{"id":6303,"date":"2025-05-19T23:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/cato-networks-announces-major-european-rd-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T23:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:14:19","slug":"cato-networks-announces-major-european-rd-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/cato-networks-announces-major-european-rd-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Cato Networks announces major European R&#038;D expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/2AstwKwLA445ALahe3QyLN.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/cloud\/cloud-security\/what-is-secure-access-service-edge-sase\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/cloud\/cloud-security\/what-is-secure-access-service-edge-sase\">SASE<\/a> platform provider <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/infrastructure\/networking\/our-partners-asked-and-we-listened-cato-networks-unveils-revamped-global-partner-program\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/infrastructure\/networking\/our-partners-asked-and-we-listened-cato-networks-unveils-revamped-global-partner-program\">Cato Networks<\/a> has announced a significant expansion of its research and development (R&amp;D) operations at its European engineering hub in Prague.<\/p>\n<p>The move will see the R&amp;D center triple in size over the next year in a bid to accelerate development of the Cato SASE Cloud Platform and generate new opportunities for top tech talent across Czechia.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p>In an announcement, Cato said the expansion presents a \u201cunique opportunity\u201d for Prague-based engineers and developers to be a part of the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrague\u2019s exceptional engineering talent is critical to building the global infrastructure and security innovation that define the Cato SASE Cloud Platform,\u201d commented Eyal Heiman, vice president of engineering at Cato Networks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Prague team is helping to shape a platform that delivers secure, high-performance access to applications and data\u2014everywhere business happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"intersection-3\">Intersection<\/h2>\n<p>As Cato pushes ahead with its growth plans, the firm described Prague as \u201cthe perfect intersection\u201d of engineering excellence and access to the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Having emerged as a key location for global tech companies, Prague offers access to a highly-skilled workforce, excellent quality of life, as well as a combination of security and stability for international businesses, Cato added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-faWoVVXQq4mdkaBviP5zS6\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-faWoVVXQq4mdkaBviP5zS6 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Stay up to date with the latest Channel industry news and analysis with our twice-weekly newsletter<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The city also provides a close connection to Israel\u2019s innovation ecosystem, with Cato\u2019s R&amp;D center benefiting from close proximity to the company\u2019s Tel-Aviv headquarters, located a short flight away with just a one-hour time difference.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"growth-commitment-3\">Growth commitment<\/h2>\n<p>As part of its Prague expansion, Cato is hiring top software engineering and developer talent across multiple domains with network and security backgrounds. The firm said this talent pool includes engineers for data, DevOPs, and site reliability, as well as developers for tackling Java\/Go, C, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/development\/software-development\/361654\/best-c-courses-to-kickstart-your-career\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/development\/software-development\/361654\/best-c-courses-to-kickstart-your-career\">C++<\/a>, and front-end.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cato is taking on additional staff for security research, product support, and general and administrative (G&amp;A) roles.<\/p>\n<p>Shlomo Kramer, Cato Networks co-founder and CEO, said the move reflects the company\u2019s commitment to \u201cbuilding the most secure and reliable SASE platform\u201d on the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo deliver on that promise, we are tapping into one of Europe\u2019s most thriving and talent-rich markets to expand our world-class engineering, support, and research teams with innovators who share our vision of a future where IT just works\u2014securely, globally, and effortlessly,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-more-from-channelpro\"><span>MORE FROM CHANNELPRO<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"block\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\">\n<p>TOPICS<\/p>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\">\n<a class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itpro.com\/tag\/value-added-reseller\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/value-added-reseller\">Value Added Reseller<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SASE platform provider Cato Networks has announced a significant expansion of its research and development (R&amp;D) operations at its European engineering hub in Prague. 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