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The Carrier Cloud Needs a New Fabric, Not a Patched Cloth

CATO Networks

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). VNFs) in the cloud. Coordination becomes very difficult indeed.

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How to Choose the Most Suitable Network Technology for Your Company

CATO Networks

For distributed enterprises, a network technology solution must support connections to all of the locations, data centers, and cloud partners anywhere in the world. Business critical applications Important question to ask: where are your business critical applications located — in an in-house data center or in the cloud?

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2019: A Year of Innovation and Validation for the Cato Vision

CATO Networks

Yes, the stars shifted in 2019, as the industry adoption of Catos revolutionary approach to networking and security came in the form of Gartners Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture. SASE Makes Catos Convergence of Networking and Security into the Industry Standard In mid-2019, the Cato vision became part of a Gartner trend.

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Achieving NIS2 Compliance: Essential Steps for Companies 

CATO Networks

Establish a Security Governance Framework Develop a robust security governance framework that outlines the roles, responsibilities, and processes necessary to achieve and maintain NIS2 compliance. The Cato SASE Cloud platform supports more than 80 points of presence in over 150 countries.

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Security + Network As a Service: the Better SD-WAN

CATO Networks

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. Missing Mobility and Cloud Finally, while SD-WAN vendors do a very good job connecting offices, theyre less successful extending their overlays to the rest of todays WAN: mobile users and the cloud.

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The Promise and Peril of SD-WANs

CATO Networks

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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How SD-WANs Can Become Next Generation WAN Architectures

CATO Networks

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. Rather than multiple policies governing each technology, organizations can create a single policy integrating the four IT disciplines.

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