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There is much to be gained by optimizing and accelerating data center server resources. Beyond the production benefits, there is a huge opportunity for maximizing energy usage. When a server is idle, it can still consume 70% of the energy it uses when it is active. Granted, kilowatt costs vary widely, but, with dozens and even hundreds of servers in a data center getting only 50% utilization, with APV, you can maximize the energy costs, rather than wasting energy each year , not to mention increasing the overall data center reliability and performance. Additionally, APV reduces Web and application infrastructure complexity, which helps lower management, support and equipment costs.

Applications requested by remote users to servers that respond are subject to delays and disruptions from overburdened servers, latency and congestion. The applications themselves cause a wide range of problems due to inefficient TCP and application protocols, as well as non-essential and redundant data being transferred. As application deployments have grown, so have their complexity, costs and impact on server resources and network performance.

Array Networks has a family of powerful application delivery products that provide a single platform with integrated acceleration and optimization capabilities dedicated to solving these issues. Array’s APV Series automatically and intelligently manage applications and user traffic going to the servers to deliver applications quickly, securely and reliably to end-users. APV offloads compute-intensive tasks from Web and application servers, and removes data from WAN links to ensure end-users have fast, secure and dependable access to enterprise applications.

For small, medium and large enterprise organizations, APV improves end-user access to data center servers to accelerate application delivery and deliver a positive user experience. Managed service providers use APV to improve their application service infrastructure and enable differentiated value-added services for new and existing customers. Telecom service providers deploy APV to accelerate and optimize their data center infrastructure to better serve and support customers, and deliver new revenue-generating services around it.

APV delivers three primary capabilities: improved application/network high-availability, performance, and security – all within a single multi-functional product. A single APV appliance handles the functions previously required by many single-function products. All of the APV acceleration and optimization features run concurrently – without performance degradation. 

Application Delivery

Applications: Array APV delivers availability, acceleration, security and scalability to SharePoint portals, CRM, ERP, Oracle, SAP and standard Microsoft office applications – thereby increasing end user quality of experience and reducing application costs.

Datacenter Virtualization: Array APV ADCs are a perfect solution for IT personnel to flexibly add or remove virtual machines based on the load, and for delivering the needed application scalability and performance in virtual environments. APV ensures 24×7 availability to applications in dynamic environments when virtual machines move between physical hardware.

Web 2.0 Acceleration: APV applies diverse acceleration and optimization technologies to Web 2.0 application deployments. An ADC can help Web 2.0 applications to scale to support more clients and voluminous traffic, while delivering the best possible response times for remote and mobile users enhancing the quality of user experience.

Cloud Computing: APV enhances cloud virtual and physical server deployments by providing availability and scalability to fully take advantage of both physical and virtual server infrastructure. It helps organizations to realize the benefits of reduced CAPEX and OPEX with virtual infrastructure. Arrays APV provides the flexibility to scale server resources based on real-time traffic demands, while providing the application acceleration, high-availability and security that is required by private and public clouds.

Array’s application networking technology and extensible product platform greatly improve end-user, administrator, infrastructure and business productivity.

Our Server Load Balancing and Application Delivery Controller solutions improve data center efficiency, reduce infrastructure costs, and dramatically improve Web site and datacenter application performance – delivering a premium user experience for customers and employees alike.

Array’s SSL VPN and Universal Access Controller solutions give enterprises and service providers fast and secure delivery of any application to authorized users, anywhere in the world, over any device.

Today, many industries and enterprises are looking to simplify and optimize business operations. Array’s high-performance technology is the first step towards achieving that goal. Designed to solve real-world business and organization problems, Array’s solutions can dramatically increase employee productivity and business agility while streamlining network management and delivering dramatic cost savings.

Secure Access

By providing secure, on-demand access both internally and remotely, Array’s business solutions seamlessly connect employees with the applications and information they need to drive productivity and profitability. Better still, the inherent flexibility of the Array architecture means that Array solutions can quickly and easily adapt to meet the specific access requirements of any organization.

