Cato Networks Launches Program to Help MSPs Scale Managed SASE for SMBs

Cato Networks, an Israeli-based converged network and security company, has rolled out “Cato SMB FlexPool,” a new program that helps MSPs deliver managed SASE services to small and midsize businesses at scale.

Available to Cato’s ecosystem of MSPs and service providers, the program gives partners a committed, partner-level pool of Cato licenses that can be gradually allocated across SMB customers as demand grows. Partners can instantly provision customer accounts, allocate capacity from their pool, and activate Cato services through a self-service workflow, while maintaining full portability of capacity between customers and retaining control of the customer relationship, service packaging, support model, and managed service experience.

“MSPs shouldn’t have to slow down customer deployments because of licensing and operational overhead,” said Karl Soderlund, global channel chief at Cato Networks. “SMB FlexPool aims to remove that friction with instant provisioning and flexible pooled licensing, enabling partners to activate new customers while maintaining full control of the customer experience.”

Key capabilities include independent creation and management of customer accounts, license portability that enables partners to allocate and reallocate capacity across eligible SMB customers as demand evolves, and partner-led service offerings that enable MSPs build and own their customer-facing packages, commercial offer, support model, and managed services.

Channel Impact^®
Built for high-velocity, scalable go-to-market execution and a streamlined customer onboarding experience, Cato SMB FlexPool is designed to remove the friction of a separate licensing transaction for every customer deployment.