CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

41 percent see FWaaS as the most promising infrastructure protection technology; 50 percent plan to eliminate hardware in 2017 In the latest survey report from the Cato research team , 700 networking, security and IT executives share their biggest risks, challenges, and planned investments related to network connectivity and security.

Network Security 52

Network Security Network Networking MPLS 52

CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2016

The reality is that hardware appliances with embedded software (the most common implementation of networking and security solutions) are too slow to evolve and too expensive to run. Networking equipment was purpose-built using custom hardware to be able to keep up with the increase in traffic speeds. Lets start with the network.

Network Security 52

Network Security Network Networking Cloud 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In the era of digital transformation, your organization might be looking for a more agile and cloud-friendly alternative to MPLS. But while getting off your MPLS contract might seem daunting due to hefty early termination fees, its actually easier and less expensive than you might think. In most contracts, the latter is the case.

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MPLS SASE Digital Transformation WAN 52

CATO Networks

APRIL 20, 2022

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.

MPLS 52

MPLS WAN SASE Network 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Multinational corporations have traditionally needed global MPLS services to build their WAN. That has changed now that secure, global SD-WAN as a Service is available worldwide. The MPLS Story Global MPLS networks allow for different in-country providers of MPLS services to connect as one network.

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MPLS WAN Wide Area Network Internet 52

CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In short, SD-WAN aims to remove the constraints of legacy connectivity technologies, namely MPLS and the unmanaged public Internet , ushering a new age of flexible, resilient and secure networks. As such, SD-WANs impact on the substantial ongoing IT investment in MPLS is limited. Enter SD-WAN.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Network Networking 52

CATO Networks

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Here are the most viewed assets of 2016… Global Network Security Report Top Networking and Security Challenges in the Enterprise In this insightful report , 700 networking, security & IT pros shared their top challenges and what will drive their investments in 2017. Drop the Box! Drop the Box!

Network 52

Network Networking Firewall Network Security 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2023

Network outages are possible; however, how rapidly the network recovers with minimal disruption to the business is what matters most. Network redundancy is designed to limit the risk of a network outage halting business operations. If the provider suffers an outage or degraded performance, so does the company.

Network 52

Network Networking MPLS SASE 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

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.

Network 52

Network Networking Network Security Firewall 52

Kentik

JUNE 7, 2017

That is, if you’re working in Cisco’s Security Business. It means “security-defined networking,” which is where this unit of Cisco is focusing its efforts. Meanwhile, containers are a big part of AT&T’s network strategy. But we think it might actually stand for security-defined networking.”.

WAN 40

WAN Network Security Network Networking 40

Kentik

AUGUST 22, 2018

Between multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and software-defined networking (SDN), there were about 15 years where the networking world was pretty static. Today, we’re announcing the results in a new report: “ The 2018 State of Network Management Report.”. That has changed. However, 45.2% of responses). of responses).

Network 58

Network Networking Artificial Intelligence MPLS 58

CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

You probably know what WAN stands for, but what about all of the other acronyms and abbreviations in the networking world? SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution. Traffic can enter and exit these networks via a PoP.

Network 52

Network Networking NaaS SASE 52

CATO Networks

APRIL 16, 2019

Even though an enterprise network is considered the lifeline of an organization, there are certain challenges that have limited the efficiency of the enterprise networks. Ransomware, Malware, and BYOD Enterprise networks are affected by different types of security challenges. This can severely impact network performance.

WAN 52

WAN Network Networking MPLS 52

CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2018

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.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Network Security Bandwidth 52

CATO Networks

JUNE 1, 2020

Often, when speaking with network managers responsible for infrastructure within a multinational or global enterprise, I hear first-hand accounts of the impact of sluggish network performance. Similarly, slow networks can lead to painfully slow file transfers for large media files or CAD (computer-aided design). The solution?

Network 52

Network Networking TCP MPLS 52

CATO Networks

APRIL 11, 2016

We have written in the past about the trombone effect or the implications of traffic backhauling on network security and the user experience. Backhauling is a way a network team is solving a security problem: providing secure internet access for all locations. Which approach is better?

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Internet Network Security 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 20, 2018

MPLS networks have been the standard configuration for enterprise networks for years, providing predictability and availability. However dependable, MPLS comes with its own set of challenges, such as expensive connectivity and long deployment times.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Wide Area Network Network Security 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Weve been discussing the impact the dissolving perimeter has had on networking and IT. Rather than IT playing this kind of shell game on itself, IT should evaluate WAN architectures holistically and look at the quality of experience, availability, security, cost, agility, manageability, and extensibility of the network.

WAN 52

WAN Network Networking Internet 52

CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Most enterprises look at SD-WAN as an MPLS alternative , hoping to reduc e their MPLS connectivity costs. But the actual SD-WAN ROI is a mix of hard and soft savi n gs from increasing overall network capacity and availability to a reduc ed operational load of managing and securing the network.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS SASE Firewall 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When I read that less than 20% of IT professionals indicated their organizations can properly monitor public cloud infrastructure, it reminded me of the reoccurring network visibility conversations I have with network managers from around the globe. Granular network visibility brings several benefits to the enterprise.

