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The business case for SD-WAN: Because MPLS is Not Fit for the Cloud

CATO Networks

That means making sure the wide area network (WAN) that connects branch offices, data centers, cloud services and SaaS applications can handle the connectivity needs of digitally empowered global organizations. Software-defined Wide Area Networks ( SD-WAN ) can get the job done. Here is why.

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Why Traditional MPLS Networks are Ill-Suited for UCaaS

CATO Networks

Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) adoption is on the rise in the enterprise and with that comes significant impact for IT managers considering how their MPLS network transformation. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or are obtained from software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers.

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What You Don’t Need from an SD-WAN Vendor

CATO Networks

IT organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Unlike unmanaged Internet connections, a provider-owned backbone provides an MPLS-like SLA-backed latency but at an affordable cost. and reach $8.05 billion in 2021.

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