CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more IT managers are interested in converging SD-WAN with network security and for good reason. An agile, efficient, and ubiquitous security architecture is essential if organizations are to fully transform their networks. Cato Cloud is different. The result is reduced appliance effectiveness over time.

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CATO Networks

JULY 24, 2023

The East-West WAN traffic visibility gap : SASE converges two separate disciplines: the Wide Area Network and Network Security. The non-human traffic visibility gap : Most SSE implementations are built to secure user-to-cloud traffic. The answer is: a cloud network. Here is why.

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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

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

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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. These drivers, though, also come with baggage: the reassessment of todays corporate security model. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities.

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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. Many vendors products would have you build and manage your own network using the unpredictable public Internet and overlay the SD-WAN on top.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2018

MPLS also doesnt address cloud or mobile traffic, which is a major issue for enterprises. Security policies for MPLS based networks need to be managed at each site and the various appliances must be continuously updated and upgraded. Check that the SD-WAN can also connect cloud datacenters, cloud applications, and mobile users.

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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. Security was never a strength of SD-WAN companies and legacy telcos.

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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

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

MARCH 3, 2020

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. Indeed, Gartner labelled Cato Networks a Sample SASE vendor. Heres an overview of some of last years highlights. Sound familiar?

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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. He states: One of the most obvious and pressing benefits of SD-WAN is improved network security.

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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

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a change that makes perfect sense, because network flow records provide clear and concise insight into network traffic patterns. The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential.

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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

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. No wonder that nearly half of the respondents (49 percent) of our recent user survey indicated that their organizations pay a premium to buy and manage security appliances and software. Mobile users are not supported at all by SD-WANs.

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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

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. Poorly Suited for the Cloud: SD-WAN doesnt naturally extend to cloud applications and cloud data centers. The technologies are similar.

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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. Integrating security into the network fabric: Internet access if forcing enterprises to extend security into the branch and eliminate backhaul.

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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. This, at a time when security teams already struggle to keep ahead of threat actors and new attack vectors.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 31, 2023

Cato’s integrated approach combines SD-WAN , managed security services and global backbone services into a cloud-based service offering. Its products are designed to help IT staff manage network security for distributed workforces accessing resources across the wide area network (WAN), cloud and Internet.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

It is also the first partner program that enables MSPs and resellers to position Secure Access Service Edge (SASE, pronounced sassy) as a converged, future-proof, global, network and security cloud service. Our partners are visionaries and foresee the inevitable change to the Wide Area Network, and how to secure it.

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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. 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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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

MARCH 23, 2017

In the subsequent keynote, Christopher Young, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Security, argued that while many focus on the cloud as the next threat vector, he saw the home as the next frontier. Heterogeneous networks have given us buying potency, but operational impotency.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

Other applications set to benefit from this kind of wireless network performance and scalability include enhanced mobile broadband, enterprise communications, autonomous vehicles, telemedicine, augmented reality (AR), connected homes, and industrial automation. Security -- 5G will introduce new security concerns.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 30, 2025

Companies across all industries are seeking individuals with the expertise to manage their networks, secure their data, and navigate the complexities of cloud computing, cybersecurity, and DevOps. These certifications validate your ability to configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto Networks security solutions.

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