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FEATURE: SDN
As demand for IoT and
cloud increases, the need
for networks to scale for
performance is crucial. Aruba’s
cloud-managed SD-WAN
solution enables companies
to manage their networks
to allow efficient and secure
operations, on a larger scale.
Oliver Cantor, Associate
Director of Product Strategy
at Verizon, tells us that
enterprises should be looking
towards a software-defined
perimeter (SDP) solution to
ensure secure access to devices
and applications.
Oliver Cantor, Associate Director of Product
Strategy at Verizon
management time and operational and
capital expenditures.
A
ruba, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company, has
announced its Software-
Defined Branch (SD-Branch)
solution, a new approach designed to help
customers modernise branch networks for
evolving cloud, IoT and mobility requirements.
The integration of new cloud-managed
SD-WAN, wired and wireless networking
solutions, secured with context-based policy
enforcement, significantly advances IT
professionals’ ability to deliver improved
network availability and application
performance, while dramatically reducing
The influx of mobile and IoT devices,
greater reliance on cloud-based applications
and shrinking IT budgets are having a
profound impact on IT organisations. Branch
operators also face increased complexity and
inefficiencies with a multiplicity of different
tools for managing the network and security
from different vendors.
Aruba’s SD-Branch solution integrates
new Aruba Branch Gateways with Aruba’s
enhanced Aruba Central cloud management
platform to provide a single point for SD-
WAN, wired and wireless networking and
policy enforcement, and to deliver secure,
simplified branch connectivity at scale.
This purpose-built, unified solution marks a
significant advancement beyond pure-play
SD-WAN offerings by delivering reduced
device footprint, streamlined deployment of
large-scale distributed installations and lower
WAN connectivity costs for branch customers.
SD-WAN, LAN and SDP:
Securing networks in
the age of innovation
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