Network 52

Network Networking WAN Cloud 52

CATO Networks

JANUARY 9, 2018

What will 2018 bring for networking? The survey seeks to understand the state of the todays business networks. We look at general networking and security trends impacting business. Some of the questions well explore include: Will MPLS adoption continue to grow? What will impact will SD-WAN have on network security?

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Network Security Network 52

CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The award is given to companies that demonstrate the innovation, vision, and execution to deliver software-based networking tools to support different and unique communities of interest. Congratulations to Cato Networks for receiving a 2017 INTERNET TELEPHONY SD-WAN Excellence Award, said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC.

WAN 52

WAN Wide Area Network MPLS Internet 52

CATO Networks

JANUARY 22, 2017

Its not just about cutting the cost of their existing MPLS-based WANs. Todays business has evolved significantly since the adoption of MPLS-based WANs. Per user bandwidth consumption has likely grown significantly since your organization adopted an MPLS-based WAN. Mobile users and the cloud are ignored by MPLS.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Bandwidth Internet 52

CATO Networks

MAY 24, 2022

Catos approach to Azure SD-WAN improves performance AND simplifies security, affordably. Azure SD-WANs MPLS and SD-WAN Problem When organizations start relying on Azure, two problems become increasingly apparent. First, how do you secure your Azure instance? Theres been no good approach to building an Azure SD-WAN until now.

WAN 52

WAN Cloud Network Networking 52

CATO Networks

JULY 15, 2020

To achieve this Gartner outlined four characteristics an SD-WAN solution should include: The ability to replace legacy WAN routers and support multiple transport links such as MPLS, Internet, and LTE. Secure VPNs and the option to integrate additional network services such as firewall, WAN Optimization, and SWG.

WAN 52

WAN SASE MPLS Network Security 52

CATO Networks

OCTOBER 9, 2017

They are moving their datacenters to the cloud, using more and more SaaS products, and moving their networking ( SD-WAN ) and security ( FWaaS ) to cloud-based solutions. This is why enterprises increasingly turn to service providers and the cloud to run compute, storage, networking, and security.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Internet Network Security 52

Kentik

APRIL 3, 2017

Network flow data is quickly emerging as an essential source of data for analyzing network performance, optimizing infrastructure, and detecting malicious traffic. This wasn’t the case just a couple of years ago when EMA issued its Network Management Megatrends 2014 report. Flow data for WAN monitoring.

Network 40

Network Networking Wide Area Network MPLS 40

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. Equipment maintenance updates was the number two challenge while managing the network was number four.

Network 52

Network Networking WAN Wide Area Network 52

CATO Networks

JULY 3, 2024

When we started Cato Networks in 2015, we were immersed in skepticism. Can you actually build a cloud network that will replace MPLS circuits with decades of proven reliability? (We Almost ten years in, one of the things that makes Cato Networks unique is being defiant. SD-WAN, FWaaS, SWG, CASB, DLP, ZTNA, XDR, etc.)

SASE 52

SASE Network Networking Network Security 52

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. Security between locations, though, was not an issue provided the WAN was based, as most were, on a private MPLS service.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Network Security Internet 52

CATO Networks

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In its recent Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2019, Gartner recognized Cato Networks as a Sample Vendor in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) category. The legacy data center should no longer be considered the center of network architectures. Below is the verbatim text of the SASE section from the Gartner report.

SASE 52

SASE Network Networking Network Security 52

CATO Networks

MARCH 15, 2018

More and more IT managers are interested in converging SD-WAN with network security and for good reason. An agile, efficient, and ubiquitous security architecture is essential if organizations are to fully transform their networks. Its an SD-WAN built from the ground up with security in mind.

WAN 52

WAN Wide Area Network Network Security MPLS 52

CATO Networks

JULY 2, 2017

Understanding those differences has significant implications for security and networking teams. They require direct Internet access to minimize the latency of accessing cloud- and Internet-based resources from across MPLS services. appeared first on Cato Networks. The shift to FWaaS is being driven by a number of factors.

Firewall 52

Firewall Network Security WAN Internet 52

CATO Networks

JULY 13, 2016

Gartner also calls out two key considerations for evaluating solutions: network latency and security capabilities. Cato Networks is one of the top vendors driving this new and exciting market forward. FWaaS promises simplification and cost reduction by eliminating on-premise appliances.

Firewall 52

Firewall Wide Area Network Network Security WAN 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Enterprise networking experts often disagree on many things. Dont take our word for it, heres what 9 leading industry experts have to say on the benefits of SD-WAN for enterprise networking: Is SD-WAN the future of networking? Brandon Butler @BButlerNWW Brandon is a senior editor for Network World.

WAN 52

WAN Network Networking Wide Area Network 52

CATO Networks

MAY 16, 2018

Our 2018 survey included over 700 respondents from IT enterprises that currently run MPLS backbones. Complexity of Security Networks is Driving Change In June 2017, the world’s largest container ship and supply vessel operator Maersk was infected with the Petya ransomware and lost revenue of approximately $300m.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Firewall Cloud 52

CATO Networks

MAY 31, 2017

Along the way we wanted to answer some fundamental questions including: Is SD-WAN replacing MPLS? What impact, if any, will SD-WANs have for network security? Policy and management becomes far more complex in this new era of virtual networks. All of which is why Cato has sought to make network and security simple again.

WAN 52

WAN MPLS Education Internet 52