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The business case for SD-WAN: Because MPLS is Not Fit for the Cloud

CATO Networks

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. If there is one thing crucial to remain competitive in todays global marketplace, its connectivity. Here is why.

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Why Traditional MPLS Networks are Ill-Suited for UCaaS

CATO Networks

Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) adoption is on the rise in the enterprise and with that comes significant impact for IT managers considering how their MPLS network transformation. This approach is ill-suited to a rapidly changing application delivery model in which apps may reside in public cloud infrastructure (e.g.

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4 Ways to Secure Your Cloud Datacenter

CATO Networks

If your company is like most, its probably at least considering connecting a cloud datacenter to the WAN. Research shows that as of the end of last year, 90% of surveyed companies were using cloud services with 57% claiming hybrid cloud deployments. So whats the right approach? The pros and cons of those architectures.

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How To Best Design Your WAN for Accessing AWS, Azure, and the Cloud

CATO Networks

In 2014, Gartner analysts wrote a Foundational Report (G00260732, Communication Hubs Improve WAN Performance) providing guidance to customers on deploying communication hubs, or cloud-based network hubs, outside the enterprise data center. What is a communication hub? This helps deliver predictable network performance. using secure tunnels.

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Why a Backbone Is More Than Just a Bunch of PoPs

CATO Networks

Since SASEs introduction, many networking and security vendors have rushed to capitalize on the market by partnering with other providers to include cloud backbones as part of their SASE offerings. But SASE isnt just a bunch of features in appliances managed from the cloud. Initially, users and management are often happy.

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NaaS Meets SD-WAN: What is NaaS anyway and How Will It Impact Your SaaS, PaaS, and Cloud Strategy?

CATO Networks

NaaS is simply the delivery of virtualized network infrastructure and services following the standard cloud subscription business model popularized by SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS. Fortunately, cloud-native SD-WAN platforms, like Cato Cloud , enable enterprises to leverage Network as a Service to its full potential.

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Is SD-WAN Really Dead?

CATO Networks

The new darling of the networking industry would free us from the shackles of legacy MPLS services. It was cute, shiny, and taught enterprises how to walk — walk away, that is, from MPLS to a network designed for the new world. Resources moved into the cloud and the pandemic sent everyone home.

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