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What are VPN Tunnels and How do They Work

CATO Networks

However, there has been a lot of confusion around what VPNs can and cannot do. That confusion has led many technologists to choose a VPN solution that may not be well suited for their particular environment. However, that confusion can be quickly eliminated with a little bit of education, especially when it comes to VPN Tunnels.

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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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How Alewijnse used SD-WAN Connectivity as an MPLS Alternative: A In-depth Profile

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The Dutch engineering company had built a global wide area network (WAN) out of MPLS and Internet services connecting 17 locations 14 in Europe and 3 in the Asia Pacific with about 800 mobile and field employees. Mobile security was an issue and another area ignored by MLPS. But they rejected the idea.

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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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How SD-WANs Can Become Next Generation WAN Architectures

CATO Networks

While SD-WANs are a valuable first step towards evolving the wide area network , they only address a small part of the dissolved enterprise perimeter challenge. Impact of the Dissolved Perimeter The traffic patterns driving SD-WAN adoption change how companies protect their users and data.

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How Secure is Your SD-WAN?

CATO Networks

The market for SD-WAN has been driven in part by its ability to reduce bandwidth costs and improve the performance of cloud access. Traditionally, Wide Area Networks (WANs) and network security were loosely coupled entities. This amicable live-and-let-live separation falls apart with todays SD-WAN.

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The Promise and Peril of SD-WANs

CATO Networks

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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