CATO Networks

JUNE 16, 2022

5 Questions to Ask Your SASE Provider | eBook Use Case #1: MPLS Migration to SD-WAN SASE can support running MPLS alongside SD-WAN. In this first use case, enterprises leverage SASEs SD-WAN functionalities, while turning off MPLS sites at their own schedule. In this use case, MPLS is augmented with SASE security.

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Kentik

APRIL 15, 2020

Discovering what applications are running between sites, the internet, and to the data center. Visualize all transport (MPLS, internet, LTE, etc.) SD-WAN + Cloud + Data Center : According to research , 69% of SD-WAN users say cloud connectivity undermines their network confidence. MPLS, internet, etc.)

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 7, 2018

With SD-WAN, organizations can deliver more responsive, more predictable applications at lower cost in less time than the managed MPLS services traditionally used by the enterprise. SDNs first were introduced in the data center with the goal of increasing network by separating the data plane from the control plane.

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Akins IT

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Performance MPLS was the top dog in enterprise WAN before cloud-computing and mobile smart devices exploded in popularity. Once cloud and mobile became mainstream, a fundamental flaw in MPLS was exposed. With MPLS, enterprises have to deal with the trombone effect . Bottom line - MPLS bandwidth is expensive.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 2, 2019

In 2014, Gartner analysts wrote a Foundational Report (G00260732, Communication Hubs Improve WAN Performance) providing guidance to customers on deploying communication hubs, or cloud-based network hubs, outside the enterprise data center. What is a communication hub? This helps deliver predictable network performance.

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Akins IT

OCTOBER 26, 2001

Market adoption is growing rapidly, and industry experts have declared a winner in the SD-WAN vs MPLS debate. For example, Network World called 2018 the year of SD-WAN , and before the end of Q3 2018 Gartner declared SD-WAN is killing MPLS. Whats driving all the excitement around SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

JUNE 17, 2018

MPLS networks have been the backbone of enterprise networks for years. Although MPLS circuits are considerably more expensive than general Internet circuits, businesses have relied on MPLS networks for their dependability. MPLS networks are known and relied upon for high uptime, with a target of five-nines (99.999%) uptime.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 21, 2017

There are three major options global MPLS , the public Internet and cloud networks. Enterprises that could not afford global MPLS had to use Internet-based services. One of the key drivers for the emerging SD-WAN solutions is to offload expensive MPLS bandwidth to the public internet for cost savings.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 11, 2016

The networking team solved this problem with its resources without requiring collaboration with the security team (which managed the data center firewalls that covered ALL internet traffic for the organization). As a result, customers always have to use MPLS links to address their low-latency applications.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 22, 2018

To establish their facilities, companies need reliable and high-performance network connectivity to global data centers both in-region and out-of-region. At the same time, MPLS circuits can be quite costly and take many months to install. Data and application security also are critically important.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In the face of rising bandwidth costs and the limitations of MPLS , IT teams turn to SD-WAN, a more flexible and cost-effective solution that leverages public internet links to improve performance and reliability. Here are four key ways SASE transformation touches every part of the business.

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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. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services.

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WAN MPLS Bandwidth Internet 52

CATO Networks

JULY 28, 2019

Areas that will be in focus are reducing reliance on MPLS in favor of internet access, automation, different business models/sourcing options and taking advantage of open standards where possible. From MPLS to Internet and routers to SD-WAN The network of the future will reduce its reliance on MPLS in favor of Internet with SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

While BCP is a company-wide effort, IT plays an especially important role in maintaining business operations, with the task of ensuring redundancy measures and backup for data centers in case of an outage. Yet, the traditional network architecture (MPLS connectivity, VPN servers, etc.) The same is true for cloud connections.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 29, 2022

While SD-WAN is a powerful and cost-effective replacement for MPLS , enterprises need to make sure it answers their evolving needs, like cloud infrastructure, mitigating cyber risks, and enabling remote access from anywhere. The SD-WAN contract renewal period is an ideal time to review whether SD-WAN fits into your future plans.

