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. 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.

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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. The two top WAN issues for many global enterprises are the quality of last-mile infrastructure to remote locations and the high latency of global connectivity.

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CATO Networks

JULY 26, 2022

Happy To Announce the Birth of a New Technology – SD-WAN It wasnt that long ago that we oohed and ahhed over the brand-new technology called SD-WAN. The new darling of the networking industry would free us from the shackles of legacy MPLS services. SD-WAN: The Toddler Years When SD-WAN was born, there was much to love.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 11, 2016

We have written in the past about the trombone effect or the implications of traffic backhauling on network security and the user experience. Backhauling is a way a network team is solving a security problem: providing secure internet access for all locations. Which approach is better?

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Kentik

JUNE 27, 2023

Kentik customers move workloads to (and from) multiple clouds, integrate existing hybrid applications with new cloud services, migrate to Virtual WAN to secure private network traffic, and make on-premises data and applications redundant to multiple clouds – or cloud data and applications redundant to the data center.

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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. Other solutions like building regional hubs are still costly and complex.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Changes in our applications (cloud migration) and where users work (mobility) are driving the shift to software defined wide area networks ( SD-WANs ), but theyre also forcing us to rethink how we securely connect our users, application and data and deliver a compelling quality of experience.

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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. Like so many technologies, though, there are the promises of SD-WANs and then there are the realities of SD-WANs. SD-WANs automate these and other steps.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

When it comes to the enterprise network, decisions need to be made with cost, performance, security, and future plans in mind. Enterprise networking is moving from traditional hub-and-spoke WAN architectures to infrastructure that must support the migration of critical applications to the cloud.

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NW Kings

JANUARY 4, 2025

For freshers without network experience, enrolling in live courses is highly recommended. At Network Kings, you will learn networking concepts (routing, switching, IP addressing) and basic network security fundamentalssuch as how to block websites and manage port numbers.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Enterprise networking experts often disagree on many things. However, when it comes to SD-WAN technology it is difficult to ignore its obvious benefits. Dont take our word for it, heres what 9 leading industry experts have to say on the benefits of SD-WAN for enterprise networking: Is SD-WAN the future of networking?

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2019

SD-WAN certainly provides companies with a lot of flexibility, and one aspect of that flexibility is how to manage the networking solution. One management model is the Do it yourself (DIY) approach, which has long been popular with enterprises that purchase and deploy the SD-WAN appliances themselves.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 14, 2021

Thats a tall order as organizations undertake the simultaneous processes of digital transformation and network evolution. In addition to legacy data centers, enterprises now have extensive assets in the cloud as well as in branch and remote offices and, increasingly, in workers own homes.

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CATO Networks

JULY 2, 2017

WAN infrastructure is also changing with adoption of SD-WANs. However, most SD-WANs lack the next generation firewall, IPS, and the rest of the advanced security stack needed to protect the branch. Increasing SSL traffic volume puts pressure on firewall appliance processing capacity, often forcing unplanned upgrades.

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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. Can you provide access to data and applications according to corporate security policies during an outage?

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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. In fact, according to IDC , SD-WAN is entering a period of rapid adoption. And here is where SD-WAN steps in.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Enterprises often embark on a SASE journey to address a specific, tactical needlike replacing SD-WAN or enhancing remote access securitybut what begins as a targeted project often leads to profound, far-reaching change across the entire IT landscape. By converging SD-WAN with network security , SASE empowers enterprises to be agile.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2022

Get crystal clear on your WAN challenges: Do any of these challenges sound familiar? Youve been told to cut costs Its no secret that MPLS circuits cost a fortune often 3-4x the price of MPLS alternatives (like SD-WAN,) for only a fraction of the bandwidth. Youve decided to look for MPLS alternatives: Do all roads lead to SD-WAN?

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 18, 2022

You may be familiar with the concept of localized versus centralized policies that exist within legacy SD-WAN architectures, but Catos cloud-native SASE architecture simplifies configuration and policy delivery across all capabilities from a true single management application.

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

I read with some surprise the interview with Zscalers CEO, Jay Chaudry, in CRN where he stated that the network firewalls will go the way of the mainframe, that the network is just plumbing and that Zscaler proxy overlay architecture will replace it with its application switchboard. This is my take. The idea behind Cato is simple.

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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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Kentik

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Cloud-based networking Slightly different is cloud-based networking, which refers specifically to networking solutions that offer a control plane hosted and delivered via public cloud. This might include caches, load balancers, service meshes, SD-WANs, or any other cloud networking component.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

SASEs built-in SD-WAN functionality offers network optimization, while the integrated security stack including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more secures traffic over the corporate WAN.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Enhancing Your Enterprise Network Security Strategy | Webinar Legacy Firewall Security Solutions Cant Keep Up Zero-day threat detection is essential for protecting against modern cyber threats, but it is also resource-intensive. This provides improved security visibility and additional context regarding cyber threats.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Under the cloud shared responsibility model, the cloud customer is responsible for managing and securing the portion of the infrastructure stack that they access and control. Cloud deployments differ significantly from traditional, on-prem data centers.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 11, 2022

When Gartner introduced SASE in the 2019 report, The Future of Network Security is in the Cloud , the analyst firm highlighted convergence of network and network security services as the main architectural attribute of SASE. The end-customers data center footprint is reduced or eliminated for key technologies.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2022

SSA is GigaOms terms for the security models being promoted as SSE, SASE, ZTNA, and XDR along with networking capabilities, such as optimized routing and SD-WAN. Founded in 2015, Cato Networks was one of the first vendors to launch a global cloud-native service converging SD-WAN and security as a service, says the report.

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CATO Networks

JULY 30, 2024

In such cases of mis-aligned priorities, Zero Trust efforts may result in incomplete or mis-configured deployments, expanding security gaps and increasing blind spots. When IT organizations finally make significant changes to networks, security, or other systems, if priorities arent aligned, the end results will produce adverse user outcomes.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2022

The Cato SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Cloud converges core capabilities of networking, security and access management into a single software stack that delivers optimized cloud access, predictable performance, and unified policy management. This eliminates multiple layers of complexity.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 1, 2020

Top Five Ways to Improve Network Performance Reduce latency, add capacity, and/or compensate for jitter and loss are obvious high-level answers to most WAN optimization challenges, but doing so effectively is where the real challenge lies. As a result, businesses turned to SD-WAN and Internet-based VPN solutions as an alternative.

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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). SD-WAN offers a good way for carriers to augment their MPLS services.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 2, 2021

Understanding the 2021 Strategic Roadmap for SASE Convergence In July 2019, Gartner coined the term Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to define the next generation of network security technology. SASE solutions acknowledge that modern networks and security challenges are very different from the past.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Migrating from MPLS to SASE with Cato Networks Cato is the worlds first SASE platform, converging SD-WAN and network security into a global cloud-native service. Cato optimizes and secures application access for all users and locations. With Cato, your network and business are ready for whatevers next.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In many cases, organizations are finding that their existing security architecture which was designed to secure an IT infrastructure that is mostly or wholly on-premises is not up to the task of meeting the security requirements and business needs of the modern, digital enterprise.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 13, 2023

SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is a new architecture that converges networking and security into cloud-native, globally available service offerings. Security inspection and policy enforcement is performed at the cloud edge, instead of backhauling all traffic to a centralized data center for inspection.

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