Aruba 7000 series integrates WAN intelligence, highly programmable context-aware firewall, policy-based routing, unified wired/wireless access and zero-touch provisioning
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN) today introduced an innovative branch
office networking solution that collapses the complicated patchwork of
branch appliances and access servers into a single, compact cloud
services platform.
Aruba 7000 series Cloud Services Controllers eliminate the time, cost
and complexity of managing disparate single-purpose point products in
the branch, while enabling businesses to extract more value from
existing cloud-based unified communication and firewall investments.
“Consolidating all required branch IT functions into a single,
centrally-managed package is the preferred approach to extending
operations essentially anywhere,” said Craig Mathias, Principal,
Farpoint Group. “Aruba has taken the lead here with the 7000 series,
which is very easy to use and cost-effective.”
Growing legions of enterprise applications and services are migrating to
public and private clouds because businesses can realize significant
performance gains while saving up to 48%1 per site – all
while having centralized visibility and control across every branch
location.
The Aruba 7000 series collapses a wide set of enterprise network
capabilities into a single networking platform for the branch:
1. Zero-Touch Provisioning – Eliminates the time, cost and
complexity of lighting-up branch office networks.
2. Triple the Resiliency – Supports two Ethernet broadband WAN
connections and a 3G/4G LTE cellular back-up link for assured business
continuity in virtually all conditions. Branches that use
certificate-based 802.1X RADIUS with EAP-TLS get uninterrupted service
even if RADIUS servers are unreachable.
3. Programmable Policy Enforcement Firewall – Delivers
context-aware control to a variety of branch networking requirements,
namely:
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Web Content Filtering – Provides web content filtering to
create contextual policies based on web site reputation.
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Microsoft Lync Mobile Unified Communications – Automatically
integrates with Lync Server 2013 SDN API and fingerprints hosted Lync
Online traffic for a better user experience across the WAN.
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Integration with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls – Automatically
extends threat protection to every branch, for mobile devices and
users by context, with no additional hardware or software.
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Performance Gains for Cloud-based Applications – WAN
optimization and application visibility and control with AppRF
technology improve the performance of business-critical apps in the
cloud.
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Advanced Routing – Implements context-based routing across dual
Ethernet WAN and LTE WAN links to preserve bandwidth for prioritized,
business-critical traffic.
The Customer Perspective
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides a broad spectrum of skilled nursing and
assisted living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies,
home health and hospice services, and urgent care services across 11
states and more than 180 locations.
“Historically, it’s been very complicated and expensive to provide
network services and remain HIPAA-compliant at our 180 plus locations,”
said Ryan Rushton, vice president of Information Technology, Ensign
Services.
"Aruba’s cloud services solution now gives us a huge advantage at our
various facilities,” Rushton added. “Policy-based routing across dual
WAN links, plug-and-play gigabit Wi-Fi, and many other services are all
rolled up in one compact controller that automatically configures
itself. Aruba has redefined what it means to have enterprise-class
solutions in all our locations.”
Get More Out of Existing Network Investments
Many enterprises have made significant investments in advanced security
and communications solutions hosted in their data centers. Aruba
leverages these investments by extending existing firewalls in the data
center and unified communication solutions to branch offices.
“With Aruba’s Cloud Services Controller, customers that have already
invested in Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls and
GlobalProtect can now extend their security policies to every single
branch location without additional complexity,” said Chad Kinzelberg,
senior vice president of business and corporate development, Palo Alto
Networks. “Aruba’s integration with Palo Alto Networks extends safe
application enablement and threat prevention to branches.”
In addition to extending unified communication capabilities from the
data center to the branch, Aruba has improved performance and visibility
for Microsoft Lync with Lync SDN API certification.
“Reliably extending Lync unified communications to branch offices
requires both applying Quality of Service to latency-sensitive voice and
video calls, as well as giving IT end-to-end visibility into Lync
services for diagnostics and troubleshooting purposes,” said Giovanni
Mezgec, general manager, Lync/Skype for Business, Microsoft. “Aruba’s
Wi-Fi, switching, and SDN API solutions are Lync qualified, making them
ideal for supporting hosted, on-premises, Lync Online, and Office 365
applications.”
Cut Time, Cost and Complexity of Branch Deployments
With nearly $5.7 billion in annual retail sales, Home Hardware Stores
Limited, Canada’s largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building
materials and furniture cooperative, has transformed from 122
independent dealers in 1964 into a nationally recognized enterprise
today.
“When you’re dealing with 1,100 stores from coast to coast to coast,
performing a network upgrade requires costly professional installers, a
complicated mix of new network appliances, and service disruptions that
hinder employees and frustrate customers,” said Mark Lussier, Special
Projects Manager, Retail Applications, Home Hardware Stores Limited.
“Collapsing a large number of networking appliances into one
zero-configuration cloud services controller offers a tremendous cost
savings. Aruba’s new branch solution gives us more resilient WAN
performance, stronger cloud security services, and the high-performance
enterprise Wi-Fi without sending an IT engineer to every location.”
Varian Medical Systems manufactures medical devices for cancer treatment
and other advanced medical conditions. With a revenue stream of $3
billion yearly, Varian has more than 6,000 employees with manufacturing
facilities and offices across more than 70 locations globally. “With
Aruba, the time, cost and complexity of buying and maintaining multiple
branch office appliances are a thing of the past,” said Emmanuel Sabino,
Network Manager, Varian Medical Systems.
Pricing and Availability
The Aruba 7000 Series Cloud Services Controller hardware is available
today with all the services listed being delivered in the second quarter
of 2015. Pricing starts at $1,495 U.S. list.
Additional Resources
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access
solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company designs and delivers
Mobility-Defined Networks that empower IT departments and #GenMobile, a
new generation of tech-savvy users who rely on their mobile devices for
every aspect of work and personal communication. To create a mobility
experience that #GenMobile and IT can rely upon, Aruba Mobility-Defined
Networks™ automate infrastructure-wide performance optimization and
trigger security actions that used to require manual IT intervention.
The results are dramatically improved productivity and lower operational
costs.
Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in
Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more,
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1 Result derived by comparing the hardware and software costs
of legacy router appliances to the Aruba 7000 series Cloud Services
Controller
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