Gateway IaaS Internet 
CATO Networks
MAY 24, 2021
The PoP is just a connection point a gateway, of sorts where the external world (i.e., site to site traffic), or to the general Internet. The fact is, many SASE providers use the Internet as the backbone network between their PoPs. There is little or no control over the packets that are traveling on that Internet backbone.
CATO Networks
APRIL 2, 2019
Communication hubs also host regionalized security stacks so that traffic going to/coming from the Internet and external clouds can be inspected thoroughly for threats. The design offers an immediate improvement in network quality over the unpredictable Internet links at a significant cost reduction over MPLS.
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CATO Networks
JULY 26, 2022
MPLS came of age when users worked in offices, resources resided in the datacenter, and the Internet was an afterthought. It was hopelessly out of step with a world that needed to move fast and one obsessed with the Internet. High Availability (HA) becomes a headache: With SD-WAN relying on Internet connections, HA is all but required.
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. In addition, cloud traffic can be optimized with shared Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
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.
CATO Networks
JUNE 7, 2020
Incorporating the Internet into the enterprise network reduces costs and lets companies connect resources anywhere, but security is paramount. Current services include a next-gen firewall/VPN, Secure Web Gateway, Advanced Threat Prevention, Cloud and Mobile Access Protection, and a Managed Threat Detection and Response (MDR) service.
CATO Networks
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Googles recent announcement of the GCP Network Connectivity Center (NCC) joins other similar services such as Amazons AWS Transit Gateway and Microsofts Azure Virtual WAN. Private backbones enable high quality connections that don’t rely on the public Internet. In the world of private backbones this translates into PoP coverage.
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