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Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be

Kentik

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. Whether it’s as simple as ensuring solid connectivity with a SaaS provider or designing a robust, secure, hybrid, and multi-cloud architecture, the enterprise wide area network is all about connecting us to our resources, wherever they are.

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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.

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2018: Is Your WAN Ready?

CATO Networks

Regular readers of this blog know all too well what enterprises of all sizes are recognizing: the inefficiencies of legacy Wide Area Networks (WANs) making it difficult for many IT leaders to meet the needs of todays business. Its not enough to simply go to the cloud and adopt cheap Internet. Its no secret.

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SD-WANs for SMEs

CATO Networks

With any new technology, theres a rush to offer features required by the biggest and bravest of companies and SD-WANs are no exception. But if youre a small- to medium-sized enterprise and not a Fortune 50 retailer, what SD-WAN features do you really need to be considering? What features do SMEs really need from their SD-WAN providers?

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What is SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

Work is done in more places and the Internet has become central to how business is conducted. This means that corporate networks must change as well. The answer Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs). SD-WAN brings unparalleled agility and cost savings to networking.

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A Guide to WAN Architecture & Design

CATO Networks

We, at Cato Networks, are excited to sponsor the 2017 Guide to WAN Architecture & Design. The wide area network (WAN) is a critical and fundamental resource for any business. As we will discuss in this guide, the WAN is evolving, so the architecture must evolve, as well.

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SASE is not SD-WAN + SSE 

CATO Networks

SASE = SD-WAN + SSE. It identifies two elements that underpin SASE , namely the network access technology ( SD-WAN ) and secure internet access ( Security Service Edge (SSE) ). The East-West WAN traffic visibility gap : SASE converges two separate disciplines: the Wide Area Network and Network Security.

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