CATO Networks

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Optimization has always been about overcoming latency, jitter, packet loss, and bandwidth limitations. However, in recent years bandwidth has become much less of an issue for most enterprises. Lower dollar-per-bit costs of bandwidth and apps that incorporate data duplication and compression are big drivers of this shift.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 20, 2019

NaaS is simply the delivery of virtualized network infrastructure and services following the standard cloud subscription business model popularized by SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS. Fortunately, cloud-native SD-WAN platforms, like Cato Cloud , enable enterprises to leverage Network as a Service to its full potential.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded Cato Cloud a 2017 Internet Telephony SD-WAN Excellence Award. Cato Cloud has demonstrated true innovation and is leading the way for Software Defined Wide Area Network. The TMC award is the latest recognition for Catos revolutionary cloud-based SD-WAN, Cato Cloud.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 15, 2018

According to Gartners report, Firewall as a Service is a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service that allows customers to partially or fully move security inspection to a cloud infrastructure. It does not just conceal physical firewall appliances behind a cloud of smoke and mirrors, but actually eliminates the appliance altogether.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This phenomenon is highly applicable to many IT transformations such as cloud migration and move to hybrid work, but even more so to SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). It becomes a gateway to a broader transformation, as the initial project reveals the benefits of consolidating networking and security into a single cloud-native service.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 4, 2017

As a result, SD-WAN adopters have remained chained to their MPLS services, paying exorbitant bandwidth fees just to deliver these core applications. These backbones use cloud intelligence and Internet economics to seamlessly combine networking with advanced security at a fraction of the cost of MPLS.

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Confluent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cloud Memorystore, Amazon ElastiCache, and Azure Cache), applying this concept to a distributed streaming platform is fairly new. Before Confluent Cloud was announced , a managed service for Apache Kafka did not exist. Confluent Cloud for instance, allows the user to effectively start working with Apache Kafka in 90 seconds.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

For distributed enterprises, a network technology solution must support connections to all of the locations, data centers, and cloud partners anywhere in the world. Business critical applications Important question to ask: where are your business critical applications located — in an in-house data center or in the cloud?

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

Cato Cloud is different. The MPLS architectures of most enterprise WANs adds far too much latency to Internet- and cloud-destined traffic. Security appliances protect their locations; additional security elements are needed to protect other offices, cloud resources, and mobile users.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2024

SASE seeks to address these issues by converging various functionssuch as SD-WAN , secure web gateways , cloud access security brokers (CASB) , and zero-trust network access (ZTNA) into a single, cohesive platform. This platform needs to be cloud-native to handle the ever-increasing demands of bandwidth and innovation.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

While the list of must-know terms is too long to cover in a single blog, here are some to incorporate into your vocabulary as you evaluate how cloud networking can benefit your organization. Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service. Click here for a detailed overview of FwaaS. See also Jitter.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The WAN landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by demands of cloud, mobility, and globalization. However, the rise of SaaS applications, hybrid work, and global operations has created new challenges for MPLS-based networks, as their once-reliable architecture now fails to meet the demands of modern, cloud-centric environments.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2022

Youve been told to cut costs Its no secret that MPLS circuits cost a fortune often 3-4x the price of MPLS alternatives (like SD-WAN,) for only a fraction of the bandwidth. Youre going cloud and migrating from on-prem to cloud DCs and apps Migrating from on-prem legacy applications to cloud isnt generally an if but a when statement.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

As critical business applications migrate to the cloud, and the mobile workforce continues to grow, networking and security solutions need to evolve in order to meet the changing business needs. It fails to deliver the security, cloud readiness and mobility required to support the digital business. This is easier said than done.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2019

Access to copious enterprise bandwidth may enable Mirai to launch even more devastating attacks than before. Cato Security Service currently including a next-generation firewall, secure Web gateway, anti-malware, IPS , and managed threat detection and response. Protecting your network from infection isnt rocket science.

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CATO Networks

JULY 26, 2022

More bandwidth flexibility by aggregating Internet last mile connections Improved last-mile availability by connecting sites through active/active connections Faster deployments allowing sites to be connected in days not months 5 Things SASE Covers that SD-WAN Doesnt | EBOOK SD-WAN: The Teenager That Disappoints But then the world changed again.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 7, 2020

In particular, the emergence of cloud computing and user mobility have increased business agility, allowing rapid response to new opportunities. The network of old needs to change to accommodate the phenomenal growth of cloud and mobility. In this way, for example, sales VoIP traffic can be prioritized above generic voice traffic.

