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

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The days when physical locations represented the heart of your network are firmly in the rear-view mirror. Or do you move your network management altogether with a cloud-based and secured WAN? Your Next Generation WAN needs to reflect your new network ecosystem and be able to support it reliably and securely.

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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

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

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

OCTOBER 26, 2017

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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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Figure 2: Only Cato scored Exceptional across every one of GigaOms Key Criteria GigaOm: Catos SD-WAN Is Easier to Maintain and Scale The report highlights Catos unique cloud-based approach to delivering SD-WAN as a real differentiator that makes a software-defined wide area network easier to maintain and scale for business needs.

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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

JULY 24, 2017

Mobility, cloud access, Internet security these and more form the shape of todays business. This webinar will look at a range of issues including: Where SD-WAN can truly help network performance How to best use insertion and service chaining The security issues for any SD-WAN even with traffic being encrypted To sign up now, click here.

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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. The answer is: a cloud network.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2018

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. SDN created an overlay across the local network, opening up a world of possibilities in efficiency and agility.

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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. Provide access to cloud services Moving business applications to cloud services reduces operational costs and provisioning time.

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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

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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Juniper

JANUARY 21, 2025

Maar los daarvan zijn we onafgebroken bezig geweest met het vernieuwen van ons AI-native netwerkplatform en hebben we keihard gewerkt aan het halen van onze go-to-market doelstellingen voor onze segmenten Enterprise, Serviceprovider en Cloud. En ik ben enorm trots op wat Juniper allemaal heeft bereikt in 2024.

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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

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. Rohit Mehra @rmehraIDC Rohit Mehra is the Vice President Network Infrastructure at analysts, IDC.

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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 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

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.

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CATO Networks

JULY 7, 2016

Merely 5 years later, the enterprise infrastructure landscape evolved again with the increased usage of public Cloud applications (SaaS). Furthermore, mobile users directly accessed Cloud applications without going through the firewall at all. Cloud and mobility cannot be solved with the current firewall appliance form factor.

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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. The majority of end users have already transitioned to cloud-based services or are actively doing so now.

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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

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

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

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

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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Kentik

MARCH 7, 2018

This series of blog posts will examine many aspects of ensuring application performance in cloud-scale enterprise WANs utilizing a hybrid of public and private networks. A prime example is the cloud-scale, data-intensive, cognitive computing infrastructure that will support Industry 4.0 applications. Industry 4.0 An Industry 4.0

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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. SASE Makes Catos Convergence of Networking and Security into the Industry Standard In mid-2019, the Cato vision became part of a Gartner trend.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

MPLS is a 20 years old enterprise networking technology. It had risen as a response to the business need for a reliable and predictable network performance across the wide area network (WAN). Than, network equipment has to be installed and configured at every location. How can that be?

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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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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

JUNE 25, 2018

Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) has become a runaway success across all industry sectors. As a result, SD-WAN -focused events and networking conferences with SD-WAN agenda items are happening across the globe. Rapid adoption of a new methodology comes about for one reason it works.

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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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Kentik

MARCH 26, 2018

SD-WANs are the confluence of four technology trends: software-defined networking in wide area networks (WANs), commodity hardware for customer premise equipment, Internet connectivity for business applications, and enterprise IT hybrid multi-cloud migration.

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