CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2019

Even though an enterprise network is considered the lifeline of an organization, there are certain challenges that have limited the efficiency of the enterprise networks. Ransomware, Malware, and BYOD Enterprise networks are affected by different types of security challenges. This can severely impact network performance.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. Rather than IT playing this kind of shell game on itself, IT should evaluate WAN architectures holistically and look at the quality of experience, availability, security, cost, agility, manageability, and extensibility of the network.

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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. Network security is built into the Cato Cloud.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

And perhaps nowhere in his statement holds more true than in the world of network technologies. Understanding Your Companys Needs In the complex world of network technologies, how can you maximize the value of your buy? Depending on the answer, the bandwidth, speed, latency and performance requirements will differ.

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CATO Networks

MAY 5, 2016

MPLS cost reduction is the target of the emerging SD-WAN market that is bustling with solutions looking to take the corporate wide area network to a whole new level. MPLS isnt encrypted by default: MPLS relies on the carrier private network for security because the data doesnt flow on the public Internet.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Since its premier over a decade ago, SD-WAN was adopted by enterprises as the go-to-technology for preparing their network for the digital transformation. At the time this made sense, as SD-WAN brought important advantages: Optimized bandwidth costs, by leveraging inexpensive services like Internet broadband whenever possible.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 22, 2017

Per user bandwidth consumption has likely grown significantly since your organization adopted an MPLS-based WAN. Security threats have skyrocketed and so have the number of security appliances. No longer is there a safe corporate network and dangerous Internet, the perimeter is dissolved leaving just the network.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

When it comes to the enterprise network, decisions need to be made with cost, performance, security, and future plans in mind. Enterprise networking is moving from traditional hub-and-spoke WAN architectures to infrastructure that must support the migration of critical applications to the cloud.

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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. Granular network visibility brings several benefits to the enterprise.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 1, 2020

Often, when speaking with network managers responsible for infrastructure within a multinational or global enterprise, I hear first-hand accounts of the impact of sluggish network performance. Similarly, slow networks can lead to painfully slow file transfers for large media files or CAD (computer-aided design).

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CATO Networks

MARCH 8, 2017

Anyone whos purchased MPLS bandwidth has experienced the surreal. While at home you might spend $50 for a 50 Mbps Internet link, MPLS services can cost 10 times more for a fraction of the bandwidth. So much depends on how you answer certain questions about your business, the resources available, and your networking requirements.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

When Gartner defined the market for the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) last year, we had already seen all its networking and security functions on the market. We had SD-WAN and networking. Pulling together all networking and security functions into a single, coherent platform does more than make deployment simpler.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more IT managers are interested in converging SD-WAN with network security and for good reason. An agile, efficient, and ubiquitous security architecture is essential if organizations are to fully transform their networks. Its an SD-WAN built from the ground up with security in mind.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The award is given to companies that demonstrate the innovation, vision, and execution to deliver software-based networking tools to support different and unique communities of interest. Congratulations to Cato Networks for receiving a 2017 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Excellence Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC.

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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. More connection density -- 1 million connected mobile devices in less than half of a square mile as compared to around 2K with 4G cellular networks. Network Monitoring Needs.

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Kentik

APRIL 12, 2023

Network telemetry and DataOps are two concepts that play a critical role in enhancing network visibility. With modern networks’ increasing complexity and scale, it has become essential to collect and analyze data from various sources to gain insights into network performance, security, and availability.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

Network flow data is quickly emerging as an essential source of data for analyzing network performance, optimizing infrastructure, and detecting malicious traffic. This wasn’t the case just a couple of years ago when EMA issued its Network Management Megatrends 2014 report. Flow data for WAN monitoring.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 21, 2019

SD-WAN as a Service (SDWaas) Defined SDWaaS providers not only provide the hardware needed at each site, but will also include a virtual overlay network backbone, and additional features like security and centralized management. SDWaaS simplifies the network by eliminating appliance sprawl with seamless cloud-scale software.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2024

The concept of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) promised a revolution in network security. Its core intent: to simplify the deployment and consumption of both networking and security functions. This platform needs to be cloud-native to handle the ever-increasing demands of bandwidth and innovation.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2023

Corporate networks are rapidly becoming more complex and distributed. Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) provides the ability to implement a secure, high-performance corporate WAN on top of existing networks. Position SD-WAN Devices to Support Users SD-WAN provides secure, optimized network routing between various locations.

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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

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. These drivers, though, also come with baggage: the reassessment of todays corporate security model. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 7, 2025

Static routes are fundamental components in networking that help direct traffic efficiently from one network segment to another. We will also delve into practical examples and scenarios where static routing is preferred, giving you a thorough understanding of this essential networking concept. What is a Static Route?

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CATO Networks

JULY 31, 2023

EMA found that SD-WAN as a managed service provides organizations with network assurance, integration with other managed services, cost savings and the ability to avoid deployment complexity, among other benefits. This shift impacts the use of MPLS , with the internet is being leveraged more often to boost overall bandwidth.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 18, 2022

Catos cloud was built from the ground up to provide converged networking and security globally. Because of this convergence, automated security engines and customized policies benefit from shared context and visibility allowing true single-pass processing and more accurate security verdicts.

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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. IT staff also no longer need be concerned about capacity planning when upgrading security appliances.

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

No longer an emerging technology, cloud computing is now used in everything from applications, storage, and networking. SD-WAN is used to connect enterprise networks over large geographic distances more efficiently across any available data transport, such as MPLS, LTE, or broadband.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 27, 2018

Recent trends in enterprise networking have created a challenge for network security engineers. The rise of mobile devices, combined with the shift to cloud based platforms, means that many networks no longer have a clear perimeter, where all applications and users could be jointly protected against cyber-attacks.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. Networking, security, and mobility technologies are deployed and operated independently. Capabilities remain duplicated between products, increasing capital costs.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 28, 2022

Last December, Network World published a thoughtful guide outlining the questions IT organizations should be asking when evaluating SASE platforms. With all WAN and Internet traffic consolidated in the cloud, Cato applies a suite of security services toprotect all traffic at all times. 5 Questions to Ask Your SASE Provider | eBook 3.

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Kentik

MAY 10, 2018

Modern enterprise networks are becoming more dynamic and complex, which poses significant challenges for today’s information technology leaders. As more workloads move to the cloud and access networks become more open, ensuring security and stability becomes a more demanding task. The Anatomy of a Multi-Tenant Network.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

These zero-day attacks are more difficult and expensive to detect, creating strain on corporate security architectures. This is especially true as the growth of corporate IT infrastructures generates increasing volumes of network traffic that must be inspected and secured.

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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.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

The widespread adoption of Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network ( SD-WAN ) in recent years has caused many to wonder whether WAN optimization is still necessary. Bandwidth: Bandwidth limitations are addressed by minimizing the amount of data passed across the network. The technologies are similar.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

But the actual SD-WAN ROI is a mix of hard and soft savi n gs from increasing overall network capacity and availability to a reduc ed operational load of managing and securing the network. Instead, MPLS only carries critical application traffic, offloading bandwidth hungry and less critical applications to Internet connections.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2019

The infamous malware that crippled global DNS provider Dyn, French Web host OVH and security journalist Brain Krebs Web site with botnets of infected home routers, baby monitors and other IoT devices is now infecting enterprise network equipment, according to a recent Palo Alto Networks blog and Network Computing article.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 18, 2022

Survey Reveals Confusion about the Promise of SASE Prioritizing between network security and network performance is hardly a strategy. Yet, Catos recent industry survey with non-Cato customers, Security or Performance: How do you Prioritize? Now with Cato we can match that speed on the network side.

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