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What is Network-as-a-Service and Why WAN Transformation Needs NaaS and SASE

CATO Networks

The networking industry loves a good buzzword as much as any other IT sector. Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) certainly fits that billing. The term has been around for at least a decade has come back in vogue to describe networking purchased on a subscription basis.

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The New Network Dictionary: AvidThink Explains SASE, SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, MCN, and NaaS  

CATO Networks

The enterprise networking and security market has seen no end to terms and acronyms. SASE , of course, is chief among them, but let us not forget SD-WAN , SSE , ZTNA , and Multi-Cloud Networking (MCN). The firm produced the Enterprise Edge and Cloud Network report that defines and contextualizes these concepts and terms.

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Enterprise AI is Driving New Dynamics for Telco Hyperscale Competition

Global Data

Rogers Summary Bullets: Critical Digital Shift: Hyperscalers and data center providers have started competing for cloud networking services, competing for enterprise dollars in space previously dominated by telcos. For the telcos, the emerging threat now is that some of the hyperscale platforms are offering their own networking services.

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23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations

CATO Networks

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.

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Making a Strategic Plan for the Future of Networking

CATO Networks

Many enterprise networks are straining under the pressure of massive changes brought on by computing trends that are shifting traditional traffic patterns as well as by digital transformations of the underlying business. Gartner says that network budgets are essentially flat, and organizations need to do more with less.