CATO Networks

AUGUST 7, 2018

The answer Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). SD-WAN brings unparalleled agility and cost savings to networking. 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. How Does SD-WAN Work?

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As critical business applications are moving to the cloud and with the wide adoption of SaaS and mobile applications in the workplace, connectivity becomes a crucial business asset with the direct effect on the bottom line. Software-defined Wide Area Networks ( SD-WAN ) can get the job done. Here is why.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A growing percentage of Internet traffic is protected by encryption. According to Google , approximately 95% of web browsing uses the encrypted HTTPS protocol. This trend toward traffic encryption has been driven by a few different factors. The move toward data encryption is a mixed blessing for cybersecurity.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2017

Keep your edge by beefing up your SD-WAN knowledge. Over the next month or so, weve put together a jam-packed schedule of SD-WAN webinars to help combat the tech fatigue of the lazy days of summer. Mobility, cloud access, Internet security these and more form the shape of todays business. Click here to reserve your seat.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 7, 2019

Companies evaluating which SD-WAN approach is best for them will have to decide between deploying an Over the Top (OTT) SD-WAN or having their SD-WAN bundled with the underlying network. The decision certainly has a big impact on SD-WANs complexity, performance, and affordability. Is Cato an OTT SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

Cloud computing has been an integral part of the modern enterprise for some time. No longer an emerging technology, cloud computing is now used in everything from applications, storage, and networking. With vendors like Amazon AWS and applications like Office 365, the cloud computing market is projected to reach $411B by 2020.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded Cato Cloud a 2017 Internet Telephony SD-WAN Excellence Award. Congratulations to Cato Networks for receiving a 2017 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Excellence Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. I look forward to continued excellence from Cato Networks in 2017 and beyond.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 10, 2018

SD-WAN is a flexible solution that integrates low-cost Internet transports into a virtual WAN connection. Utilizing multiple links and additional features such as load balancing, and real-time monitoring of circuit health and performance, SD-WAN can achieve the required high availability todays enterprises demand.

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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. Like so many technologies, though, there are the promises of SD-WANs and then there are the realities of SD-WANs. SD-WANs automate these and other steps.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2018

According to a report from Forrester, 90% of Network Managers are looking to evolve their WAN with a software-defined approach. Below are valuable on-demand webinars that answer crucial questions about growing SD-WAN technology. Each webinar provides insight into different SD-WAN topics for IT leaders to consider.

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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. Impact of the Dissolved Perimeter The traffic patterns driving SD-WAN adoption change how companies protect their users and data.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Traditional hub-and-spoke networking has enterprises backhauling WAN traffic from branches over MPLS circuits to a central site and applying security policies before sending the traffic to the cloud or the public Internet. SD-WAN has emerged as a popular alternative to MPLS. SD-WAN has emerged as a popular alternative to MPLS.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Last month, analyst Jim Metzler and I joined together on a webinar to discuss the current state of the WAN. Jim shared research from his recent study into the current drivers and inhibitors for WAN transformation and the deployment of SD-WAN. Traditional WANs were never designed to handle the dissolving perimeter.

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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 20, 2018

MPLS also doesnt address cloud or mobile traffic, which is a major issue for enterprises. Many organizations today are choosing to migrate to SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network), because it can eliminate the challenges of MPLS networks. Simple Deployment Deploying a new site with SD-WAN should be fast and simple.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2017

WAN Transformation: SD-WAN Cost and ROI Analysis Its no secret that traditional wide area networks (WANs) have to change. Much has been made about their high costs, long-time to deploy, and poor fit for running Internet and cloud traffic. As a rule, SD-WAN appliance do not provide advanced security.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2018

IT organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). According to a July 2017 report from market-research firm IDC , SD-WAN adoption is seeing remarkable growth as companies look to streamline their WAN infrastructure and move toward more cloud-based applications.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 13, 2019

As the WAN is the ingress and egress point of corporate networks, securing it is vital to mitigating risk and improving security posture. However, cloud services and mobile users make networks much more dynamic and difficult to secure than they were just a decade ago. SD-WAN appliances are not security appliances. Lets find out.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 19, 2018

For the past two years, Cato Networks has led a revolution in enterprise networking: the convergence of software-defined wide area networks ( SD-WAN ) and network security delivered as a single cloud service. We built our cloud service to address the connectivity and security needs of the modern enterprise from the ground up.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

In a recent webinar we conducted at Cato , we asked the audience a poll question: What is the primary driver for your SD-WAN project? We expected other drivers, such as MPLS cost reduction, eliminating bandwidth constraints, or optimizing cloud access, to be at the top of the list. Why is security such a big deal with SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

