CATO Networks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What is the ROI on SD-WAN projects? 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.

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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. For IT leaders, this means we must maximize the speed, scope, security and simplification benefits of every project. First, the WAN is slow to evolve.

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CATO Networks

AUGUST 14, 2023

With the transition to the cloud and remote work, some organizations are undervaluing network security. However, network vulnerabilities and threats still require attention. Enterprises should not forgo the core capabilities required to secure the network from security threats.

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CATO Networks

APRIL 4, 2018

When it comes to the enterprise network, decisions need to be made with cost, performance, security, and future plans in mind. Enterprise networking is moving from traditional hub-and-spoke WAN architectures to infrastructure that must support the migration of critical applications to the cloud.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 5, 2017

Changes in our applications (cloud migration) and where users work (mobility) are driving the shift to software defined wide area networks ( SD-WANs ), but theyre also forcing us to rethink how we securely connect our users, application and data and deliver a compelling quality of experience.

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CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) promised to address the high costs, rigidity and limitations of private MPLS services. Like so many technologies, though, there are the promises of SD-WANs and then there are the realities of SD-WANs. SD-WANs automate these and other steps.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Enterprise networking experts often disagree on many things. However, when it comes to SD-WAN technology it is difficult to ignore its obvious benefits. 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?

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Router-switch

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been a beacon in addressing these challenges, earning its place as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic… The post HPEs SD-WAN Leadership: A Testament to Innovation and Excellence first appeared on Router Switch Blog.

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Juniper

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Setting HPEs intent to acquire Juniper aside for a moment (which is still on track to close by early 2025), we have been relentlessly innovating our AI-Native Networking Platform and consistently delivering on our go-to-market goals across our enterprise, service provider, and cloud segments.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 5, 2019

SD-WAN certainly provides companies with a lot of flexibility, and one aspect of that flexibility is how to manage the networking solution. One management model is the Do it yourself (DIY) approach, which has long been popular with enterprises that purchase and deploy the SD-WAN appliances themselves.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 19, 2017

Cato Networks is a pioneer of a new architecture that provides FWaaS as part of a broader WAN transformation platform. The Cato Cloud converges WAN Optimization , SD-WAN , a global SLA-backed backbone and network security ( FWaaS ) – into a single cloud service.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The WAN Ignore Mobile Users While companies are transforming their WANs in part due to cloud adoption, mobile users typically benefit little from that investment. With SD-WAN appliances, mobile users are still left establishing VPNs back to on-premises firewalls (or concentrators).

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CATO Networks

JUNE 23, 2019

The infamous malware that crippled global DNS provider Dyn, French Web host OVH and security journalist Brain Krebs Web site with botnets of infected home routers, baby monitors and other IoT devices is now infecting enterprise network equipment, according to a recent Palo Alto Networks blog and Network Computing article.

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CATO Networks

JANUARY 3, 2018

This is one of the reasons that, according to Gartner analyst Joe Skorupa , by 2020, more than half of WAN edge infrastructure refreshes will be based on SD-WAN versus traditional routers. In fact, according to IDC , SD-WAN is entering a period of rapid adoption. And here is where SD-WAN steps in.

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CATO Networks

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Gur Shatz, Catos co-founder, and I come from the networking and network security domains. These were largely untouched by the cloud and dominated by appliance-based solutions (routers, firewalls, etc.). The new network was built on edge SD-WAN devices, Internet last mile, and secure direct Internet access at the branch.

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CATO Networks

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Practically, SASE enables secure, optimal, and resilient access by any user, in any location, to any application. This basic requirement had been fulfilled for years by a collection of point solutions for network security, remote access, and network optimization, and more recently with cloud security and zero trust network access.

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Kentik

MAY 16, 2018

Many enterprises are replacing their fixed MPLS wide area networks (WANs) with virtualized software-defined WANs (SD-WANs) to reduce costs. Alongside that shift, 5G offers sufficient capacity and reliability to provide an additional path to support an SD-WAN, providing greater coverage, particularly for remote sites.

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CATO Networks

JUNE 1, 2020

Top Five Ways to Improve Network Performance Reduce latency, add capacity, and/or compensate for jitter and loss are obvious high-level answers to most WAN optimization challenges, but doing so effectively is where the real challenge lies. As a result, businesses turned to SD-WAN and Internet-based VPN solutions as an alternative.

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CATO Networks

JULY 4, 2023

We were able to nearly double the performance of the Cato Socket, Catos edge SD-WAN device, without requiring any hardware changes or anything at all, for that matter on the customers side. Companies need encrypted, secure high throughput between their clouds or to the central data centers in their hybrid deployments.

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Kentik

APRIL 16, 2023

As these applications scale, and engineering for reliability comes into the forefront, DevOps engineers begin to rely on networking concepts like load balancing, auto-scaling, traffic management, and network security. DevOps and NetOps need to work together Collaboration is often a two-way street.

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CATO Networks

MARCH 23, 2017

The Mirai botnet that launched the DDOS attack DYNs DNS, for example, used home routers, cameras and other IOT devices. Helping to secure the home and its devices against botnets like Mirai, helps protect the enterprise from attack. Its also that homes house new, more powerful devices that are being used to launch attacks against us.

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CATO Networks

JULY 6, 2020

In my friends case, its the SUVs security features hell be missing from his Maserati. Weve all seen how switching, routing, and, yes, even SD-WAN have rapidly approached commoditization as new vendors have jumped into the market. The post Network Security is Not a Sports Car appeared first on Cato Networks.

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