Today, Array is providing powerful and efficient access solutions for a wide range of customers—from small, local businesses to large, global enterprises, in everything from financial services and healthcare to government and education. Whatever you access and security challenges you can be confident that Array can solve them.

Secure Remote Access: Enables mobile employees, home workers, extranet partners, customers and other authorized users to access business critical applications and resources – thereby increasing productivity.

Site-to-Site Access: Array site-to-site SSL VPN access solutions provide all the benefits of traditional IPSec site-to-site connectivity and go above and beyond, introducing granular access control and the ability to connect sites at the network, host, or application level.

Wireless LAN Security: Array SSL VPN, deployed behind WLAN access points and routers, secure WLAN connections and provide granular access control based on user identity.

Universal Access: Array SSL VPN systems enable universal access, the ability for IT managers to define end-user secure access policies in one place, eliminating the need to set up and maintain ACLs on a multiple switches and appliances.

Application Delivery

Applications: Array APV delivers availability, acceleration, security and scalability to SharePoint portals, CRM, ERP, Oracle, SAP and standard Microsoft office applications – thereby increasing end user quality of experience and reducing application costs.

Datacenter Virtualization: Array APV ADCs are a perfect solution for IT personnel to flexibly add or remove virtual machines based on the load, and for delivering the needed application scalability and performance in virtual environments. APV ensures 24×7 availability to applications in dynamic environments when virtual machines move between physical hardware.

Web 2.0 Acceleration: APV applies diverse acceleration and optimization technologies to Web 2.0 application deployments. An ADC can help Web 2.0 applications to scale to support more clients and voluminous traffic, while delivering the best possible response times for remote and mobile users enhancing the quality of user experience.

Cloud Computing: APV enhances cloud virtual and physical server deployments by providing availability and scalability to fully take advantage of both physical and virtual server infrastructure. It helps organizations to realize the benefits of reduced CAPEX and OPEX with virtual infrastructure. Arrays APV provides the flexibility to scale server resources based on real-time traffic demands, while providing the application acceleration, high-availability and security that is required by private and public clouds.

Industries

Healthcare: Delivering fast, secure access to administrative and clinical applications and patient records.

Financial Services: Improving customer serving service and services while reducing costs.

Retail: Generating optimum productivity from supply chains and employees.

Education: Enabling fast, secure access to administrative and educational applications.

Government: Providing fast access and iron-clad security for vital operations and data.

Service Provider: Offering blazing fast secure access and email services, optimum availability and security with streamlined management.

Compliance & Business Continuity

Compliance: Delivering true end-to-end security for full compliance with SOZ, HIPAA, and other government mandated regulations.

Business Continuity: Whether the situation is a true disaster or simply transit strikes and logistical inconveniences, the Array Business Continuity (ABC) Flex Plan guarantees zero business interruption by enabling secure, anywhere, anytime access from any device to mission-critical applications and resources.

The promise and power of new models as represented by the cloud and mass virtualisation, on the one hand; and, the difficulty and complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure, the networks that make them possible, on the other.

The event will discuss the intricacies of drawing top dollar returns from investments in cloud computing and virtualisation efforts, and the strategies you can employ to counter the myriad challenges to network management that the new world enterprise IT will throw at you.

Venue: Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 1st November 2011
Time: 10am – 4pm

Enjoy RM200 Cash Petrol Voucher for each of the qualified POC* from 1st July 2011 until 31st September 2011 only from Channel Solution Provider Distribution.

Begin with a tour to Gold Coast with every accumulated orders of RM300,000* of any of the CASTS (Riverbed, Visual Network System, AirMagnet, Array Network, Sourcefire & Sophos) from 1st Jul 2011 until 31st Dec 2011.

WLAN Design

AirMagnet delivers the most accurate solutions for designing, deploying and optimizing 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless LANs for maximized performance, security and compliance. Expert planning and design tools ensure the wireless network is built to accommodate the highest capacity of users, meets the needs of demanding wireless applications, and performs optimally in the most challenging RF environments.

