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

JULY 13, 2016

As the name suggests, the segment is focused on the migration of on-premise firewalls to the Cloud. However, we view the opportunity more broadly through the convergence of both Software-defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) and network security in the Cloud.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

Over the past two decades, carriers have built massive global networking platforms that are faithfully serving many enterprises. MPLS-based services are under pressure from emerging Internet-based solutions. It allows their customers to boost the capacity, manageability and agility of MPLS by adding Internet-links into a hybrid WAN.

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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. The award is given to companies that demonstrate the innovation, vision, and execution to deliver software-based networking tools to support different and unique communities of interest.

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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. software-defined and Cloud-based networking and security infrastructure, available from Cato Networks.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 31, 2018

Regular readers of this blog know all too well what enterprises of all sizes are recognizing: the inefficiencies of legacy Wide Area Networks (WANs) making it difficult for many IT leaders to meet the needs of todays business. Its not enough to simply go to the cloud and adopt cheap Internet.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The days when physical locations represented the heart of your network are firmly in the rear-view mirror. To achieve this youll need a WAN architecture that delivers: High Availability Low Latency Enterprise-grade security Cost-efficiency In recent years new solutions have emerged to challenge legacy MPLS and internet-based WAN solutions.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 7, 2018

Work is done in more places and the Internet has become central to how business is conducted. This means that corporate networks must change as well. The answer Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). SD-WAN brings unparalleled agility and cost savings to networking. How Does SD-WAN Work?

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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 East-West WAN traffic visibility gap : SASE converges two separate disciplines: the Wide Area Network and Network Security. Here is why.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

We, at Cato Networks, are excited to sponsor the 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture & Design. The wide area network (WAN) is a critical and fundamental resource for any business. Increase WAN security As we noted earlier, traditional WAN architecture backhauled Internet traffic to a central breakout.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Corporate applications are increasingly in the cloud. The fact is, global MPLS services arent implemented in a way that accommodates the new realities of wide area networking needs. Clearly, an alternative is needed, but its not the public Internet. For large enterprises, global network coverage is essential.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

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. The answer?

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CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

Cato Cloud is different. Networking and security are fully converged, providing a more scalable, more efficient SD-WAN. Network Security Appliances Limit Traditional SD-WAN SD-WAN became popular by solving the challenges of adapting legacy wide area networks (WANs) to the modern enterprise.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

It had risen as a response to the business need for a reliable and predictable network performance across the wide area network (WAN). The alternative to MPLS, if you could think of it this way, was to jump into the Internet Abyss with Internet-based connections (IPVPN). Enter the Hybrid WAN.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2017

Mobility, cloud access, Internet security these and more form the shape of todays business. 5 Ways to Architect your WAN for Microsoft Office 365 September 13th & 14th, 2017 Companies may be embracing SaaS applications, such as Microsoft Office 365, but not traditional wide area networks (WANs).

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CATO Networks

MAY 5, 2016

MPLS cost reduction is the target of the emerging SD-WAN market that is bustling with solutions looking to take the corporate wide area network to a whole new level. MPLS isnt encrypted by default: MPLS relies on the carrier private network for security because the data doesnt flow on the public Internet.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. Instead, we must bring networking and security disciplines closer together.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution. SASE merges the network optimization capabilities of SD-WAN with a full security stack, including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more.

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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. 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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CATO Networks

JULY 7, 2016

This was a critical innovation at a time where vast amounts of traffic moved to the Internet (using ports 80/443), and the ability to apply controls at the port level, was insufficient. Merely 5 years later, the enterprise infrastructure landscape evolved again with the increased usage of public Cloud applications (SaaS).

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Our take: Look for cloud-first architectures, such as Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to deliver most networking and security capabilities from the cloud. This is particularly important in the remote-user-to-cloud path, where legacy technology has no visibility or control.

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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

MARCH 20, 2018

MPLS is much more expensive compared to standard Internet, and can take anywhere from 60-120 days to provision. MPLS also doesnt address cloud or mobile traffic, which is a major issue for enterprises. When considering deployment options, think beyond branch offices and remember your network consists for other entities.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2018

The patchwork of appliances and network services comprising our wide area networks (WAN) have been with us for so long its easy to overlook their impact on IT. And while SD-WAN helps simplify the network in many ways, alone its insufficient, requiring other appliances that collectively increase complexity.

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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. Quality of Experience Legacy WAN architectures tried to solve a security challenge through networking design.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2018

The Case for Taking Networking and Security to The Cloud Hardware-based infrastructures are being increasingly challenged to adequately address cloud migration and a mobile workforce. Find out how you can take advantage of the latest capabilities to optimize and secure your regional, national, or global network.

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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. IPS inspection is also location bound and often does not extend to cloud and mobile traffic.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2018

Weve long touted the benefits of a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) so its encouraging to see that enterprises are increasingly recognizing its value. Cloud Adoption Drives The Need For Better Connectivity Cloud-based applications make the business world go round.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. Rather than IT playing this kind of shell game on itself, IT should evaluate WAN architectures holistically and look at the quality of experience, availability, security, cost, agility, manageability, and extensibility of the network.

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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. Cato was the first company that decided to tackle the convergence of networking and security.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential. Many enterprises are, for example, replacing managed WAN services like MPLS with public internet connections at remote sites. Advanced network analytics.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

The widespread adoption of Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network ( SD-WAN ) in recent years has caused many to wonder whether WAN optimization is still necessary. Packet Loss: Packet loss occurs when network congestion or problems in the physical infrastructure cause packets to be lost during transmission.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

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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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here is what the experts say… Andrew Lerner @fast_lerner Andrew is an analyst at Gartner specializing in emerging networking architecture technologies, and was an early predictor of the impact of SD-WAN. Replacing MPLS/VPN circuits with IPsec-over-Internet (or something similar) can drastically reduce your WAN costs.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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. SASE supports branch office, remote worker and on-premises general internet security use cases.

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Kentik

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Also this week, Facebook open-sourced its Open/R networking development platform. Facebook uses Open/R to support its wide-area networks, data center fabric and wireless mesh topologies. The newest Alibaba Cloud data center in Beijing uses Cisco technology. Charter taps SD-WAN to boost off-net reac (Light Reading).

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2019

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. Internet connections are notoriously unpredictable and can fluctuate too much to sustain critical traffic such as voice and video.

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