Today a great percentage of employees are part of the mobile workforce and thanks to Virtual Private Network (VPN), they are able to access their company’s intranet portal even hundreds of miles away from the office.
VPN allows for secure communication over public networks through tunneling protocols like PPTP, L2TP, and IPsec. There are three main types of VPN implementations: intranet within an organization, extranet between an organization and outside users, and remote access for mobile users. VPNs provide advantages like reducing costs of long-distance lines and charges while allowing flexibility and efficiency. However, they also have disadvantages like requiring expertise in security issues and performance depending on external factors. Industries like healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and banking commonly use VPNs to securely transfer private information between locations.
Redefining ADCs for Software-as-a-Service Application Delivery that’s Scalabl... Array Networks
This document discusses application delivery controllers (ADCs) for software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers and how they differ from traditional enterprise ADCs. It outlines that SaaS ADCs need to be scalable, adaptable, affordable, and simple. It introduces Array Networks' APV series ADCs which use their SpeedCore architecture and SpeedPolicy engine to provide high performance scaling for Layer 7 traffic and SSL encryption without impacting affordability or manageability. The document contrasts the needs of SaaS versus enterprise networking and application delivery.
AWF Series Web Application Firewall Helps Meet PCI DSS Standard, Protecting Cardholder Data, Reducing Fraud and Mitigating Security Vulnerabilities.
Array’s AWF Series Web application firewalls provide industry-leading Web application attack protection, ensuring continuity and high availability of Web applications while reducing security risks. The AWF Series not only detects the complex Web application attacks of today, but also blocks attack traffic in real time without affecting the normal flow of traffic. In addition, the AWF Series provides extremely fine-grained attack detection and analysis capabilities while protecting against a broad spectrum of Web application attacks.
Array Networks’ Application Delivery Solutions Now Available Through Promark ... Array Networks
Array Networks Inc., a global leader in application delivery networking, today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Promark Technology, a premier U.S.-focused value-added distributor (VAD) and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Promark will offer Array’s application delivery networking products and solutions, including load balancing, SSL VPN and WAN optimization, as well as Array’s line of next-generation virtualized appliances.
Proven in over 5000 worldwide customer deployments, Array Networks improves application availability, performance and security – optimizing traffic from any cloud or data center to any user, anywhere while minimizing cost and complexity.
Virtual WAN Optimization Controllers Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
The document is a datasheet that describes Array Networks' aCelera VA virtual WAN optimization controllers. The controllers accelerate applications and data transfers using application, network, and protocol optimizations. They improve bandwidth utilization and deliver LAN-like performance between cloud data centers, branches, and users. The aCelera VA controllers provide superior acceleration, scalability, security, and pricing that is 30-50% less than competitors.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
AWF Series Web application firewalls provide industry-leading
Web application attack protection, ensuring continuity and high
availability of Web applications while reducing security risks.
VPN allows for secure communication over public networks through tunneling protocols like PPTP, L2TP, and IPsec. There are three main types of VPN implementations: intranet within an organization, extranet between an organization and outside users, and remote access for mobile users. VPNs provide advantages like reducing costs of long-distance lines and charges while allowing flexibility and efficiency. However, they also have disadvantages like requiring expertise in security issues and performance depending on external factors. Industries like healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and banking commonly use VPNs to securely transfer private information between locations.
Redefining ADCs for Software-as-a-Service Application Delivery that’s Scalabl... Array Networks
This document discusses application delivery controllers (ADCs) for software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers and how they differ from traditional enterprise ADCs. It outlines that SaaS ADCs need to be scalable, adaptable, affordable, and simple. It introduces Array Networks' APV series ADCs which use their SpeedCore architecture and SpeedPolicy engine to provide high performance scaling for Layer 7 traffic and SSL encryption without impacting affordability or manageability. The document contrasts the needs of SaaS versus enterprise networking and application delivery.
AWF Series Web Application Firewall Helps Meet PCI DSS Standard, Protecting Cardholder Data, Reducing Fraud and Mitigating Security Vulnerabilities.
Array’s AWF Series Web application firewalls provide industry-leading Web application attack protection, ensuring continuity and high availability of Web applications while reducing security risks. The AWF Series not only detects the complex Web application attacks of today, but also blocks attack traffic in real time without affecting the normal flow of traffic. In addition, the AWF Series provides extremely fine-grained attack detection and analysis capabilities while protecting against a broad spectrum of Web application attacks.
Array Networks’ Application Delivery Solutions Now Available Through Promark ... Array Networks
Array Networks Inc., a global leader in application delivery networking, today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Promark Technology, a premier U.S.-focused value-added distributor (VAD) and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Promark will offer Array’s application delivery networking products and solutions, including load balancing, SSL VPN and WAN optimization, as well as Array’s line of next-generation virtualized appliances.
Proven in over 5000 worldwide customer deployments, Array Networks improves application availability, performance and security – optimizing traffic from any cloud or data center to any user, anywhere while minimizing cost and complexity.
