinction of application protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SSH and the like. They play multiple roles in networking, policy enforcement and security.

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Kentik

MARCH 7, 2018

This series of blog posts will examine many aspects of ensuring application performance in cloud-scale enterprise WANs utilizing a hybrid of public and private networks. applications. applications for modeling, monitoring and controlling the collection of cyber-physical system modules that comprise the full-scale operation.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2018

Security policies for MPLS based networks need to be managed at each site and the various appliances must be continuously updated and upgraded. Many organizations today are choosing to migrate to SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network), because it can eliminate the challenges of MPLS networks.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

SD-WANs bring SDN principles of service insertion to the wide area network. Layer-2 Service Insertion With flat networks, services can be inserted by bridging together two VLANs, such as with VLAN chaining. Its impossible to apply the service based on individual applications.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 4, 2020

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. Our take: Look for remote access solutions that incorporate optimization and protection for all types of traffic including wide area network (WAN), Internet, and cloud traffic.

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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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NW Kings

JANUARY 4, 2025

Although the material may (seem) dense at times, it becomes clearer with practical application. Networking basics are an expansive field (however), it’s essential to continuously update your knowledge. Most companies are adopting SD-WAN technology, making it a crucial skill for network engineers.

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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

MAY 5, 2016

MPLS cost reduction is the target of the emerging SD-WAN market that is bustling with solutions looking to take the corporate wide area network to a whole new level. This typically works in scenarios where MPLS is not available or not affordable, or the vast majority of applications are not latency sensitive.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 17, 2018

Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) is making organizations rethink their WAN infrastructure. Instead of connecting a location with one highly-available MPLS connection, SD-WAN can connect a location with multiple, less-reliable broadband Internet connections, selecting the optimum connection per application.

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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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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

AUGUST 17, 2021

SASE merges the network optimization capabilities of SD-WAN with a full security stack, including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.

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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. Internet providers dump packets on peering networks depending on the economic realities, adversely impacting application performance. SD-WANs automate these and other steps.

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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 a narrower implementation of SDN concepts.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2018

Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) has become a runaway success across all industry sectors. As a result, SD-WAN -focused events and networking conferences with SD-WAN agenda items are happening across the globe. Rapid adoption of a new methodology comes about for one reason it works.

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Kentik

JUNE 20, 2016

For CIOs, the focus is on operational issues such as network and application performance, uptime, and workflows. At the intersection of CIO and CISO issues and concerns is the network and its underlying infrastructure. For CISOs, the stress is about malware, access control, and data exfiltration.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. The Internet Limits Peak Performance Applications remain constrained by Internet performance. The brownouts and unpredictability of Internet connections will continue to disrupt applications. And wed like our networks to be inherently secure.

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