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In construction, we have a company in the steel industries, where we are doing the POCs currently, and we have one exchange, Al-Jabr Exchange. We have a few others lined up, but currently, we manage this construction group.

Basically, we are providing the solutions for industries, such as the manufacturing industry, construction group, and a money exchange group. Additionally, we have another customer lined up, which is RPM, a rapid response team in the medical field.

My relationship with the Cato SASE Cloud Platform vendor is as a partner.

The Cato SASE Cloud Platform supports my customers' needs for connectivity and security by removing the throttling from the headquarters and putting a firewall in the cloud, instead of having to use a costly MPLS network to perform security inspection on all traffic from various branches. Now, with Cato SASE Cloud Platform solutions, branches no longer need to go to headquarters for inspection; they are picked up from the cloud, which increases efficiency and protection.

The most useful security feature of Cato SASE Cloud Platform for my customers is the Firewall as a Service (FaaS), which provides a single firewall solution that scales regardless of the size of the enterprise.

Cato's global SD-WAN capability impacts network performance positively by partnering with global tier-one networks, which increases efficiency, guarantees SLAs, improves speed, and reduces packet losses, making it a more efficient solution compared to traditional IPsec.

I don't see any areas of improvement for Cato SASE Cloud Platform since they have all their solutions in-house and implement suggestions rapidly, providing a continuous improvement process without any current challenges.

Having worked with the Cato SASE Cloud Platform solution for eight months and previously as a TAC engineer with Palo Alto and Cisco, I don't see any room for improvement as they provide everything we need for a SASE solution.

I don't have anything to mention regarding improvements at the moment, but I can contact you in a few months for any further observations as I continue to explore the solution.

I have been working with the Cato SASE Cloud Platform for eight months.

The deployment time is indeed quick, taking just two hours, and I have faced no significant challenges with Cato SASE Cloud Platform during this time; it has been easy to use.

Stability shows no complaints on my end.

The setup is straightforward from one to ten, and my customers are using it mainly in public clouds. For scalability, I would rate Cato SASE Cloud Platform as perfect.

Support is rated at eight out of ten.

Positive

The SD-WAN functionality improves network connectivity by optimizing traffic and reducing latency, which can lead to a return on investment with cost savings. Specifically, it replaces costly MPLS links with SD-WAN and utilizes an internet-based backbone with intelligent routing, resulting in a cost reduction of 40% to 60%.

The pricing is reasonable and depends on the usage.

I am also a partner with Cato SASE Cloud Platform.

Mentioning the bypassing feature and traffic engineering would be fine.

Currently, I find no need for any small improvements for Cato SASE Cloud Platform, but I have noticed that they implement suggestions rapidly, and although I'm not facing challenges now, I could think of potential additional features in the future, such as improvements in DHCP IP release functionality, which I have already requested.

To summarize, I recommend this solution for medium to enterprise-sized businesses. I am Mr. Anas Abdul Rauf, working for FSD Innovative Technologies as a network security engineer, and I hold a CCIE certification. I am set to work on FishOS as the first authorized partner in the GCC region, enabling me to provide further reviews after some months.

I rate the Cato SASE Cloud Platform a 10 out of 10.

There are multiple use cases depending upon the solutions when discussing the typical use case for this tool. WAN optimization is one of them.

Another is that it provides an easy to configure, user-friendly solution. It is also very easy to operate.

From the technology perspective, there are multiple features that help customers solve day-to-day problems.

The Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is a fantastic solution based on my experience.

The Zero-Touch Provisioning feature is one of the best features I have seen so far.

While there are some aspects that need improvement on the technical side, when comparing it with other products and solutions, it performs well but still has room for enhancement.

In the Indian market, we need to design a solution with built-in security when considering areas of improvement for the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform.

When comparing it with Fortinet and Palo Alto, which are top players in the Indian market, we are currently lacking in that aspect.

I have approximately one year of experience with the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform.

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.

The Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform is a stable product.

I have not observed any vulnerabilities in one year.

All features are working perfectly.

The Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform's scalability is very flexible.

Technical support from Aruba currently rates at nine on a scale from 1 to 10.

Positive

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.

When discussing ROI from the solution, it is cost-wise on the higher side compared to Fortinet, one of the top-selling products in the Indian market.

End-user customers in India might prefer other solutions due to extra features such as built-in security in the devices at a lower cost.

It also depends upon the target market. India has a mixed environment with SMB, middle, enterprise, and global accounts.

Pricing-wise, global accounts are acceptable with no challenges.

However, the SMB market is always price competitive. To penetrate the SMB market or middle segment, we definitely need to work on the pricing aspect.

The pricing is on the higher side compared to the competition when discussing experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing of the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform.

We need to work on the commercial aspect.

I am a solution advertiser for different security products and work with FortiGate, Palo Alto, mobile device management solutions, and endpoint security solutions.

I compare features to guide customers to the right solution, which is why I have consulted peer reviews from various websites.

I am currently a reseller for Aruba.

I rate the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform 8 out of 10.