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MPLS, VPN Internet Access, Cloud Networking or SD-WAN? Choose Wisely

CATO Networks

So what are the options in dealing with your ever-changing enterprise network requirements? MPLS: Reliable, But Comes with a Price The popularity of MPLS deployments in corporate WAN infrastructures comes from its predictability. However, MPLS traffic from the service provider to the on-premises routers is notoriously expensive.

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Firewall as a Service and your biggest network security challenge

CATO Networks

We recently held a webinar focused on educating network professionals about Firewall as a Service (FWaaS). At the beginning of this webinar, we asked the audience what is your biggest challenge running distributed network security today? Using an MPLS network and routing the traffic over a reliable network.

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Alternatives to VPN for Remote Access

CATO Networks

The most common enterprise remote access technology is Virtual Private Networking (VPN). A VPN client is installed on the users devices laptops, smartphones, tablets to connect over the Internet to a server in the headquarters. However, VPNs were built to enable short duration connectivity for a small subset of the users.

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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. 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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IT Managers: Read This Before Leaving Your MPLS Provider

CATO Networks

Maybe youre an IT manager or a network engineer. Its about a year before your MPLS contract expires, and youve been told to cut costs by your CFO. That MPLS too expensive. Lengthy lead-times for site installations (weeks to months,) upgrades, and never-ending rounds of support tickets must all factor into the TCO of your MPLS.

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WAN Optimization in the SD-WAN Era

CATO Networks

Born alongside the expensive MPLS data service, WAN optimization appliances allowed organizations to squeeze more bandwidth out of thin pipes through compression and deduplication, as well as prioritizing traffic of loss-sensitive applications such as remote desktops. Network security is built into the Cato Cloud.

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Reduce Branch Office IT Footprint, Overcome Persistent Network and Security Challenges

CATO Networks

It could change your entire approach to network security, and help save your sanity. Gone are the days when it was simple and effective to connect remote sites with a perimeter firewall, or backhaul traffic to a datacenter to keep companies secure and functional. Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) is the future of network security.