Cato Pilot Deployment Quick Start
Our Cato Pilot Deployment Quick Start is designed to implement core Cato services, enhancing your networking and security environment. This service is ideal for small to mid-sized enterprises seeking to establish a secure, cloud-based SASE solution. We provide the initial deployment, configure up to two sites, knowledge transfer, and offer a detailed report on the deployment, enabling your team to drive your pilot of Cato solutions starting from a solid foundation.
At a Glance
The Cato Networks SASE platform transforms and secures enterprise networks by combining SD-WAN, network security, and zero-trust access into a unified solution. It simplifies management while enhancing security and performance, delivering reliable, low-latency connectivity both regionally and globally inside and outside the corporate network. With a globally distributed private backbone and integrated security services, Cato is the go-to platform for modernizing and protecting networks in the modern era.
Our Cato Pilot Deployment Quick Start is designed for businesses seeking to implement and enhance their networking and security using the Cato SASE platform. This service configures core Cato services for up to two sites, optimizing security and performance. Our experts provide a document outlining the settings and configurations performed during the deployment, giving your team a solid foundation to drive a successful pilot of Cato solutions tailored to your environment.
Benefits
Work with experienced Cato experts to implement an enhanced network and cloud app security platform and gain these benefits:
- Simplified Network Management from a single pane of glass with the Cato Management console.
- Simplified solution by collapsing multiple point solutions into a single Unified Network and Security solution.
- Global Private Backbone with PoPs (Points of Presence) worldwide. This backbone is optimized for performance and reliability, offering consistent and low-latency connectivity for remote and on-premises users, which is crucial for global enterprises.
- Cato’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) approach ensures that users and devices are authenticated and authorized before accessing any network resources, thus reducing the attack surface and providing a more secure environment than traditional VPN solutions.
- Integrating multiple services into a single platform reduces the need for various hardware and software solutions, resulting in cost savings on equipment, maintenance, and operational management.
What’s Included
- Design session for the proposed solution, covering up to two (2) sites.
- Implementation of the designed solution for up to two (2) sites, including:
- Site Sockets (X1500, X1600, X1700, vSocket)
- High Availability (HA) configuration, if applicable
- Core Cato services:
- Threat Prevention:
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
- Next-Generation Anti-Malware (NGAM)
- DNS Security
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA):
- SDP Clients (up to 10 users or 15 endpoints)
- Baseline Access Policies
- Baseline Device Posture Profiles and Policies
- Client Rollout Configuration
- Threat Prevention:
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) Integration:
- SCIM or LDAP Provisioning
- Single Sign-On (SSO) integration with IDP or LDAP
- Document deliverable (memo) outlining settings and configurations performed.
- Up to five (5) hours of remediation and optimization consulting to fine-tune the solution.
- Up to five (5) hours of hands-on training.
Additional Details
Requirements
- Customer must purchase all Cato Licences and Sockets.
- Customer will be available to participate in an analysis of their existing network infrastructure to identify current configurations, capabilities, and potential integration challenges with the Cato Socket.
- Customer will be available to conduct business and technical design sessions with their business and IT teams.
- Customer will be responsible for the change control window and testing the line of business applications accessed via the Solution.
- Customer responsible for the physical deployment of sockets.
Don’t yet have the required products or licenses?
Our team is happy to help you select the most suitable products for your use cases.
Limitations & Exclusions
- This engagement is limited to a remote delivery modality
- This engagement is for the initial pilot and does not include ongoing support. Additional pilot support or expansion can be facilitated through the procurement of additional consulting hours. Please contact us if required
- Limited to two (2) sites for the pilot
- Does not include racking and stacking of Cato sockets
- Not suitable for air-gapped networks or networks with no Internet access
- Not suitable for customers with complex site topology or complex integration requirements for the purposes of a pilot
- Excludes comprehensive network assessment
- Excludes the following Cato features as part of the pilot:
- IP-Sec sites
- DLP
- Managed XDR or XDR Pro
- Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
- SaaS Security API
- Third Party Logging/SIEM integration
- EPP
- CASB
- TLS inspection
- CATO Data Lake
- 3rd party ESD integration (e.g. SCCM)
- This engagement is not suitable for customers looking to pilot additional Cato features or extend the pilot to more than two sites. Please contact us for a custom quote to tailor this Quick Start to your unique needs
- Expires one (1) year from date of purchase
- Limitations & exclusions subject to change