CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

We expected other drivers, such as MPLS cost reduction, eliminating bandwidth constraints, or optimizing cloud access, to be at the top of the list. Because SD-WAN is a code name for MPLS WAN transformation project. MPLS WANs were never designed with security, and specifically, threat protection, as a core feature.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

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. However, MPLS traffic from the service provider to the on-premises routers is notoriously expensive.

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MPLS WAN Internet VPN 52

CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2016

We recently held a webinar focused on educating network professionals about Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). The backhauling approach means routing the traffic through the datacenter where there is a big firewall to secure it before exiting to the internet. Using an MPLS network and routing the traffic over a reliable network.

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Firewall Network Security Network Networking 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 27, 2018

Essentially all traffic is pull back to an on-premise firewall and from there put out onto the Internet. 2 Single global firewall FwaaS truly eliminates the appliance form factor. Firewall as a Service makes firewall services available in all branch locations without the need to install additional hardware. The result?

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

1990s – 2000s: MPLS and the Era of Clear Network Boundaries? Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. This is easier said than done.

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MPLS SASE WAN Network 52

CATO Networks

APRIL 15, 2018

Since the beginning of networks, the lynchpin of network security has been the firewall. The first network firewalls appeared in the late 1980s, and gained almost universal acceptance by the early 1990s. So what is a Firewall as a Service and why do you need it? FWaaS is a new type of a Next Generation Firewall.

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Firewall WAN Network Security Gateway 52

CATO Networks

JANUARY 12, 2020

Most enterprise WANs have historically used MPLS, but with the proliferation of cloud resources and mobile users, organizations are realizing the need to facilitate more flexible connectivity. Usually, one network service is MPLS while the other is typically an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Paysafe decided to replace its mix of MPLS and Internet-based VPN with Cato Cloud to create a single converged network. For a fraction of the price, the Cato Cloud solution improved in performance compared to the Internet VPNs and is on par with MPLS. The solution reduced costs while increasing bandwidth.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Jims research showed in part (check out the webinar for full details) how customer concerns around MPLS and those around the Internet are directly inverse of one another. For MPLS services, customers were most concerned about cost, uptime and latency. There is no native encryption with MPLS services; data is sent in the clear.

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WAN MPLS Internet Firewall 52

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. Now a new kind of inexpensive, high-quality, SLA-backed backbone is emerging, one that allows companies to finally overcome their MPLS dependency.

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MPLS Internet Bandwidth WAN 52

CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most enterprises look at SD-WAN as an MPLS alternative , hoping to reduc e their MPLS connectivity costs. SD-WAN ROI Driver #1: Reducing MPLS Connectivity Costs Enterprises have long invested in managed MPLS services to connect locations. With SD-WAN, companies avoid consuming expensive MPLS capacity on Internet traffic.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 27, 2019

Two factors in particular: The need to increase bandwidth between the organization and the Internet to support connectivity to the UCaaS provider The need to add bandwidth between locations to support new features commonly available from UCaaS providers, like video conferencing.

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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. SD-WANs reduce bandwidth costs, no doubt, but enterprises are still left having to address important issues around cloud, mobility, and security. Bandwidth upgrades and changes can also take weeks.

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WAN MPLS Bandwidth Internet 52

CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service. Unlike appliance-based firewalls that require management of discrete firewall appliances, FwaaS is a single logical firewall in the cloud that can be accessed from anywhere. For example, an MPLS connection and an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2017

SD-WAN Cost Savings Early marketing around SD-WAN technology pointed to the 90 percent cost difference between MPLS and Internet bandwidth costs. Cant Eliminate MPLS All too often, the cost savings of SD-WAN stem from the expectation of eliminating a carriers costly MPLS service. The reality is very different.

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WAN Wide Area Network MPLS Internet 52

CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2018

Born alongside the expensive MPLS data service, WAN optimization appliances allowed organizations to squeeze more bandwidth out of thin pipes through compression and deduplication, as well as prioritizing traffic of loss-sensitive applications such as remote desktops. WAN optimization has been with us for a long time.

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CATO Networks

MAY 14, 2018

Scarred by slow, rigid and complex technologies, like MPLS, and complex command line interfaces, networking professionals are turning to SD-WAN to usher in an era of automated and intelligent networks. Many organizations procure MPLS services to maximize the availability and uptime of the network.

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Akins IT

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Performance MPLS was the top dog in enterprise WAN before cloud-computing and mobile smart devices exploded in popularity. Once cloud and mobile became mainstream, a fundamental flaw in MPLS was exposed. With MPLS, enterprises have to deal with the trombone effect . Bottom line - MPLS bandwidth is expensive.

