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The business case for SD-WAN: Because MPLS is Not Fit for the Cloud

CATO Networks

That means making sure the wide area network (WAN) that connects branch offices, data centers, cloud services and SaaS applications can handle the connectivity needs of digitally empowered global organizations. Software-defined Wide Area Networks ( SD-WAN ) can get the job done. Here is why.

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Lipstick on a Pig?: Hybrid WAN, SD-WAN and the Death of MPLS

CATO Networks

MPLS is a 20 years old enterprise networking technology. It had risen as a response to the business need for a reliable and predictable network performance across the wide area network (WAN). Guaranteed service levels come at a price with MPLS spend representing a big part of the IT networking budget.

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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. But cost reductions, in particular, that are often promised with the successor to traditional WANs, software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), is often misleading.

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What To Look For in a SD-WAN Vendor

CATO Networks

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.

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Ensuring High Uptime with SD-WAN

CATO Networks

The enterprise needs a network that can adapt, offering availability levels to meet each type of office requirements. MPLS networks have been the backbone of enterprise networks for years. MPLS networks are known and relied upon for high uptime, with a target of five-nines (99.999%) uptime.

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What is SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

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. SD-WAN does this by separating applications from the underlying network services with a policy-based, virtual overlay.

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Software-defined Infrastructure:The convergence of Networking, Security and Cloud-based Software

CATO Networks

Enters software-defined networking (SDN). Originally, the concept of SDN emerged as a way to unbundle a hardware networking device (like a router) into a software-based control plane and a hardware-based data plane. It was slow to evolve, but it was unavoidable. SD-WAN is effective because it is self-contained (i.e.