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.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2018

Depending on the answer, the bandwidth, speed, latency and performance requirements will differ. Why global enterprises are switching to SD-WAN With all of these significant business parameters to consider, finding a single solution that meets the multi-faceted networking needs of a global enterprise is a challenge.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2018

Weve long touted the benefits of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) so its encouraging to see that enterprises are increasingly recognizing its value. Gartner estimates that provisioning network changes at branch offices with SD-WAN reduces deployment time by as much as 80 percent.

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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

JUNE 17, 2018

Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) is making organizations rethink their WAN infrastructure. Adding MPLS bandwidth is a lengthy, costly process, requiring configuration changes, and additional hardware taking anywhere between 3-6 months.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

Network Security Appliances Limit Traditional SD-WAN SD-WAN became popular by solving the challenges of adapting legacy wide area networks (WANs) to the modern enterprise. The MPLS architectures of most enterprise WANs adds far too much latency to Internet- and cloud-destined traffic.

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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. In many scenarios, best effort bandwidth availability of asymmetrical internet links can provide a compelling cost-effective optionfor WAN connectivity.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a change that makes perfect sense, because network flow records provide clear and concise insight into network traffic patterns. The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

SD-WANs and needed changes for better UCaaS experience Whats needed is a rethinking of network architectures, one that is optimized for UCaaS. At the branch, SD-WAN virtualizes wide area network access services, enabling branch office traffic to be sent along the optimal route for performance need.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 7, 2018

This means that corporate networks must change as well. The answer Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). SD-WAN brings unparalleled agility and cost savings to networking. SDN created an overlay across the local network, opening up a world of possibilities in efficiency and agility.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

MPLS is a 20 years old enterprise networking technology. It had risen as a response to the business need for a reliable and predictable network performance across the wide area network (WAN). Using the Internet for the enterprise network is really tempting.

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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. 5G and SDN Capabilities Intersect.

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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. The path-selection process for loss-sensitive applications, such as VoIP and video, for example, is no different from those that are bandwidth intensive.

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Kentik

MARCH 26, 2018

SD-WANs are the confluence of four technology trends: software-defined networking in wide area networks (WANs), commodity hardware for customer premise equipment, Internet connectivity for business applications, and enterprise IT hybrid multi-cloud migration.

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Kentik

JUNE 20, 2016

These vital pathways for information impact virtually every facet of business operations and security, especially for businesses that are Internet or wide-area network dependent, such as e-commerce companies or enterprises that are geographically distributed.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. SD-WANs Arent Enough Leveraging Direct Internet Access (DIA) allows SD-WANs to improve agility and reduce bandwidth costs, but fails to address, and sometimes exacerbates, other critical challenges.

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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. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 19, 2017

The SD-WAN node will load balance the connections, maximize their use of available bandwidth. Bottom Line Conventional enterprise wide area networks are a hodge podges of routers, load balancers, firewalls, next generation firewalls (NGFW), anti-virus and more.

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