COUNTRY FOCUS: NORDICS up, as everything was bound to the physical location where the vendor had their equipment,” said Dokken.“ For the first time, I have developers coming to me asking for network access because‘ it just works so smoothly’ with Cato.”
A SASE platform built to scale with peak seasons
Before Cato, peak seasons such as Black Friday and the holiday shopping rush were a time of immense stress for Dokken’ s team. Elkjøp’ s IT team had to coordinate with multiple vendors, running exhaustive pre-season checks to confirm readiness. Critical vendors, such as those responsible for firewalls, had to remain on call in case of an emergency. If a major issue arose, IT staff had to be ready to travel to affected stores immediately. enhanced,” said Dokken.“ Cato showed that it’ s possible to solve a complex problem in an elegant way, so now we want to find this unicorn in every other market.”
A partnership built to last
Elkjøp’ s transition to Cato has been a game-changer, enabling the company to modernise its IT security and network infrastructure while enhancing operational
For the first time, I have developers coming to me asking for network access because‘ it just works so smoothly’ with Cato.
The 2024 season was the first time Elkjøp had Cato in full production during peak shopping times. Cato’ s built-in failover mechanisms and secondary link testing eliminated nearly half of the pre-season readiness checks. Automated traffic rerouting ensured uninterrupted service, and the ability to manage everything centrally meant that emergency trips to stores became unnecessary.
“ With Cato I slept better and with this side of our infrastructure under control, we have more time to evaluate the other aspects of our portfolio that can be efficiency. By replacing its legacy systems with a cloud-native, software-defined solution, Elkjøp has positioned itself for sustained growth and innovation in the fast-paced retail industry.
Dokken added:“ Cato makes everything much speedier so we can focus on developing and improving our products to make them one-thousand times more valuable to our customers. There is no comparison to the old ways of networking and security; Cato represents the future.” p
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