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The 50 Coolest Software-Defined Data Center Vendors Of 2021
Mark Haranas
From Citrix and HPE to IP Infusion and Lightbits Labs, here are the 50 hottest IT companies leading the software-defined data center market in 2021.

Cato Networks
Top Executive: Shlomo Kramer, Co-Founder, CEO
Headquarters: Alpharetta, Ga.
Red-hot Cato Networks has converged SD-WAN, networking security and its zero trust network access technology into a cloud-native service. The SASE platform provider saw bookings in 2020 grow by more than 200 percent for the fourth consecutive year. In 2020, Cato’s channel partner base grew by 255 percent with new channel-led customer bookings increasing by 240 percent.