WLAN Security and Performance Monitoring

Fluke Networks AirMagnet Enterprise system provides complete visibility and control of the entire wireless environment – automatically remediating threats and vulnerabilities, proactively alerting on performance problems and providing detailed compliance reports for regulatory standards such as PCI and HIPAA. Without any impact to performing full-time security monitoring and intrusion prevention, the system also allows users to perform remote troubleshooting with built-in 802.11n and RF spectrum analysis technology.

WLAN Analysis and Maintenance

Fluke Networks offers portable solutions that provide analysis of the wireless LAN for quick and effective troubleshooting, remediation of rogue devices and compliance auditing. Intelligent insight into RF and network level information enables network engineers and frontline technicians to pinpoint the source of issues that pose risks or disrupt performance. Solutions ensure WLAN applications, such as voice-over-wireless LAN maintain integrity throughout deployment and expansion phases.

AirWise Community is a website designed to share information on wireless network technology, trends and best practices related to security, performance, troubleshooting, management, design and regulatory compliance. Feel free to visit the AirWise Community website at AirWiseCommmunity.com

You can also check out other sections of the website:-

Security Center
Research or contribute information on wireless threats, intrusion prevention, and security best practices

All Things Wi-Fi
Research or contribute information on WLAN design, analysis, troubleshooting and compliance.

Blog
Check out commentary from AirMagnet experts on wireless trends, security, WLAN management and more

In contrast, Array provides a holistic approach to deploying applications that provides a framework for supporting the broadest possible range of resources while providing superior security, performance, mobilization and TCO. Moreover, Array’s secure application delivery architecture is unobtrusive by design, enabling more applications than ever to be extended safely to users without changes to existing bandwidth or data center architectures.

Your Apps. Signed, Sealed & Delivered

Enterprises depend on applications to streamline their business and increase productivity. And for many businesses, applications form the core of their services and product offerings. One thing is certain, in order to drive profits and productivity, applications have to perform – and, as direct customer experience has shown, performance is directly attributable to proper execution and synergy across three essential deployment axis: delivery, security and access.

Delivery: Maximize Performance & ROI for All Applications

Web Applications Today’s Web applications place extreme demands on both servers and available bandwidth – directly impacting the end-user experience and IT budget; what’s more, security considerations for Web applications far exceed those of traditional client-server deployments. Array APV Series Application Delivery Controllers and Server Load Balancers address these unique requirements, accelerating both server infrastructure and application performance while providing enhanced transaction security and availability. Server, link and global server load balancing, application layer routing, content switching, SSL acceleration, SSL offloading, caching, HTTP multiplexing, TCP connection multiplexing, compression, DDoS protection, QoS and an integrated application firewall ensure applications and servers run in their power band with the security and availability required to support business critical processes. 

Security: A New Perimeter for Business-Critical Resources

Universal Access Control With the explosion in mobility and increasing threats from within, traditional firewalls serve only as a first line of defense. A new security perimeter must be drawn around critical resources, one that holds all users to the same standard, whether internal, external, employee or third-party. SPX Series Universal Access Controllers are at the heart of Array’s secure application delivery architecture, providing the unified enforcement point that either separates or connects users and applications. 

A reverse proxy architecture eliminates direct connections between users and applications, requiring both user and device identity to be established prior to session initiation. Once identity is established, Universal Access Controllers meter access through the new perimeter with application-level granularity – providing complete control over resources allocated to a given user or group. Integrated firewall and end-point security capabilities round out the new perimeter defenses, guarding the data center against malicious attack and potential data leakage.

Certificate Authority Array NetCert Certificate Authority provides full life cycle management of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) digital certificates that reduces the costs of providing secure, transparent access for employees, vendors, and customers.   Array NetCert Certificate Authority System is a proven solution for issuing, distributing, suspending and revoking digital certificates complete control of user access to applications.

Access: Driving End-User Productivity Anytime, Anywhere

Remote Access VPN Traditional VPNs – managed devices with pre-installed VPN clients – don’t cut it in today’s increasingly mobile world. Workers need to be able to securely access productivity-enhancing resources from any browser enable device, managed or unmanaged. With Array Access Direct SSL VPN, mobile and offsite users need only a common Web browser to quickly and securely access emails, files, Intranets and applications. SSL VPN requires no pre-installed clients or changes to the network and fully eliminates firewall, NAT traversal and compatibility issues associated with legacy VPNs.

