CATO Networks

OCTOBER 26, 2017

As the company grew, Alewijnse found MPLS connectivity to be increasingly unable meet its business requirements. 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.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 25, 2016

With 13 locations and 900 employees, Universal Mental Health Services made the inevitable decision to eliminate theirbranch firewalls with Cato Networks. Challenge UMHS network was originally designed to have all 12 branches connected via MPLS and backhauling to a primary datacenter with one central firewall.

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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. The core value proposition of SD-WAN is the use of a standard, low-cost Internet link to augment an expensive managed, low-latency and guaranteed capacity MPLS link.

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CATO Networks

MAY 3, 2021

Cracks are forming at the base of the cloud firewall. The shift to multicloud strategies and the rapid evolution of network-based threats are uncovering weaknesses in cloud firewalls. Instead, many companies are adopting Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) solutions. What is a Cloud Firewall Used For? Enter cloud firewalls.

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CATO Networks

JULY 2, 2017

Theres been a lot of hype around Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). After all, managed firewall services are certainly not new. But FWaaS is fundamentally different from a managed firewall service. Well analyze those issues in our upcoming The Hype Around Firewall As A Service webinar. Click here to register now.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 23, 2016

We recently held a webinar focused on educating network professionals about Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). Direct internet access: Today, most employee traffic is internet traffic – either for business use (e.g. Backhaul traffic through the company datacenter and exit to the internet from a central location.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 18, 2019

The IT manager at a leading automotive components manufacturer recently shared his experience transitioning his company from MPLS to Cato SD-WAN. Before moving to SD-WAN, the company used an MPLS provider that managed everything. However, they quickly discovered problems with the MPLS solution that were impacting the business.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2020

1990s – 2000s: MPLS and the Era of Clear Network Boundaries? Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. Dedicated network connectivity, known as MPLS, was the preferred approach for connecting remote locations. This is easier said than done.

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CATO Networks

JULY 13, 2016

In new research published by Gartner on July 6th, Analyst Jeremy DHoinne introduced a new technology segment: Firewall-as-a-Service ( FWaaS ). As the name suggests, the segment is focused on the migration of on-premise firewalls to the Cloud.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 27, 2018

Essentially all traffic is pull back to an on-premise firewall and from there put out onto the Internet. Another way to secure mobile and remote traffic is by and securing internet traffic locally, causing appliance sprawl. 2 Single global firewall FwaaS truly eliminates the appliance form factor. The result?

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Nick Dell is an IT manager who recently led a network transformation initiative at his company, moving from MPLS to SD-WAN. Dell shared why he made that transition and the lessons he learned along the way in the webinar SD-WAN Confessions: How I migrated from MPLS to SD-WAN. Issues arose about a year into the MPLS contract.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2017

In a 2016 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Protection report , Gartner Analyst Jeremy DHoinne initiated the emerging category of Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). This is the first time an established firewall vendor that had built its business on selling appliances is offering its core platform as a cloud service.

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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. The proxy firewalls faded. I guess not.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 15, 2018

Since the beginning of networks, the lynchpin of network security has been the firewall. The first network firewalls appeared in the late 1980s, and gained almost universal acceptance by the early 1990s. So what is a Firewall as a Service and why do you need it? FWaaS is a new type of a Next Generation Firewall.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 13, 2020

If you are about to renew your MPLS contract, or if you need to upgrade your capacitySTOP! Dont commit to another year of MPLS until youve had time to consider if its the right technology to carry your business forward. Modern enterprises now have alternatives to MPLS that are more flexible and just as reliable for building a WAN.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 15, 2017

And, by enterprise networking we mean the use of MPLS at the core of enterprise networks. So, to SD-WAN or to MPLS? MPLS Pros and Cons If you are an MPLS customer, you are familiar with the benefits and challenges of the technology. The MPLS architecture and its guarantees are now under pressure.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

If you’re like many of the IT leaders we encounter, you’re likely facing a refresh on your firewall appliances or will face one soon enough. And while the standard practice was to exchange one firewall appliance for another, increasingly, enterprises seem to be replacing firewall appliances with firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS).

