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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. Software-defined Wide Area Networks ( SD-WAN ) can get the job done. Here is why.

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Why Traditional MPLS Networks are Ill-Suited for UCaaS

CATO Networks

But while UC brings the cost and complexity of hosting and maintaining server infrastructure in the enterprise datacenters, UCaaS avoids those problems, putting UC in the cloud. The UCaaS challenge for modern WANs For all of its benefits, UCaaS poses significant challenges for traditional enterprise network architectures.

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What You Don’t Need from an SD-WAN Vendor

CATO Networks

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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New Insight Into SASE from the Recent Gartner® Report on Impact Radar: Communications

CATO Networks

The Gartner report states, While the list of individual capabilities continues to evolve and differ between vendors, serving those capabilities from the cloud edge is non-negotiable and fundamental to SASE. The majority of end users have already transitioned to cloud-based services or are actively doing so now.

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The Co-Managed SD-WAN: A Managed Infrastructure with Self-Service Capabilities for Agility

CATO Networks

Typically, they have the in-house expertise to manage their existing wide area network and feel comfortable adapting to the new technologies of the SD-WAN. For example, the missing components that a service provider can provide, such as security services and an SLA-backed network backbone, are significant gaps in the solution.

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