Windows Desktops To date, enterprises have had little choice but to rely on managed services for providing remote access to office desktops; the downside is perpetual fees, connections into and out of the enterprise network beyond IT’s control and yet another slice of disparate access infrastructure for staff to keep their eyes on. Array DesktopDirect is the world’s first appliance-based remote desktop access solution – trading perpetual fees for perpetual licenses and bringing desktop access under enterprise control on a unified platform at the core of Array’s end-to-end secure application delivery architecture.

Site-to-Site VPN Collaboration between enterprises and third parties such partners, vendors and suppliers is on the rise – and legacy VPNs designed for branch connectivity are struggling to keep up. Organizations are asking whether they want to deliver the network or the application to the remote site; in many instances, the answer is the application. Array SiteDirect site-to-site SSL VPN provides network-level connectivity common to branch office deployments, but goes beyond to publish specific applications to remote sites on a white-list basis – limiting network exposure for third-party access scenarios.

Network Admission Control Too often, IT professionals assume that campus users are implicitly trustworthy and that external threats are fully mitigated by the perimeter firewall; unfortunately, these assumptions don’t hold true. With the explosion in wireless networks and security breaches stemming from within, secure internal access is as important as secure remote access.

Array NetProtect and WiFiProtect utilize captive portals, integrated DHCP and DNS servers and substitute Windows logins to ensure all fixed and wireless campus users are funneled through Universal Access Controllers and screened at the new perimeter. In conjunction with AccessDirect and SiteDirect, Array network admission control solutions ensure users are subject to consistent security standards and access policies regardless of how or where they log in.

Riverbed Professional Services (RPS) is a global organization consisting of WAN optimization experts aligned with your business objectives to maximize your Riverbed investment. 

Steelhead Product Family

WAN Optimization that Delivers IT Performance for Enterprise and Cloud Computing
Steelhead products from Riverbed Technology speed application performance and data transfer over the WAN. These award-winning products overcome both bandwidth and latency problems to deliver the highest performance available on the market today. Steelhead appliances, Steelhead Mobile client software, and Virtual Steelhead work for companies of all sizes. Unlike other vendors’ offerings, Steelhead products from Riverbed go beyond simply offering WAN optimization to help make your IT infrastructure run faster, better, and more securely — in the data center, at a branch office, on a worker’s laptop, and in public and private clouds.

With Steelhead products, you can meet the demand for anywhere-anytime access and improve user satisfaction, while lowering operational overhead and expenses.

Steelhead products from Riverbed

• Accelerate the broad range of applications businesses care about most, including file sharing (CIFS and NFS), Exchange (MAPI), Lotus Notes, web (HTTP- and HTTPS-based applications), database (MS SQL and Oracle), and disaster recovery (EMC SRDF and FCIP) applications, using a range of application protocol-specific features that are unique to Riverbed
• Enable the consolidation of file, email, and application servers from remote branches to reduce costs and complexity — without sacrificing performance
• Cut bandwidth usage, typically by 60- 95 percent, allowing you to defer expensive upgrades
• Offer real-time visibility into application and WAN performance, so you can use applications and resources more efficiently and effectively
• Optimize performance while maintaining security to help you meet audit, compliance regulations, and other security requirements
• Deploy in minutes without changes to applications, users, routers, or IT infrastructure
• Integrate easily and seamlessly into the most complex environments
• Scale to hundreds of sites with any-to-any connectivity; support tens of thousands of users on one device

With Riverbed Virtual Steelhead appliances, WAN optimization now extends to deployments where physical hardware may not be conveniently suited. Military deployments typically use ruggedized custom hardware, on which running a virtual machine is more convenient. Space-limited scenarios, such as mobile news vans or construction trailers may also require a form factor that is free from the physical limitations of hardware appliances.

