Case Study: Leading Automotive Component Manufacturing Company achieves faster, more reliable ERP performance and improved security with Cato Networks

Manufacturer Replaces MPLS with Cato Cloud, Improves Performance and Security

Leading Automotive Component Manufacturing Company was struggling with a rigid, congested MPLS hub-and-spoke WAN that caused frequent brownouts, poor failover, and unreliable user identification—problems that threatened uptime for its cloud-based Plex ERP. Frustrated by carrier-managed limitations and support gaps, the IT team evaluated SD-WAN options and selected Cato Networks’ cloud-native Cato Cloud for its promise of simpler management and integrated security.

Cato Networks deployed Cato Cloud with Cato Sockets at each site and enabled direct Internet access protected by Cato Security Services (NGFW, IPS, anti‑malware), eliminating backhaul to the hub. The move let the company increase per-site bandwidth 6–20× (from ~30 Mbps previously to 740 Mbps), reduced and stabilized ERP latency to about 30 ms or less (vs. spikes up to 500 ms), delivered true automatic failover, and enabled secure, policy‑bound third‑party access—while improving support responsiveness.