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Kentik

MARCH 15, 2023

Multi- and hybrid cloud infrastructures add further complexity to securing threat surfaces, adding even more variability to permissions, configuration points for human error to enter the scene, and network boundaries to exploit. These attacks aim to overwhelm a service’s bandwidth capabilities with prohibitively high traffic volumes.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 7, 2025

Unlike dynamic routes, learned through dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) or EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol), static routes require the network administrator to specify the next hop or destination IP address. A static route is a manually configured path in a routing table.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In today’s digital age, where work from anywhere and hybrid cloud adoption are the norm, traditional network security perimeters have crumbled. IT organizations are using hybrid cloud strategies to combine the scalable, cost-effective public cloud with the secure, compliant private cloud.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 2, 2022

Cisco in its recent report flushed that out a bit further defining NaaS as a cloud-enabled, usage-based consumption model that allows users to acquire and orchestrate network capabilities without owning, building, or maintaining their own infrastructure, writes industry analyst , Tom Nolle.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2022

After all, todays point solutions that only address cloud migration, remote work or certain security threats, will only remain relevant for so long. Rising MPLS Bandwidth Costs MPLS is expensive and eats up a large portion of IT spend. This is essential for ensuring secure connectivity and business continuity.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. In order for companies to realize SD-WANs cost savings and cloud performance benefits, branch offices must be connected directly to and communicate across the Internet.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

Performance is a key driver behind the movement, with 5G enabling: Greater throughput -- mobile broadband with bandwidth ranging from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps. In these cases, remote enterprise sites may not need the highest bandwidth but require a deterministic quality of service. Lower latency -- ultra-low latency down to 1 millisecond.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2016

Today, there are global organizations with 10s of locations, roaming users with business and personal devices, and business applications both inside the local datacenter and in the Cloud. Mobile and cloud access : Connecting mobile users to local and cloud applications while keeping security and visibility is challenging using appliances.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When I read that less than 20% of IT professionals indicated their organizations can properly monitor public cloud infrastructure, it reminded me of the reoccurring network visibility conversations I have with network managers from around the globe. But what exactly makes cloud-based SD-WAN different?

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The bandwidth is expensive (relative to Internet capacity) and often limited or unavailable on some routes, forcing companies to either pay exorbitant fees to connect locations or, more likely, resort to Internet-based VPNs, complicating network design. Let ‘ s look at the various areas of savings SD-WAN can offer and the resulting ROI.

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CATO Networks

MAY 16, 2018

SD-WAN adoption is seeing rapid growth as companies look to streamline their WAN infrastructure and move toward more cloud-based applications. Looking to reduce costs, they moved their network to Cato Cloud , which cut their monthly expenses by two-thirds. The Evolution of What SD-WAN Means – The Rise of SD-WAN 3.0

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Vedcraft

JUNE 16, 2024

The most promising part is the broader impact of Generative AI across industry verticals, product companies, cloud service providers, and many more. While Snowflake, Databricks, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, and Azure Synapse are the leading Cloud data platforms. broadening their core offerings as a comprehensive data platform.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 26, 2021

This is a network architecture configuration where traffic is directed from a VPN client to the corporate network and also through a gateway to link with the Internet. Cloud workloads, work from home, mobile, and on-premises network assets must be accounted for, and point solutions, such as VPN appliances, arent the right tool for the job.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Cato announced today that its been certified as a connectivity partner of RingCentral, a leading provider of enterprise cloud communications, collaboration and contact center solutions. Sophisticated upstream and downstream Quality of Service (QoS) ensure UCaaS traffic receives the necessary bandwidth to and from a branch office.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

SASE converges ZTNA, NGFW, and other security services along with network services such as SD-WAN, WAN optimization, and bandwidth aggregation into a cloud-native platform. High-Performance FWaaS – Firewall as a service is a multifunction security gateway delivered as a cloud-based service.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 28, 2022

By contrast, The Cato SASE Cloud is the world’sfirst cloud-native SASEplatform , converging SD-WAN and networksecurity in thecloud.Cato Cloud connects all enterprise network resources including branch locations, the mobile workforce, and physical and cloud data centers, into a global and secure, cloud-native network service.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 16, 2020

It automatically connects the remote user to the Cato Cloud and from there they can access the same resources and applications they could access from any branch office. And while Cato doesnt offer UCaaS as part of the Cato Cloud network, our network is optimized in several ways to support this type of service.

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CloudFaire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hungry for IPv4 address space as their businesses and infrastructure grow, cloud and hosting providers are acquiring blocks of IPv4 address space for as much as $30 - $50 per address. Cloud platforms remained among the leading sources of bot traffic due to a number of factors. Globally , we found that 68.5% came from Google.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 17, 2021

SASE is a Secure Remote Access Solution Designed for the Modern Enterprise SASE converges Zero Trust Network Access, NextGen firewall (NGFW), and other security services along with network services such as SD-WAN, WAN optimization, and bandwidth aggregation into a cloud-native platform.

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High Scalability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Our only option was to roll up our sleeves and build basic cloud file system components such as object store ourselves. To add elasticity, reliability and durability, these data centers are connected to Google Cloud platform using high speed, secure Google Interconnect network. Large files or low bandwidth. Migration to cloud.

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