CATO Networks

MARCH 14, 2021

Thats a tall order as organizations undertake the simultaneous processes of digital transformation and network evolution. In addition to legacy data centers, enterprises now have extensive assets in the cloud as well as in branch and remote offices and, increasingly, in workers own homes.

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High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

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CATO Networks

APRIL 9, 2019

has won an ICMG Architecture Excellence Awards for its digital transformation initiative. The cost of the total solution Cato is providing us including the centralized management, cloud-based monitoring, and reports matches the cost of the firewall appliances alone. Kudos to the entire Standard Insurance IT team.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 9, 2025

Among the most sought-after roles are Network Engineers and Cloud Engineers. What Are the Roles of Cloud Engineers and Network Engineers? Cloud Engineer A Cloud Engineer specializes in cloud computing technologies. Cloud Engineer A Cloud Engineer specializes in cloud computing technologies.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Just a day before Thanksgiving, an AWS cloud outage struck down large parts of the Internet for multiple hours, impacting major apps, websites, and services worldwide like Autodesk, Roku, and Shipt. Its incredibly important to look under the covers of all cloud-based offerings, especially those claiming to be SASE services.

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Kentik

JULY 10, 2018

This series of guest posts has concentrated on the numerous challenges facing enterprise IT managers as businesses embrace digital transformation and migrate IT applications from private data centers into the cloud. The scope of cloud-scale visibility is daunting and technically demanding.

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Kentik

MAY 3, 2017

Digital transformation is underway. You can also look no further than the earnings reports released this week by the big-three public cloud providers, who all saw spikes. Here are those articles and more from this week: Digital Transformation Requires Rethinking, VC Says (Wall Street Journal) Digital transformation is here.

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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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Router-switch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Digital transformation has been in progress over the past decade. With the growth of data-intensive industries such as cloud services and the Internet of Things (IoT), the total size of data centers has steadily expanded.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2022

To support these efforts, IT teams need to be prepared for digital change – by making a strategic leap towards a network and security architecture that enables rapid and agile digital transformation. IT teams can transform technologically when businesses are either in stage 1 or stage 2.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2023

It identifies two elements that underpin SASE , namely the network access technology ( SD-WAN ) and secure internet access ( Security Service Edge (SSE) ). The non-human traffic visibility gap : Most SSE implementations are built to secure user-to-cloud traffic. The answer is: a cloud network. Here is why.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Today, nearly all companies have some form of cloud infrastructure, and 89% are operating multi-cloud deployments. In general, this trend seems to be continuing with many companies planning to move additional assets to the cloud. However, network firewalls are still a relevant and vital security solution in the era of the cloud.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Which is why Cato is enriching the self-healing capabilities of Cato Cloud. Rather than global enterprises having to think about every possible networking failover scenario, Cato Cloud now heals itself end-to-end, ensuring service continuity. The network has truly become the computer. Have you planned for secondary failover?

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 1, 2025

Businesses entering this vast market often face three primary obstacles: Slow and inconsistent access to essential cloud tools like Microsoft 365 and Salesforce. These challenges can hinder productivity, stall digital transformation, and overwhelm IT teams. The high costs and inflexibility of MPLS connections.

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Akins IT

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Luckily, SD-WAN can be configured to prioritize business-critical traffic and real-time services like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and then effectively steer it over the most efficient route. Performance MPLS was the top dog in enterprise WAN before cloud-computing and mobile smart devices exploded in popularity.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 2, 2023

Manufacturing Digital Transformation Challenges Digital Transformation introduces a number of challenges to the manufacturing industry. This is something that MPLS does not provide because it cannot support the cloud evolution that the manufacturing industry is experiencing.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

As critical business applications migrate to the cloud, and the mobile workforce continues to grow, networking and security solutions need to evolve in order to meet the changing business needs. Many organizations ended up integrating both into their networking environments in an active (MPLS), and passive backup (Internet).

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Digital transformation and the evolution of the regulatory landscape can pose significant compliance challenges for organizations. Maintaining regulatory compliance in the face of digital transformation requires security solutions designed for modern IT environments.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Organizations around the world are beginning to go through digital transformation projects. They are moving their datacenters to the cloud, using more and more SaaS products, and moving their networking ( SD-WAN ) and security ( FWaaS ) to cloud-based solutions. And lastly, traditional WANs are complex and very expensive.