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Kentik

APRIL 15, 2020

Best practices include: Baselining traffic bandwidths. Visualize all transport (MPLS, internet, LTE, etc.) MPLS, internet, etc.) It can be scary not knowing where you are starting. Getting visibility before making decisions can help measure the change and prove the results. Evaluating security traffic patterns.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Gone are the days when it was simple and effective to connect remote sites with a perimeter firewall, or backhaul traffic to a datacenter to keep companies secure and functional. Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) is the future of network security. It could change your entire approach to network security, and help save your sanity.

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Network Networking Network Security Firewall 52

CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Converged functionalities include SD-WAN, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), cloud-access security broker (CASB), DLP and secure web gateway (SWG). SASE can connect any network: the internet, MPLS, cellular networks and more. Speed and performance: SASE enables manufacturers to increase bandwidth.

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

Companies needing to connect their users to the services in the cloud, who have been using a wide-area network (WAN) with MPLS for security, are seeing the benefits of using a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) for connectivity. Bandwidth-intensive traffic, bound for the Internet and cloud, are backhauled across the MPLS WAN.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 21, 2017

Manufacturers create new facilities in Asia and Latin America and, more specifically, in China, behind the Great Firewall of China. There are three major options global MPLS , the public Internet and cloud networks. Enterprises that could not afford global MPLS had to use Internet-based services.

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CATO Networks

JULY 29, 2018

MPLS was not designed for this new reality. The appliance form factor including the cost of hardware, software, and expert staff to maintain it is a burden which SD-WAN eliminates with Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). SD-WAN Value in Traffic Enterprises rely on MPLS because of its predictable performance is backed by an SLA.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

With Cato, the costs of our connection to Mexico alone dropped more than 80%, and we received twice the capacity, says Kevin McDaid, systems manager Fisher and Company, a leading manufacturer who replaced its global MPLS with Cato Cloud, an MPLS alternative.

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CATO Networks

MAY 16, 2018

Our 2018 survey included over 700 respondents from IT enterprises that currently run MPLS backbones. Forty-two percent said it reduced the cost of MPLS service. Anyone managing an MPLS network knows what a costly endeavor it is, and many are looking to SD-WAN to reduce the high monthly overhead MPLS presents.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In the face of rising bandwidth costs and the limitations of MPLS , IT teams turn to SD-WAN, a more flexible and cost-effective solution that leverages public internet links to improve performance and reliability. Here are four key ways SASE transformation touches every part of the business.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 22, 2018

At the same time, MPLS circuits can be quite costly and take many months to install. Still, a reliable Internet link may be unavailable, requiring the purchase of MPLS last mile. This is a dramatic improvement over the unpredictable public Internet and a significant cost saving versus the expensive MPLS option.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

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. Bandwidth: Bandwidth limitations are addressed by minimizing the amount of data passed across the network. Theres no antimalware or IPS built into SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 2, 2022

But whats particularly interesting for anyone moving away from a global MPLS network or otherwise looking at WAN transformation is the impact NaaS will have on evolving the enterprise backbone. Only by converging SASE with NaaS can companies eliminate costly, legacy MPLS services. But SASE alone cant replace MPLS.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2018

Surveyed companies cited bandwidth optimization, consistent application security, improved automation, and self-provisioning as top reasons why they are considering adopting SD-WAN. Not to mention, companies using SD-WAN no longer have to spend more money to re-architect bandwidth allocations at branch offices.

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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. Security between locations, though, was not an issue provided the WAN was based, as most were, on a private MPLS service. This amicable live-and-let-live separation falls apart with todays SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

Rather than connecting every location to the Internet and then having to secure those locations, legacy WANs backhauled Internet traffic across the MPLS network to a centralized, secured Internet portal. Research shows that DIA bandwidth costs can be as much as 90 percent less than MPLS bandwidth costs.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 14, 2019

MPLS circuits can take weeks even months to provision depending on location. All too often, IT directors have told me they need to explain why MPLS circuit delivery is a holdup for branch office going live. VPN requires onsite IT staff to manage local firewalls, not always practical in the era of WeWork and mobile employees.

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CATO Networks

JULY 7, 2022

In some cases, it might be an MPLS network, which is no longer suitable (or affordable) for the modern digital business. Advanced TCP congestion control enables Cato edges to send and receive more data, as well as better utilize available bandwidth. Its no secret that many enterprises are reevaluating their WAN.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 2, 2019

At the edge of this network, customers can connect their branch locations, corporate data centers, mobile and remote users to the core network via their preferred carrier services (MPLS, broadband, LTE, etc.) Voice and video traffic is on the rise, and it requires high bandwidth, low latency transport. using secure tunnels.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 22, 2023

Some of its limitations includes: Cost: MPLS connections are expensive and have hard caps on available bandwidth. If an organizations bandwidth needs exceed the current hardware capacity, new or additional hardware is required, and this can be a slow and expensive process.

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