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NaaS Meets SD-WAN: What is NaaS anyway and How Will It Impact Your SaaS, PaaS, and Cloud Strategy?

CATO Networks

According to a recent forecast , the global NaaS (Network as a Service) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 38.3% The forecast cites reduced costs, increased security, and enhanced agility as growth drivers for the NaaS market. However, not all NaaS solutions are created equal. from 2018 to 2023.

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

CATO Networks

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.

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Today’s Enterprise WAN Isn’t What It Used To Be

Kentik

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?

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

CATO Networks

SASE , of course, is chief among them, but let us not forget SD-WAN , SSE , ZTNA , and Multi-Cloud Networking (MCN). As weve mentioned many times in this blog, the individual components of SASE — SD-WAN, NGFW, SWG, ZTNA, and more have been around for ages. Convergence IS the story of SASE.

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Heavy Networking 669: Graphiant’s Network Edge Service Rethinks SD-WAN (Sponsored)

Packet Pushers

On today's Heavy Networking, sponsor Graphaint is here to discuss how it's rethinking SD-WAN using a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) model to help customers consume WAN connectivity instead of setting up and operating a WAN for themselves. We dive into the how and why in this episode.

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Enterprise AI is Driving New Dynamics for Telco Hyperscale Competition

Global Data

SD-WAN and SASE has transformed how enterprises architect their networks. With the optimization, acceleration, and security tools available, enterprises no longer need to purchase dedicated WAN services and can instead go over the top using internet. This has opened up the WAN market to over the top providers (e.g.,

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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? Heres a list of the key acronyms to help you keep up with the latest in WAN transformation. By choosing the best available path, SD-WAN provides better performance and reliability than broadband Internet.

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