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MPLS, SD-WAN and Network Security

CATO Networks

In both cases, the customers wanted to extend an MPLS-only WAN into a hybrid WAN based on a combined MPLS and Internet connectivity. There are several interesting anecdotes by the financial services customers (Scott Smith and D.V.) Is MPLS Secure? The irony of an MPLS circuit is that the security is VLANsthats all it is.

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One Customer’s ROI Argument for Cato Cloud

CATO Networks

The companys original WAN operated on a telco bundle from a carrier that provided a global MPLS network and worldwide Internet services to the various sites. The company provided locations with different levels of connectivity based on the criticality of work performed at each site: Level 1 sites required two MPLS and two Internet links.

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The Top 4 Industry 4.0 Challenges and How SASE Helps Manufacturers Overcome Them 

CATO Networks

2: Global Connectivity and Performance Manufacturers often rely on MPLS networks that lack the ability to address their modern needs, like global connectivity to various remote locations, flexibility, scalability, and real-time support of high data volumes. Instead, a modern, cloud-based solution is needed. investments.

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Cato. Ready for Whatever’s Next

CATO Networks

These were largely untouched by the cloud and dominated by appliance-based solutions (routers, firewalls, etc.). Customers were looking to move away from their MPLS networks and the backhauling of Internet traffic to a secure internet gateway at the datacenter. Stay tuned for the next chapter of the Cato story. The post Cato.

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Solving the Challenges of SD-WAN Security with Cloud-Native

CATO Networks

Appliance-based SD-WAN and MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) simply arent designed to address these use cases. MPLS was designed to provide dedicated, reliable, and high-performance connections between two endpoints before cloud and mobile took over the world. SD-WAN appliances are not security appliances.

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An Inside Look at Life Before and After Deploying SASE

CATO Networks

Its strongly recommended to consider a migration to SASE when: MPLS contracts are up for renewal and can be replaced with a more secure and higher performing alternative at a lower cost. The financial value – How SASE will reduce the annual costs of networking and security, coupled with the value to the business.

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What’s Ahead for Networking in 2018?

Kentik

From telcos like BT and CenturyLink, to financial services such as MasterCard, to tech companies like Amazon, SAP, and more, we asked 30 of our peers one question: What are your 2018 networking predictions? We asked our partners and peers for predictions. Yes, it’s a broad question. More SD-WAN Growth. “SD-WAN AI in Networking?

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