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 12, 2020

Most enterprise WANs have historically used MPLS, but with the proliferation of cloud resources and mobile users, organizations are realizing the need to facilitate more flexible connectivity. Usually, one network service is MPLS while the other is typically an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Paysafe decided to replace its mix of MPLS and Internet-based VPN with Cato Cloud to create a single converged network. For a fraction of the price, the Cato Cloud solution improved in performance compared to the Internet VPNs and is on par with MPLS. We operate faster because of Cato.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most enterprises look at SD-WAN as an MPLS alternative , hoping to reduc e their MPLS connectivity costs. SD-WAN ROI Driver #1: Reducing MPLS Connectivity Costs Enterprises have long invested in managed MPLS services to connect locations. With SD-WAN, companies avoid consuming expensive MPLS capacity on Internet traffic.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Jims research showed in part (check out the webinar for full details) how customer concerns around MPLS and those around the Internet are directly inverse of one another. For MPLS services, customers were most concerned about cost, uptime and latency. With Internet services, security is of greatest concern.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 11, 2016

Backhauling is a way a network team is solving a security problem: providing secure internet access for all locations. Backhauling moves the traffic to a datacenter where firewalls are deployed and a secure Internet access is available. Backhauling had a better cost/performance vs. distributed security appliances.

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CATO Networks

MAY 14, 2018

Scarred by slow, rigid and complex technologies, like MPLS, and complex command line interfaces, networking professionals are turning to SD-WAN to usher in an era of automated and intelligent networks. Many organizations procure MPLS services to maximize the availability and uptime of the network.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2018

Historically, MPLS was the default WAN choice to maximize uptime and ensure predictable network behavior. But, MPLS was expensive and subject to capacity and availability constraints. SD-WAN enables the business to boost overall capacity by aggregating all transports and reduce cost by utilizing affordable Internet services.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 6, 2018

Firewall as a Service (FwaaS) a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service. Unlike appliance-based firewalls that require management of discrete firewall appliances, FwaaS is a single logical firewall in the cloud that can be accessed from anywhere. For example, an MPLS connection and an Internet connection.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 4, 2018

Normally, such an objective would be mission impossible for a network built on MPLS and firewall appliances. The existing locations had firewall appliances connected by 100 Mbits/s, layer-2, MPLS connections. The existing firewall appliances were also sucking up resources he didnt have.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 4, 2017

For SD-WAN s, the Internet has been their weakness. As a result, SD-WAN adopters have remained chained to their MPLS services, paying exorbitant bandwidth fees just to deliver these core applications. The MPLS Problem To understand the value of UberNet, we need to understand why MPLS service pricing is so expensive.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 10, 2018

MPLS has been a popular choice for enterprise networks for many years. Despite the relatively high costs, MPLS can deliver SLA-backed performance required for todays applications. SD-WAN is a flexible solution that integrates low-cost Internet transports into a virtual WAN connection.

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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

An MPLS network that connected all of his facilities was costing him far too much in North America. The centralized Internet design of his MPLS deployment undermined cloud and Internet performance. Visibility was limited as many users would connect directly to the Internet, bypassing corporate security controls.

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Much has been made about their high costs, long-time to deploy, and poor fit for running Internet and cloud traffic. SD-WAN Cost Savings Early marketing around SD-WAN technology pointed to the 90 percent cost difference between MPLS and Internet bandwidth costs. All of which increases last-mile costs.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 21, 2017

Manufacturers create new facilities in Asia and Latin America and, more specifically, in China, behind the Great Firewall of China. There are three major options global MPLS , the public Internet and cloud networks. The Public Internet The Internet is the default backbone.

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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.) MPLS, internet, etc.) Getting visibility before making decisions can help measure the change and prove the results. Evaluating security traffic patterns.

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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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CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In short, SD-WAN aims to remove the constraints of legacy connectivity technologies, namely MPLS and the unmanaged public Internet , ushering a new age of flexible, resilient and secure networks. As such, SD-WANs impact on the substantial ongoing IT investment in MPLS is limited. Enter SD-WAN.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The Internet was the obvious choice. The company already had plenty of experience running IPsec virtual private networks (VPNs) across the Internet. The existing US and Asia-Pacific offices were already connected together by a mesh of IPsec tunnels between local firewall appliances. The team began looking at alternative options.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Get it here Firewall as a Service – Beyond the Next Generation Firewall FWaaS, recently recognized by Gartner as a high impact emerging technology in Infrastructure Protection, presents a new opportunity to reduce cost, complexity and deliver a better overall security for the business. Watch it now Switching Firewall Vendors?

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CATO Networks

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Internet infrastructure is often less developed, which can lead to problems such as packet loss over the last mile. At the same time, MPLS circuits can be quite costly and take many months to install. Still, a reliable Internet link may be unavailable, requiring the purchase of MPLS last mile.

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