JUNE 25, 2018

Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) has become a runaway success across all industry sectors. Analysts at IDC have estimated the SD-WAN gold rush will increase with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 70 percent by 2021. Rapid adoption of a new methodology comes about for one reason it works.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

However, when it comes to SD-WAN technology it is difficult to ignore its obvious benefits. Dont take our word for it, heres what 9 leading industry experts have to say on the benefits of SD-WAN for enterprise networking: Is SD-WAN the future of networking? Enterprise networking experts often disagree on many things.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 15, 2017

Unless you were living under a rock, you probably heard about SD-WAN and its promise to transform enterprise networking as we know it. So, to SD-WAN or to MPLS? As business applications migrate to the cloud, demand for Internet capacity increases. SD-WAN Edge Appliances: Not Quite the Answer This is where SD-WAN comes to play.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

One sticking point has always been the branch network stack: deploying, configuring, managing, and retrieving the router, firewall, WAN optimizer, etc., In-net SD-WAN allows maximum service delivery with minimum customer premises equipment (CPE) because most functionality is delivered in the service provider cloud, anywhere from edge to core.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 27, 2018

The cloud has become an inseparable part of the IT enterprise as more applications make the transition to the cloud. Adaptations in WAN infrastructure that arise are necessary to meet the new and shifting IT landscape. Today, its not just cost savings that are driving enterprises to SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

JULY 4, 2023

Earlier last month, we announced that Cato reached a new SASE throughput record , achieving 5 Gbps on a single encrypted tunnel with all security inspections fully enabled. Only a Cloud-Delivered SASE Solution Can Offer Such Performance The improved throughput underscores the benefits of Catos single-vendor, cloud-native SASE architecture.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 2, 2022

But whats particularly interesting for anyone moving away from a global MPLS network or otherwise looking at WAN transformation is the impact NaaS will have on evolving the enterprise backbone. Gartner identifies the specific attributes of a cloud service. Its why SASE has emerged to be such a dominant force.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 28, 2025

With the Cato SASE Cloud Platform , organizations can leverage the security stack to kill the ransomware attack chain as quickly as possible. Double extortion to exfiltrate data before encrypting target systems. Lateral traffic over the WAN that would leverage the threat actor for the ransomware.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 29, 2018

SD-WANs are the go-to alternative for enterprises looking to reimagine their networks. With the right mix of SD-WAN features, IT can improve agility, availability, and, yes, even lower their network transport costs. Traditional SD-WAN features focus on selecting the best path, not providing a better path.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Every few weeks, yet another survey confirms enterprise interest in SD-WAN. To help inform enterprises how best to make the transition to SD-WAN, Ive been speaking with independent engineers and network architects around the industry for their insights and suggestions. FS: VA is going toward a digital cloud transformation.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2016

Like any other service provider, IT needs to move at the speed of its customers (the business) and adapt to emerging requirements including Cloud access, mobile connectivity, data security and more. Where SDN has traction is within the discipline of SD-WAN. SD-WAN is a narrower implementation of SDN concepts.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

With MPLS revenue streams at risk, the carriers are pursuing a two-prong strategy: augmenting MPLS with Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and adding value-add services to the core network with Network Function Virtualization (NFV). SD-WAN offers a good way for carriers to augment their MPLS services. VNFs) in the cloud.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Like AdRoll, many modern enterprises are learning that the scalability, security, and reliability of cloud-based SD-WAN make it an ideal VPN alternative. So, what makes SD-WAN such an attractive VPN replacement? VPN appliances themselves also have limited bandwidth, which can lead to these appliances becoming WAN bottlenecks.

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CATO Networks

JULY 31, 2017

Cato SD-WAN is First to Converge Global Networking and Advanced Security Services Cato introduced today a context-aware Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) as part of its Cato Cloud secure SD-WAN service. Cato IPS is the first to be integrated with a global SD-WAN service , bringing context-aware protection to users everywhere.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This is especially true if TLS decryption is required for inspection of encrypted traffic as this can exhaust an appliances compute capacity. Cloud-based Security is Essential for Modern Threat Management One of the main limitations of security solutions is that effectively inspecting and securing network traffic is computationally expensive.

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CATO Networks

JULY 17, 2021

Gartner has answered that question by describing a SASE architecture as the convergence of multiple WAN edge and network security capabilities, delivered via a global cloud service that enforces a common policy on all enterprise edges : users, locations, and applications. In short, they drive complexity into the IT lifecycle.

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