CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

These drivers, though, also come with baggage: the reassessment of todays corporate security model. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. This requires a shift in our security models. We can no longer assume that the WAN is secure.

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CATO Networks

MAY 6, 2018

Companies needing to connect their users to the services in the cloud, who have been using a wide-area network (WAN) with MPLS for security, are seeing the benefits of using a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) for connectivity.

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Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential. Many enterprises are, for example, replacing managed WAN services like MPLS with public internet connections at remote sites. Advanced network analytics.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) promised to address the high costs, rigidity and limitations of private MPLS services. SD-WANs reduce bandwidth costs, no doubt, but enterprises are still left having to address important issues around cloud, mobility, and security.

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CATO Networks

JULY 19, 2023

I read with some surprise the interview with Zscalers CEO, Jay Chaudry, in CRN where he stated that the network firewalls will go the way of the mainframe, that the network is just plumbing and that Zscaler proxy overlay architecture will replace it with its application switchboard. This is my take. The idea behind Cato is simple.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here is what the experts say… Andrew Lerner @fast_lerner Andrew is an analyst at Gartner specializing in emerging networking architecture technologies, and was an early predictor of the impact of SD-WAN. Replacing MPLS/VPN circuits with IPsec-over-Internet (or something similar) can drastically reduce your WAN costs.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 12, 2018

The widespread adoption of Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network ( SD-WAN ) in recent years has caused many to wonder whether WAN optimization is still necessary. More specifically, t he rise of WAN optimization began around 2004 and addressed the limitations of the limited capacity of costly MPLS and leased line connections.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 25, 2017

Over the past two decades, carriers have built massive global networking platforms that are faithfully serving many enterprises. MPLS-based services are under pressure from emerging Internet-based solutions. This strategy is attempting to patch the carrier MPLS cash cow and slow its decline. At a premium cost.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

SASE merges the network optimization capabilities of SD-WAN with a full security stack, including Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 22, 2018

The patchwork of appliances and network services comprising our wide area networks (WAN) have been with us for so long its easy to overlook their impact on IT. All respondents came from organizations with MPLS backbones.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 19, 2018

For the past two years, Cato Networks has led a revolution in enterprise networking: the convergence of software-defined wide area networks ( SD-WAN ) and network security delivered as a single cloud service. Security was never a strength of SD-WAN companies and legacy telcos.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 1, 2017

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. Networking, security, and mobility technologies are deployed and operated independently. Each service comes with its own cost structure and capabilities.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mobile users Some network setups do not visibility or control for mobile access to cloud applications. In these kinds of setups, mobile users are either connected directly, bypassing corporate network security policies, or they are forced through a specific network location, which affects performance.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. As we discussed in our previous post, whereas with MPLS, networking teams had to wait weeks for new connections and days for bandwidth upgrades, SD-WANs use of DIA means new offices can be deployed in hours and days, and be reconfigured instantly.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 3, 2020

Gartner defines SASE as a unified cloud native service that integrates Wide Area Networking, network security functions and equal support for physical locations, cloud datacenters, branches, and mobile users. Most Cato customers have or will take advantage of our cloud optimization.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

Other applications set to benefit from this kind of wireless network performance and scalability include enhanced mobile broadband, enterprise communications, autonomous vehicles, telemedicine, augmented reality (AR), connected homes, and industrial automation. Security -- 5G will introduce new security concerns.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2018

This webinar explains how Catos Cloud-based Secure Network offers a simple and affordable platform to securely connect all parts of an enterprise into a unified SD-WAN network with direct impact on your business. SD-WANs: What Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Really Need to Know?

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