Case Study: Leading EdTech Provider achieves simplified global networking and optimized mobile connectivity with Cato Networks

Leading EdTech Provider Replaces Global VPN and Optimizes Mobile Connectivity with Cato SD-WAN

Leading EdTech Provider struggled with a fractured network after acquiring multiple companies: seven to eight different firewall standards, poor SD‑WAN appliance performance, complex site‑to‑site VPNs, heavy backhauling of mobile traffic to a California HQ, and a 1 Gbit/s chokepoint that risked an expensive 10 Gbit/s upgrade. Seeking a simpler global SD‑WAN, they evaluated options and selected Cato Networks’ cloud‑native Cato SD‑WAN service.

Cato Networks deployed its global SD‑WAN, connecting 13 sites and more than 1,100 mobile users to Cato’s 40+ PoP backbone, enabling local Internet breakout, a single global SSL certificate for decryption/re‑encryption, and consolidated cloud management. The result was improved cloud and Internet performance, more stable international links, greater application and bandwidth visibility, simpler site deployment and last‑mile flexibility, and elimination of the HQ backhaul chokepoint.