Also, conventional SD-WAN solutions required going through a telecom provider or ISP, who would manage the solution for Guardian. The credit union was already dissatisfied with telco support and did not want to give telcos more responsibility. “It’s hard enough to get them to fix the services they were already providing,” Rosen says. “You already experience problems and now they want to sell you a complete turnkey management solution where they manage your entire network.” Cato’s SASE architecture allowed Guardian to prioritize traffic to ensure VoIP and other applications received the necessary bandwidth Rosen Turns to Cato’s SASE Platform for SD-WAN – And More Cato provided Guardian with the enhanced security, application control, and operational simplicity the credit union required. Cato allowed Guardian to achieve needed security without layering on firewalls and other security service, which would have increased network complexity. “Security wasn’t just part of Cato’s technical solution. It’s in Cato’s roots. Your CEO and founder came from that world,” says Rosen. Cato also proved easy to understand, improving the productivity of the Guardian IT team. The IT team could troubleshoot problems quickly without requiring a great deal of networking expertise. “Anybody on our team now can go in and understand where traffic is flowing and how it’s working,” Rosen says. Security wasn’t just part of Cato’s technical solution. It’s in Cato’s roots. Their CEO and founder came from that world.” Cato. Ready for Whatever’s Next Case Studies - Banking/Credit union & Financial Services 5