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How SD-WAN Provided an Alternative to MPLS – A Case Study

CATO Networks

The IT manager at a leading automotive components manufacturer recently shared his experience transitioning his company from MPLS to Cato SD-WAN. Before moving to SD-WAN, the company used an MPLS provider that managed everything. However, they quickly discovered problems with the MPLS solution that were impacting the business.

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SD-WAN Confessions: How One Company Migrated from MPLS to SD-WAN

CATO Networks

Nick Dell is an IT manager who recently led a network transformation initiative at his company, moving from MPLS to SD-WAN. Dell shared why he made that transition and the lessons he learned along the way in the webinar SD-WAN Confessions: How I migrated from MPLS to SD-WAN. Issues arose about a year into the MPLS contract.

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SASE for Retail: Growing the Bottom Line

CATO Networks

Networking and Security Challenges Retailers are Facing Until recently, MPLS and VPNs were popular solutions of choice for many retailers. However, traditional MPLS or VPNs are costly, with limitations in reliability and security, lacking the scalable model necessary for modern retailer growth.

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The Impact of 5G on Enterprise Network Monitoring

Kentik

The fifth generation of wireless technology, more commonly being referred to as 5G, is marching towards commercialization. Performance is a key driver behind the movement, with 5G enabling: Greater throughput -- mobile broadband with bandwidth ranging from 50 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Lower latency -- ultra-low latency down to 1 millisecond.

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SD-WAN Success Requires A New Kind Of Managed Service Provider

CATO Networks

The first and most obvious risk is quality, particularly for real-time and bandwidth-intensive applications. Wireless services appear attractive but often have high latency and are metered services. Inconsistent bandwidth speeds. Also, with most broadband services, the network upload and download speeds are different.

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What is SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

With SD-WAN, organizations can deliver more responsive, more predictable applications at lower cost in less time than the managed MPLS services traditionally used by the enterprise. In an SD-WAN, a specialized appliance at the sites edge connects to the network services, typically MPLS and at least two Internet services.

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Internet Underlay Visibility is Critical for SD-WAN Overlays

Kentik

Classic enterprise WANs rely on services like MPLS and Carrier Ethernet that are fully managed by service providers from end to end. Yet the simple term SD-WAN belies the extraordinary impact these trends are having on enterprise networking. However, SD-WAN overlays are inherently blind to the inner workings of underlay networks.

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