Cato SASE Use Cases | Cato Networks
SASE Use Cases
One platform. Every use case.
Transform your networking and security at your own pace — address one use case or many. No matter where you start, Cato supports you throughout the journey.
Overview
Cato converges networking, security, and access on one cloud platform — so you can modernize the network, consolidate security, transform the business, and adopt AI safely, all at your own pace.
Use Cases
Start Anywhere. Grow Everywhere.
- Network Modernization
- Security Consolidation
- Business Transformation
- Secure AI Adoption
MPLS migration to SD-WAN
Move off expensive, rigid, capacity-constrained MPLS to a high-capacity, resilient modern network.
- Cato Edge SD-WAN with multiple internet links boosts capacity and resiliency at a lower cost per Mbps.
- An affordable global private backbone replaces global MPLS — lower cost, met service levels, security everywhere.
Security Consolidation
Converge secure hybrid work, SSE 360 internet access, CASB/DLP, and built-in XDR into one cloud stack.
Business Transformation
Consolidate vendors, optimize spend, and expand through M&A and new regions — including compliant China connectivity.
Secure AI Adoption
Govern public GenAI usage and protect homegrown AI apps and agents at runtime.
Deployment Models
Global Enterprises
- Affordable, reliable, agile global connectivity on an SLA-backed private backbone — with the same enterprise-grade security everywhere.
Regional Enterprises
- Connect and secure your entire enterprise network through a single cloud service.
Do It Yourself (DIY)
- Configure and run everything yourself through the Cato Management Application.
Benefits
Consistent Policy Enforcement
Cato extends all security capabilities globally to deliver consistent policy enforcement everywhere and to everyone.
Scalable and Resilient Protection
Cato scales to inspect multi-gig traffic streams with full TLS decryption across all security capabilities.
Autonomous Life Cycle Management
Cato keeps the SASE cloud platform at optimal security posture with 99.999% service availability.
Customers love Cato
Dustin Collins
Global CIO, Element Solutions Inc
"There are not many times as a CIO that you can check the box in all these areas – faster, more secure, happy users, and a happy team – all for less cost and more business value. That’s the Cato SASE Cloud Platform."
Chris Colla
CIO, B&G Foods
"With Cato’s cloud-native SASE and converged SD-WAN, we eliminated our reliance on hardware, freeing us from upgrade cycles and lifecycle management while dramatically simplifying network operations and reducing ongoing operational overhead."
Douglas Arnn
Director of IT Infrastructure, Trimark
"Today, my team is working from one platform, one console, and one view of the entire environment. We’re 80% of the way to full Zero Trust, costs are down, and instead of managing vendor sprawl, we’re focused on moving the business forward. That’s what Cato made possible."
Analyst Report
Cato Networks named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms for the third year running.
Get a live demo
Secure every interaction across the enterprise, cloud, and AI with the only purpose-built SASE platform.
What to expect:
- 15–30 minute session with a SASE product expert
- Discuss your use cases and how we can help
- Live product demonstration where applicable