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Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be

Kentik

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. The WAN was how we got access to some websites and sent emails. What changed Over the last 15 years, though, the quality of the public internet has improved significantly. What is today’s enterprise WAN?

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Network Security and Direct Internet Access: The Foundation of MPLS WAN Transformation

CATO Networks

In a recent webinar we conducted at Cato , we asked the audience a poll question: What is the primary driver for your SD-WAN project? We were a bit surprised to find out that secure, direct Internet access was the top driver. Why is security such a big deal with SD-WAN? Secure, Direct Internet Access: SD-WANs Self-Made Headache?

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SD-WAN vs Hybrid WAN

CATO Networks

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. They are faced with many options when making this decision, but one of the first that must be considered is whether to go with a hybrid WAN or SD-WAN.

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Heavy Networking 533: Packet Pushers Roundtable – SD-Branch, BGP Over QUIC, Bandwidth Avoidance

Packet Pushers

Today's episode assembles the Packet Pushers to wrangle over a grab bag of ideas including the evolution from SD-WAN to SD-Branch, new compression standards to preserve Internet bandwidth, and the pros and cons of BGP over QUIC.

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A Critical Piece of Your SD-WAN Visibility

Kentik

SD-WAN, one of the most disruptive network technologies of the past few years, has a fast rate of adoption. Enterprises adopting SD-WAN are driven by key factors such as WAN cost savings, application performance improvement, management and operation simplification, and more. Best practices include: Baselining traffic bandwidths.

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

CATO Networks

Enterprise networking is moving from traditional hub-and-spoke WAN architectures to infrastructure that must support the migration of critical applications to the cloud. MPLS: Reliable, But Comes with a Price The popularity of MPLS deployments in corporate WAN infrastructures comes from its predictability.

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SD-WAN and Beyond: What to Consider in a WAN Transformation?

CATO Networks

Companies should not be shortsighted when upgrading their WANs. Its not just about cutting the cost of their existing MPLS-based WANs. Well look at those challenges this week when long-time industry veteran and expert, Dr. Jim Metzler, joins us on our webinar Critical Capabilities for a Successful WAN Transformation.

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