CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Security between locations, though, was not an issue provided the WAN was based, as most were, on a private MPLS service. With its ability to separate customer traffic, MPLS services give enterprise IT professionals enough confidence to send data unencrypted between locations.

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CATO Networks

JULY 26, 2022

The new darling of the networking industry would free us from the shackles of legacy MPLS services. It was cute, shiny, and taught enterprises how to walk — walk away, that is, from MPLS to a network designed for the new world. It would give us even more more security, better remote access, and faster deployment.

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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

JULY 19, 2023

Zscaler offered a secure web gateway (SWG) as a service. 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. Lastly, ZTNA used the same approach to access private apps in datacenters.

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CATO Networks

JULY 4, 2023

The need for 5 Gbps is happening on the most intensive, heavily used network connections within the enterprise, such as connections to data centers, between clouds in multi-cloud deployments, or to clouds housing shared applications, databases, and data stores in hybrid clouds.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

SD-WAN provides big advancements in connecting branch locations into central data centers in a cost-effective manner. It is the networking equivalent of a killer application that allows companies to use a variety of transport mechanisms besides MPLS and to steer traffic according to business priorities.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2018

Deploying a new site for SD-WAN requires an SD-WAN gateway be deployed on-site. Unlike unmanaged Internet connections, a provider-owned backbone provides an MPLS-like SLA-backed latency but at an affordable cost. Applications are grouped into classes, such as voice/video, business-critical, or best effort.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Once the direct connection is established, typically via Ethernet or MPLS, all sites are able to reach the UCaaS providers datacenter without having to traverse enterprise Internet connection points. Direct Connect Direct connect options extend the enterprise WAN so that the UCaaS provider appears as just another node on the network.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Secure Access Service Edge “ Analysis By: Joe Skorupa; Neil MacDonald Definition: The secure access service edge (SASE) are emerging converged offerings combining WAN capabilities with network security functions (such as secure web gateway, CASB and SDP) to support the needs of digital enterprises.

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CATO Networks

MAY 24, 2021

Most vendors claiming a SASE solution host their PoPs in a center provided by Amazon (AWS), Google (GCP), or Microsoft (Azure). The PoP is just a connection point a gateway, of sorts where the external world (i.e., It is not where data is managed or secured. But you must consider the architecture of this network.

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CATO Networks

MAY 20, 2020

Castle and moat alone doesnt cut it anymore In the early 2000s, most mission critical data within a WAN flowed between corporate data centers and offices. This change not only drove a shift away from MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) , it changed how security is implemented within enterprise networks. Lets find out.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 7, 2025

Unlike dynamic routes, learned through dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) or EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol), static routes require the network administrator to specify the next hop or destination IP address. NOTE : Join our CCNP to CCIE Data Center Master’s Program today!

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CATO Networks

APRIL 28, 2022

By contrast, The Cato SASE Cloud is the world’sfirst cloud-native SASEplatform , converging SD-WAN and networksecurity in thecloud.Cato Cloud connects all enterprise network resources including branch locations, the mobile workforce, and physical and cloud data centers, into a global and secure, cloud-native network service.

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