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Kentik

JUNE 6, 2017

That means embracing the cloud, putting the network at the heart of learning, research, and operational systems. And as with digital business transformation, this digital higher education transformation can only succeed if it’s anchored by modern network visibility. Network Leadership for Digital Transformation.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 21, 2019

For example, digital transformation is based on business speed, and the lack of network agility can hold an organization back. Many businesses have spent millions of dollars increasing their level of application and computer agility through the use of cloud resources, and now its time to update the network with a software-defined WAN.

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CATO Networks

JULY 26, 2022

MPLS came of age when users worked in offices, resources resided in the datacenter, and the Internet was an afterthought. It was hopelessly out of step with a world that needed to move fast and one obsessed with the Internet. Resources moved into the cloud and the pandemic sent everyone home.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE , a term coined by Gartner in 2019, defines a newer framework that converges enterprise networking and security point solutions into a single, secure, cloud-native, and globally distributed solution that secures all edges. But digital transformation can be hard to define in practice.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2024

The Need for Speed The rapidly evolving technology and digital transformation landscape has ushered in increased requirements for high-speed connectivity to accommodate high-bandwidth application and service demands. This is significant because the single-pass cloud engine (SPACE) powers the platform.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 2, 2022

SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is the convergence of SD-WAN and network security as a cloud-native, globally-delivered service. SSE converges SWG, CASB / DLP and ZTNA security point solutions, into a single, cloud-native service. Before we explain SSE, lets start by giving more context.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

SASE transforms enterprise IT through the convergence of enterprise networking and network security into a single, cloud-native, service. Adopting SASE is an IT strategy targeted to accompany and enable rapid growth and digital transformation, not a tactic selection of a point product.

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CATO Networks

JULY 28, 2019

Many enterprise networks are straining under the pressure of massive changes brought on by computing trends that are shifting traditional traffic patterns as well as by digital transformations of the underlying business. Data-center-centric to hybrid cloud There is a surge in business initiatives leveraging cloud-based IT delivery.

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Kentik

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Cisco announced plans this week to acquire Cmpute.io, an India-based cloud-cost comparison tool. Juniper Networks may also be moving on cloud-focused M&A. According to Light Reading, the company “has set its sights on being a leading player in the multi-cloud cybersecurity sector.” Cisco announced plans to buy Cmpute.io

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2019

To improve overall site availability, network managers would pair an MPLS connection with a backup Internet connection, effectively wasting the capacity of the Internet backup. Bandwidth hungry applications and migrations to the Cloud have created a WAN transformation revolution with SD-WAN leading the way.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Over two decades ago VPN was the technology for providing secure remote access to the Internet. Optimized performance isnt supported by VPN as it relies on the unpredictable Internet. This ensures a unified, cloud-native approach, which is the main difference between a stand-alone SDP and SDP delivered as part of SASE.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Evolving cloud and technological innovation have spurred digital transformation efforts. With the introduction of cloud computing, a growing percentage of an organizations IT assets are located outside of the traditional network perimeter on infrastructure managed by a third party.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 8, 2022

By replacing all point solutions, SASE provides a unified, global and cloud-based network that supports all edges. Direct-to-Internet Branch Access Traditional branch offices are also evolving. IT and security teams are implementing SASE solutions to enable high-performance to the cloud for these employees.

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CATO Networks

JULY 22, 2024

Just as the Greek Gods wielded immense control over their realm, IT teams hold the keys to the digital kingdom – our modern utopia. They keep businesses moving forward, supporting strategic initiatives like hybrid work, cloud migration, expansion, and M&A, while protecting against attackers.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In the era of digital transformation, your organization might be looking for a more agile and cloud-friendly alternative to MPLS. Migrating from MPLS to SASE with Cato Networks Cato is the worlds first SASE platform, converging SD-WAN and network security into a global cloud-native service.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2022

As digitization continues to advance, these leaders continue to face an array of challenges, and the solutions they choose will determine their success or failure. Many organizations neglect to consider bandwidth and capacity requirements of cloud applications. Scalability is also an issue with cloud deployments.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some of the most significant recent changes in corporate IT infrastructure include: Cloud Adoption Nearly all companies have cloud-based infrastructure, and 89% have a multi-cloud deployment. This expansion into the cloud moves critical data and applications off-site and contributes to an increasingly distributed enterprise.

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