The Virtual Steelhead appliance can be managed by industry standard virtualization tools such that it fits seamlessly into fully virtualized data center environments, where interoperability with existing management infrastructure is a must have. While targeted specifically for the above mentioned scenarios, Virtual Steelhead appliances can also be deployed as a cluster in order to scale to data center environments.

Cloud Service Products

Whitewater & Steelhead
Riverbed Cloud Service products, Whitewater and Steelhead, enable organizations to improve their data protection and disaster recovery strategies quickly and easily.

While public clouds offer numerous benefits, including scalability, cost, and ease of management, they also present challenges that must be overcome before organizations can start reaping these benefits. Riverbed is happy to announce two new cloud service products that overcome those challenges.

Riverbed Whitewater
The Riverbed Whitewater appliance enables organizations to increase their data protection and disaster recovery strategies by moving backup data directly into cloud storage. Organizations looking to leverage cloud storage will be able to deploy Whitewater without any changes to their existing backup processes or products. Moreover, backups moved into the cloud will be reduplicated in-line, reducing overall bandwidth and cloud storage requirements, and the data will be secured at rest, as well as in flight to the cloud, making cloud storage, cloud backup, and cloud archive an integral part of an organization’s data protection strategy.

Key Whitewater Benefits:

• Reduce disaster recover costs with cloud data protection
• Meet accelerated recovery SLAs
• Simplify off-site data storage for DR
• Secure offsite data
• Deploy with no change to existing backup infrastructure

Cloud Steelhead
Cloud Steelhead offers the same WAN optimization functionality you’ve come to know and trust, in a form factor that’s much better suited for public cloud environments. It completely interoperates with Steelhead appliances, Virtual Steelhead, and Steelhead Mobile clients.

Cloud Steelhead includes tools that allow for instant deployment and easy cloning of instances. It also has a uniquely advanced model for intercepting traffic in the cloud. In addition, a new portal allows for easy management and licensing, and instant upgrades of cloud Steelhead instances.

Key benefits of Cloud Steelhead:

• Instant deployment
• Simple, portal-based management
• Elastic sizing and easy cloning
• Advanced cloud interception
• Cloud-like pricing model

Cascade Network Performance Management

Advanced visibility, monitoring and analysis for network and application performance.
Riverbed Cascade provides a cost-effective, enterprise-wide solution for network visibility and performance management. To deliver the performance that the business needs, network and application teams need complete visibility into the applications, servers, and users on their network. Cascade fulfills this need with network monitoring, network traffic recording and analysis, discovery and dependency mapping and troubleshooting capabilities that collect traffic data on the network and alert network managers to problems before  business is impacted.

Cascade combines flow analysis, packet analysis, and retrospective packet capture to provide an integrated, top-down, application-aware network performance management solution. Cascade gives network managers a single, integrated view of all network data, so they can discover and map critical services and applications, view and report on their status, and troubleshoot performance and security problems faster than is possible with competitive solutions. As a result, the impact and duration of service outages is minimized and network management costs are reduced. Typical results include 83% faster problem resolution and 34% fewer downtime incidents per month.

Network Monitoring

• View application and network status with an easy-to-use, executive-level dashboard
• Monitor a wide variety of applications using a non-intrusive approach (no agents)
• Get early warning for performance problems through powerful behavioral analytics

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot network problems through business-centric views and in-depth, retrospective analysis
• Drill into performance metrics and packet-level data to find the sources of problems
• All data from all sources is combined into a single data set and a single view

Discovery and Dependency Mapping

• Find out what is running on the network and who is using it
• Reduce the costs and risks of data center and server consolidation, and get consolidation benefits sooner
• Accelerate disaster recovery, cloud and other IT projects

WAN Optimization and Analysis

• Plan for WAN optimization, assess the impact of the deployment, and quantify benefits
• Measure performance accurately in both optimized and non-optimized environments
• Use Riverbed Steelhead appliances as remote performance data collectors

Security

• Detect threats across the entire network using a behavioral approach that does not rely on signatures or blacklists
• Detect unauthorized activities, users, applications, or hosts
• Enforce regulatory and IT governance policy