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Cato Networks has introduced SMB FlexPool, a pooled‑capacity licensing model designed to help MSPs deliver managed SASE services to small and midsize businesses more efficiently. The partner‑led programme removes the need for per‑customer licensing transactions, enabling MSPs to provision services in seconds and accelerate onboarding.
Art Nichols, CTO at Uniti Solutions, said the model allows partners to simplify operations and bring customers online faster, while Karl Soderlund, global channel chief at Cato Networks, noted that SMB FlexPool is built to eliminate deployment friction and give MSPs full control of the customer experience.
SMB FlexPool provides partners with a committed pool of licences that can be allocated and reallocated across SMB customers as demand grows. MSPs can create accounts, assign capacity and activate services through a self‑service workflow, with full portability of licences and ownership of packaging, support and service delivery.
The programme is powered by the Cato managed SASE (MSASE) Partner Platform and managed through the new MSASE dashboard in the Cato MSASE Business Center, giving partners a consolidated view of customer accounts, usage, orders and lifecycle activity.
