Simplicity at Speed
Cato Networks & TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team:
A Winning Partnership
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team relies on the Cato SASE platform to efficiently connect and secure pit crews, datacenters, mobile users, cloud resources, and operational sites. Cato SASE Cloud enables the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team with a global, converged, cloud-native architecture that optimizes the IT experience and protects users against emerging threats everywhere. All with a rapid deployment of mere hours. With Cato, the IT team is ready for the next curve, race, and whatever’s next.
Cato Networks will allow us to focus on the critical decisions that make a difference on-track by lessening the administrative work to set up and manage our IT network infrastructure. Using the Cato SASE Cloud, we’re able to have the reliable and secure connectivity we need to have anywhere around the world, whether at a racetrack, during travel or at the research and development center in Weissach, the home of Porsche Motorsport.
Friedemann Kurz
Head of IT at Porsche Motorsport
Partnering with one of the most iconic and recognizable brands in the automotive industry will always be a straightforward decision, but it also comes with the added bonus of being able to support the team in their pursuit of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title. We’re proud that Cato Networks will be part of such an incredible team in the world’s most innovative and sustainable sport.
Mark Bayne,
Vice President of Sales Engineering, at Cato Networks
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At Cato Networks, we value our partnership with @PorscheFormulaE and our shared commitment to collaboration, innovation and pushing boundaries.
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Shared Values
Ambitious
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Cato Networks are at the forefront of our respective industries. The partnership provides the platform for our brands to deliver new innovations to the world and continue as market leaders.
Pioneering
Formula E has provided a new frontier for Porsche to spearhead innovation in electric mobility. Cato Networks is a world leader in the cloudification and convergence of enterprise network and security products.
Progressive
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Cato Networks have continuously innovated over each of our individual business journeys. Formula E provides the ultimate testing ground for research and development of the products and services we provide to the world. Cato Networks created and leads a revolution in how enterprises build their network and security infrastructure.
Global
We live in a global economy where users, connected devices and data are spread across the world. Cato Networks’ globally distributed cloud service is helping enterprises like the global TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team manage the complex web of its broad network infrastructure. Whether that’s at an E-Prix or at the research and development center in Weissach.
Reliability
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Cato Networks employ the highest level of standards for its products and services – whether it’s getting you where you need to be or making sure your critical business IT systems are always available, secured and optimized.
Performance
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Cato Networks share a performance-focused DNA. May it be building the fastest cars or the fastest cloud networks, this performance DNA has been essential to becoming market leaders.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Formula E?
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is an all-electric single-seater racing series. The first Formula E race took place in 2014. Since then, it quickly gained popularity and became an audience favorite.
Formula E races take place globally, in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, India, Brazil, Germany, Monaco, Indonesia, the US, Italy and the UK. They host leading motor brands, such as: Porsche, Jaguar, Maserati, McLaren, and Nissan.
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How is Formula E different from Formula 1?
The main difference between Formula 1 and Formula E is Formula 1 uses hybrid cars with internal combustion engines powered by more conventional fuels, whilst Formula E racing cars are fully all-electric. In fact, Formula E is the only global all-electric racing series. The use of electric vehicles is a key component of its sustainability program, which boasts net zero carbon footprint by reducing championship footprint and offsetting any emissions.
Formula E also tends to race around street circuits in major cities, whereas Formula 1 typically takes place at racing circuits. Although, both series don’t always follow this blueprint. -
How fast is a Formula E car?
322 KMH (approximately 200 MPH).
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Which season is the Formula E competition of 2023?
2023 is Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
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Where to watch Formula E?
This depends on which country of residence you will be viewing from. Find more information here: https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/ways-to-watch
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Are all Formula E cars the same? What are the technical differences between the cars?
The Formula E cars do share the same type of chassis, battery, and tires. However, each team is free to develop other parts of the car such as an electric motor, or gearbox. For example, the latest Gen3 car was designed by engineers and sustainability experts for swift street racing. It is also net zero carbon.
These differences, or lack thereof, make the races more exciting! With all vehicles using the same battery, the outcome of the race is much less predictable. Formula 1 races, on the other hand, host vehicles that vary in their capabilities from the get-go, making it easier to anticipate who will win.
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How does Formula E impact the topic of sustainability?
The purpose of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is to help accelerate change towards an electric future, according to the sport’s sustainability mission statement, “one race and one city at a time.” Sport is a powerful tool to share “powerful and meaningful” messages with the world.
Formula E is a sport that goes the extra distance and demonstrates in real terms what all-electric mobility vehicles are capable of when partners and experts come together to innovate and compete.
Formula E is a sustainability leader. It became the first global sport to be certified with a net zero carbon footprint from inception. This is thanks to its three-step sustainability program. First, Formula E monitors and calculates the championship’s carbon footprint. Then, actions are taken to minimize carbon footprint. This includes the use of electric vehicles, optimizing travel, and more. Finally, unavoidable emissions are offset, through projects like biogas energy generation in China, landfill gas energy generation in Mexico, and wind power energy generation in Morocco.
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How long does a race last?
Formula E-Prix races have a set amount of laps dependent on the track plus extra laps added at the end for any safety car laps that occur.
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