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Networking Glossary: Top 16 Networking Terms Everyone Should Know

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While the list of must-know terms is too long to cover in a single blog, here are some to incorporate into your vocabulary as you evaluate how cloud networking can benefit your organization. Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service. Click here for a detailed overview of FwaaS. See also Jitter.

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The Future of the Firewall is in the Cloud 

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It solved an urgent problem – users wanted direct internet access from anywhere without the need to backhaul to corporate VPN concentrators appliances or data center firewalls. With the public Internet being the underlying network, Zscaler only option was to build its solution as an overlay proxy. The idea behind Cato is simple.

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How Alewijnse used SD-WAN Connectivity as an MPLS Alternative: A In-depth Profile

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The Dutch engineering company had built a global wide area network (WAN) out of MPLS and Internet services connecting 17 locations 14 in Europe and 3 in the Asia Pacific with about 800 mobile and field employees. Instead, he addressed all of his MPLS connectivity and security requirements with Cato Cloud.

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Transitioning to SD-WANs: Problems to Avoid

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WAN Transformation: SD-WAN Cost and ROI Analysis Its no secret that traditional wide area networks (WANs) have to change. Much has been made about their high costs, long-time to deploy, and poor fit for running Internet and cloud traffic. As a rule, SD-WAN appliance do not provide advanced security.

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The Hybrid Workforce: Planning for The New Working Reality Post COVID-19

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The infrastructure needed to support these remote users, virtual private network (VPN) solutions, was built for the brave few and not for the masses. During the first wave of COVID-19, IT had to throw money and hardware at the problem, stacking up legacy VPN servers all over the world to catch up with the demand.

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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

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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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The Future of Enterprise Networking : What Do The Experts Say About SD-WAN

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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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