Kentik

MARCH 13, 2023

For most enterprise NetOps teams, a discussion about the WAN is a discussion about the cloud. The WAN was how we got access to some websites and sent emails. Why do we need to create site-to-site VPNs or some sort of modern SD-WAN topology connecting all our branches when almost all traffic goes to the public internet and the cloud?

WAN 98

WAN Wide Area Network Topology Internet 98

CATO Networks

JANUARY 2, 2022

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) certainly fits that billing. But whats particularly interesting for anyone moving away from a global MPLS network or otherwise looking at WAN transformation is the impact NaaS will have on evolving the enterprise backbone. Gartner identifies the specific attributes of a cloud service.

NaaS 52

NaaS SASE WAN Network 52

CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

One sticking point has always been the branch network stack: deploying, configuring, managing, and retrieving the router, firewall, WAN optimizer, etc., Cloud Stack Benefits the Enterprise: Freedom and Agility People want a lot out of their SD-WAN solution: routing, firewalling, and WAN optimization, for example.

Cloud 52

Cloud NaaS Network Networking 52

CATO Networks

JULY 28, 2019

Business acumen will be the premium skill, rather than knowing how to program a router. From MPLS to Internet and routers to SD-WAN The network of the future will reduce its reliance on MPLS in favor of Internet with SD-WAN. Any networking migration plan needs to include reskilling the workforce.

Network 52

Network Networking NaaS Data Centers 52