Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) has become a cornerstone of the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team ’ s strategy . Having previously dealt with complexity , high management costs and obsolescence , Cato Networks ’ solution has provided a secure and comprehensive environment for real-time data transmission . Friedemann Kurz , Head of IT , Porsche Motorsport , tells us how providing seamless and dynamic operations is key to help drive the sport forward .

n November 2022 , the TAG Heuer

Porsche Formula E Team announced its partnership with Cato Networks , declaring Cato the team ’ s official SASE partner . Cato Networks provides the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team with the connectivity and security they need to deliver superior on-track performance during the races . With Cato Networks , the IT team is ready for the next curve , race and whatever ’ s next .

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is a global electric car racing series . Established in 2014 , the racing series is designed to promote and encourage sustainability and innovation in the automotive world and for transportation solutions altogether . Formula E is also a very technological and data driven event . The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is one of the competing teams .

The challenge : Transmitting large volumes of data in real-time

As a Formula E competitor , the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team relies on insights and instructions delivered in real-time from the team ’ s headquarters in Germany , which are based on live driving data from the race . The driving data is transmitted from more than 100 sensors in the cars and the garage during the race to the HQ in Germany . Transmitted data includes data points like the tyre temperature , battery depletion , timing data and videos of the driver . Informed by this data and vast data sets collected from each event , guidance for the driver is sent back to the racing site in real-time .

The accuracy and reliability of this process is critical for the team ’ s ability to perform on-track . However , the bandwidth provided to each team during the

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