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What are VPN Tunnels and How do They Work

CATO Networks

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become one of the cornerstones of secure communications over the internet. However, there has been a lot of confusion around what VPNs can and cannot do. That confusion has led many technologists to choose a VPN solution that may not be well suited for their particular environment.

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Transitioning to SD-WANs: Problems to Avoid

CATO Networks

WAN Transformation: SD-WAN Cost and ROI Analysis Its no secret that traditional wide area networks (WANs) have to change. Much has been made about their high costs, long-time to deploy, and poor fit for running Internet and cloud traffic. The reality is very different. All of which increases last-mile costs.

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Networking Glossary: Top 16 Networking Terms Everyone Should Know

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Hybrid Wide-Area Network (Hybrid WAN) a type of wide area network that sends traffic over two or more connection types. For example, an MPLS connection and an Internet connection. Internet Backhaul moving large amounts of data between major data aggregation points. See also WAN Latency.

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How Alewijnse used SD-WAN Connectivity as an MPLS Alternative: A In-depth Profile

CATO Networks

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. Users increasingly complained about their Internet performance.

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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

CATO Networks

According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security. SD-WAN Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual WAN architecture offering optimized traffic routing over multiple different media (broadband, MPLS, 5G/LTE, etc.).

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The Hybrid Workforce: Planning for The New Working Reality Post COVID-19

CATO Networks

The infrastructure needed to support these remote users, virtual private network (VPN) solutions, was built for the brave few and not for the masses. During the first wave of COVID-19, IT had to throw money and hardware at the problem, stacking up legacy VPN servers all over the world to catch up with the demand.

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Is MPLS a must-have component in your enterprise network architecture?

CATO Networks

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. MPLS isnt encrypted by default: MPLS relies on the carrier private network for security because the data doesnt flow on the public Internet.

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