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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. Whether it’s as simple as ensuring solid connectivity with a SaaS provider or designing a robust, secure, hybrid, and multi-cloud architecture, the enterprise wide area network is all about connecting us to our resources, wherever they are.

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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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The year in review: Delivering simplicity, productivity, reliability, and security with AI-Native Networking

Juniper

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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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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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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What To Look For in a SD-WAN Vendor

CATO Networks

Many organizations today are choosing to migrate to SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network), because it can eliminate the challenges of MPLS networks. SD-WAN brings software defined networking (SDN) to the WAN, improving WAN management and increasing cost savings when compared against MPLS.

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The Future of Enterprise Networking : What Do The Experts Say About SD-WAN

CATO Networks

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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