A10 Networks enhances
application delivery solution
Enterprises and service providers can efficiently
deploy, manage, control and optimise secure
application services across hybrid clouds.
10 Networks, a provider of
intelligent and automated
cybersecurity solutions,
has announced availability of major
advancements to its Thunder Application
Delivery Controllers (ADCs) with
Harmony Controller support for
centralised, multi-cloud management,
rich per-app analytics and DevOps
tool integration. Numerous new
enhancements also enable integration
with Kubernetes, enhanced Ansible
Playbooks and simplified ADC policy
configuration with expanded Application
Centric Template (ACT) support.
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automate the deployment of application
delivery services to maximise agility,
provide actionable insights and ensure
app availability and security while
simplifying operations with lower TCO.
Augmentations to A10’s Thunder ADC
with Harmony Controller intelligent
automation capabilities include:
• Centralised multi-cloud management,
including on-premise, Amazon Web
Services and Azure to distribute
policies to all application services
“Prior generation ADCs lacked visibility
and support for centralised management
that bridge on-premise and cloud
infrastructures with their diverse APIs and
toolsets,” said Raj Jalan, CTO at A10.
“Current processes are manual,
inefficient and error prone and result
in an inability to proactively and
automatically modify infrastructure
based on dynamic traffic profiles. A10 is
addressing these challenges to improve
agility for businesses of all types.” u
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Organisations are striving to become
more agile as the role of IT and
software becomes paramount. Fast
roll-out, control and optimisation of
applications drive revenue, competitive
advantage and customer satisfaction.
Apps must be secured and quickly
delivered regardless of where they
reside. A10’s ADCs with their tight
coupling to the Harmony Controller lead
the industry in enabling administrators
to intelligently manage, control and
Raj Jalan, CTO at A10
• Expanded L4-7 per-application
analytics across clouds with
hundreds of metrics on an aggregate
or per-request basis in real-time
• Integration with DevOps
tools including Ansible Playbooks
and a Thunder ADC based A10
Ingress Controller for
Kubernetes environments
• Support for a secure portal enabling
a provider-tenant model. Line of
business and application owners
can manage secure application
service policies and view application
responsiveness with centralised
control from IT
• Application Centric Templates (ACTs)
for many common software solutions,
such as new versions for Windows
Integrated Authentication and SSL
Offload along with existing ACTs
for Microsoft Exchange, Skype for
Business, SharePoint and more
• Integration with private cloud
orchestration tools including
VMware’s vRealize Orchestrator and
Cisco UCS Director
• ‘Nutanix Ready’ certifications for A10
vThunder and Harmony Controller
on Nutanix’s Hyperconverged
Infrastructure (HCI)