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CATO Networks

MAY 9, 2024

This includes offering services such as e-commerce platforms, secure online payment processing, and digital customer support, while ensuring the protection of customer data and compliance with global privacy standards. This includes stores, branches, data centers, headquarters, and more.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 2, 2022

Project #1: Migrating MPLS or SD-WAN to SASE Many organizations have replaced their MPLS with SD-WAN, or are in the process of doing so. SD-WAN emerged a few decades ago as a cost-effective replacement to MPLS, because it answers MPLS constraints like capacity, cost and lack of flexibility.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2018

Born alongside the expensive MPLS data service, WAN optimization appliances allowed organizations to squeeze more bandwidth out of thin pipes through compression and deduplication, as well as prioritizing traffic of loss-sensitive applications such as remote desktops. Network security is built into the Cato Cloud.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

For example, an MPLS connection and an Internet connection. Internet Backhaul moving large amounts of data between major data aggregation points. Although its expensive, organizations often use MPLS to backhaul branch traffic to their corporate data centers to secure traffic and enforce policies.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2022

Rising MPLS Bandwidth Costs MPLS is expensive and eats up a large portion of IT spend. As applications generate more traffic, video and data, costs are expected to go up even more. Stage 1 businesses are those that spend a significant, yet manageable, amount of their budget on MPLS.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 1, 2025

The high costs and inflexibility of MPLS connections. This SLA-backed backbone eliminates the unpredictability of public Internet connections, delivering consistent, low-latency access to cloud applications, data centers, and on-premises systems. The intricate demands of Chinas Cybersecurity Law.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Foundations of WAN: MPLS, SD-WAN, and the Promise of SD-WAN as a Service MPLS has been a staple of enterprise networks for years, but business networks are changing. Its beneficial to learn the history behind technologies such as MPLS and SD-WAN and the forces behind these changes.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

MPLS-based services are under pressure from emerging Internet-based solutions. 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).

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

More specifically, t he rise of WAN optimization began around 2004 and addressed the limitations of the limited capacity of costly MPLS and leased line connections. SD-WAN eliminates the trombone effect where traffic is backhauled through the corporate data center for security inspection.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 18, 2017

Cato connects all enterprise resources: data centers, branches, cloud infrastructure and mobile users and connect into a single network in the cloud. Cato revolutionizes the way organizations provide networking and security. At Cato, we allow you to rebuild the network perimeter, but its a perimeter for todays business.

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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 2, 2017

They require direct Internet access to minimize the latency of accessing cloud- and Internet-based resources from across MPLS services. Data centers, branches, cloud infrastructure, mobile users every organizational resource plugs into the FWaaS and can leverages all of its security capabilities.

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Firewall Network Security WAN Internet 52

CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

Companies needing to connect their users to the services in the cloud, who have been using a wide-area network (WAN) with MPLS for security, are seeing the benefits of using a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) for connectivity. Bandwidth-intensive traffic, bound for the Internet and cloud, are backhauled across the MPLS WAN.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 22, 2023

The corporate WAN connects an organizations distributed branch locations, data center, cloud-based infrastructure, and remote workers. As the WAN expands to include SaaS applications and cloud data centers, managing this environment becomes more challenging. This reduces the cost and complexity of network management.

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Kentik

JANUARY 29, 2020

Most organizations have a cloud strategy, this could augment data centers or replace them entirely, but regardless of the organizational goals, the network is increasingly important when cloud is being adopted. Flow incorporates a sampling configuration, which allows a specific percentage of conversations to export from the device.

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Rule 11

JUNE 9, 2024

IPngs network is built up in two main layers, (1) an MPLS transport layer, which is disconnected from the Internet, and (2) a VPP overlay, which carries the Internet. Another important task, however, is enabling data center operators to scale quickly and reliably.

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Kentik

JANUARY 29, 2020

Most organizations have a cloud strategy, this could augment data centers or replace them entirely, but regardless of the organizational goals, the network is increasingly important when cloud is being adopted. Flow incorporates a sampling configuration, which allows a specific percentage of conversations to export from the device.

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Port Networking Network Data Centers 78

CATO Networks

JULY 7, 2022

In some cases, it might be an MPLS network, which is no longer suitable (or affordable) for the modern digital business. Traffic to cloud applications or cloud data centers exit at the PoP closest to these services, and in many cases within the same data center hosting both PoP and cloud service instance.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 1, 2020

Improve Middle Mile Performance When MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) was the de facto WAN connectivity standard, enterprises often had a reliable, albeit expensive and inflexible, middle mile connection they could count on for enterprise-grade connectivity. The solution? This is exactly what Cato Cloud was purpose-built to do.

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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

APRIL 26, 2016

Service providers also know this — and make billions on MPLS. The MPLS Racket To address these problems, service providers came up with an alternative offering: private networks, built on their own backbones, using MPLS as the routing protocol. MPLS is in many ways the opposite of BGP.

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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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