Q&A with Cato: How does SASE empower business transformation?Q&A with Cato: How does SASE empower business transformation?April 29, 2022 | Mike Frane | 6 min read Mike Frane, VP product management, Windstream Enterprise sat down with Cato Networks CMO Yishay Yovel to discuss their SASE partnership and why choosing the right SASE partner is essential.
The 5 foundational components of SASEAugust 25, 2021 | Mike Frane While still in early stages, SASE is defined by 5 components that embed networking and security capabilities into a single-service cloud model. Learn what these are and why they are important.
5 fundamental capabilities required in a “work from anywhere” environmentMay 27, 2021 | Mike Frane Industry leaders reveal what is propelling remote work post-pandemic and why traditional wide area network (WAN) and virtual private network (VPN) approaches no longer cut it.
The Great Migration: Watch experts speak about the shift from MPLS to the cloudApril 9, 2021 | Mike Frane What are the primary challenges for organizations migrating to a cloud network and services in today’s (and tomorrow’s) demanding landscape? Listen to what industry experts have to say.
How to answer the rising demands for managed SD-WAN, security and SASEMarch 4, 2021 | Mike Frane The rise in adoption of SD-WAN solutions pairs with the ever-growing concerns for brand protection and security. It’s important to understand how to align your operations to the demands we are seeing.
Is your legacy network holding your organization back?June 11, 2020 | Mike Frane The world has been talking a lot about the “new normal” that’s coming our way post-pandemic, and it’s not limited to masks and social distancing. Organizations are evolving to the point where the network perimeter...
4 Ways to Improve WAN SecurityNovember 5, 2019 | Mike Frane With global spending on cyber security estimated to reach $10 billion by 20271, cybersecurity has arguably become one of the most important corporate initiatives. The wide area network (WAN) is one of the most common...
How SD-WAN Enhances the Performance of Existing WANsOctober 2, 2019 | Mike Frane The wide area network (WAN) is the key determinant of application performance, user experience and other key IT success measures. According to Forbes, 83% of workloads will run in the cloud by the end of...
How Businesses Gain from Integrating SD-WAN and SecurityApril 17, 2019 | Mike Frane SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) and security technologies are convergently evolving—responding to the needs of the market while stimulating new demand through innovation. SD-WAN and security capabilities are being integrated in platforms both on-premises and...
SD-WAN in 2019: The New De Facto StandardJanuary 9, 2019 | Mike Frane With its sweeping improvements in agility, reliability, security, performance, and cost, SD-WAN has moved into the networking mainstream in a remarkably short period of time. While MPLS will continue to serve in hybrid networks and...
PCI Compliance Bolsters the Retail Case for Windstream Enterprise SD-WANSeptember 18, 2018 | Mike Frane As every merchant who processes payment cards knows, properly protecting sensitive data requires every in-scope network, device, process, and control to be PCI-compliant. Windstream Enterprise’s SD-WAN solution is the first to achieve PCI DSS compliance,...