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TMC, Layer123 Recognize Cato for SD-WAN Leadership

CATO Networks

TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded Cato Cloud a 2017 Internet Telephony SD-WAN Excellence Award. Overall, the company saved 95 percent on its annual costs, doubled its bandwidth and eliminated the complexities of MLPS all without sacrificing line quality.

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WAN Optimization vs. SD-WAN, or Why You Need Both

CATO Networks

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.

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Choosing an SD-WAN Architecture for Real-Time Communications

CATO Networks

These solutions rely on the Internet, MPLS, or some other third-party network for connecting locations. These solutions can use MPLS in hybrid configurations, but they also bring a private interconnect their own network of Points of Presence (POPs) that manages the traffic flow across the middle-mile.

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Why SD-WAN is the Future of Global Connectivity

CATO Networks

Surveyed companies cited bandwidth optimization, consistent application security, improved automation, and self-provisioning as top reasons why they are considering adopting SD-WAN. With the evolution of the cloud, networks directly affect our access to business critical applications, data, social media services, video conferences and more.

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How Can Organizations Improve Network Performance?

CATO Networks

Similarly, slow networks can lead to painfully slow file transfers for large media files or CAD (computer-aided design). However, as cloud and mobile grew in popularity, the inflexibility and cost of MPLS began to drive enterprises away. Further, TCP congestion control functionality enables optimization of bandwidth utilization. #5.

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