Virtual WAN Optimization Controllers Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
The document is a datasheet that describes Array Networks' aCelera VA virtual WAN optimization controllers. The controllers accelerate applications and data transfers using application, network, and protocol optimizations. They improve bandwidth utilization and deliver LAN-like performance between cloud data centers, branches, and users. The aCelera VA controllers provide superior acceleration, scalability, security, and pricing that is 30-50% less than competitors.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
AWF Series Web application firewalls provide industry-leading
Web application attack protection, ensuring continuity and high
availability of Web applications while reducing security risks.
Virtual Web Application Firewall (vAWF) Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
Virtual Web application firewalls (vAWF) provide comprehensive protection for business-critical Web applications from a wide range of threats like SQL injection attacks, Web page tampering, and disclosure of sensitive information. vAWF detects both current and new Web application attacks in real time without disrupting normal business traffic. It also actively responds to security incidents to stop hackers and provides post-incident analysis to strengthen defenses against future attacks. vAWF virtual appliances are suited for virtual environments and require only modest computing resources.
SoftLayer, an IBM CompanyIaaS provider offers load-balancing services powered by Array ADCs, and leverages Array
SSL VPNs to enable on-the-fly provisioning
and remote management for customer and
provider administrators.
DELL STORAGE REPLICATION aCelera and WAN Series Solution Brief Array Networks
aCelera: Accelerating Dell EqualLogic PS Series and
Compellent Series iSCSI SAN-to-SAN Replication.
Array Networks aCelera™ WAN optimization controllers, in conjunction with
Dell EqualLogic or Compellent SANs, enable more efficient data replication
and backup over the WAN. aCelera can be deployed in WAN Series physical appliances, or as virtual appliances or Windows software
DATA STORAGE REPLICATION aCelera and WAN Series Solution Brief Array Networks
aCelera and WAN Series WAN Optimization Controllers: Accelerating storage backup, replication and recovery over the WAN, efficiently and cost-effectively.
Array Networks & Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Array Networks
Array Networks Enables Highly Optimized Microsoft
Exchange Server 2010 Services.
Array Networks has worked closely with
Microsoft to create a joint solution which
accelerates, secures and optimizes the
delivery of Exchange services. This joint
solution enables organizations to gain
the greatest value from their Exchange
investment and to deliver business critical
Exchange services. The Array solution also
addresses the problem of securely accessing
Exchange email from anywhere on any
device.
Cost-effective, high-performance APV Series load balancing solutions accelerate EMR and PM applications while improving high-availability and security.
Array APV Series application delivery controllers help scale performance, ava... Array Networks
Application delivery solution is capable of optimizing healthcare applications including PM and EMR in the service provider cloud or healthcare provider data center.
APV Series application delivery controllers optimize the availability,
performance and security of cloud services and enterprise
applications while reducing cost and complexity in the data center.
Powered by Array’s 64-bit SpeedCore® architecture, APV Series application delivery controllers (ADCs) costeffectively
drive industry-leading performance across a robust set of availability, acceleration and security features
to deliver
AG Series secure access gateways provide scalable and
controlled remote and mobile access to corporate networks,
enterprise applications and cloud services for any user,
anywhere on any device.
aCelera WAN optimization controllers accelerate applications,
speed data transfers and reduce bandwidth costs using a
combination of application, network and protocol optimization.
vxAG Virtual Secure Access Gateways enable secure remote access to business applications for mobile workers through flexible and elastic provisioning. Powered by Array's 64-bit virtualization platform, vxAG gateways extend Array's remote access capabilities to virtual environments. They provide dynamic scalability and support for secure access to diverse user groups and applications in a premium user experience without compromising security.
vAPV virtual application delivery controllers improve application availability, performance, and security in cloud and virtual environments by enabling dynamic, flexible, and elastic provisioning. Powered by Array's 64-bit SpeedCore platform, vAPV controllers extend Array's proven application delivery capabilities to virtualized data centers and public/private clouds. vAPV controllers integrate with cloud management systems for automated service provisioning and provide scalable and flexible application delivery with load balancing to improve data center efficiency and enable profitable cloud offerings.
CMX100 centralized management appliances allow customers
to monitor and manage up to 100 Array Networks APV or AG
appliances to reduce the time and cost of IT administration.
The document describes the AVX Series virtualized appliances from Array Networks. The AVX Series supports multiple independent virtual instances of application delivery controllers (ADCs) or SSL VPNs. It provides dedicated CPU, memory, I/O and SSL resources to each instance to ensure guaranteed performance. The AVX Series virtualized appliances can support up to 32 instances, providing the equivalent of 32 dedicated 1RU appliances in just 2RU of rack space.
Remote connectivity is crucial for enterprise productivity and SSL has gained fast popularity as a remote access
tool. In fact, SSL VPNs as a technology have shown promise in eliminating many of the client side issues associated
with IPSec, and other forms of remote access. Furthermore, SSL VPNs offer a smooth migration to a more costeffective,
easier to deploy remote access solution than IPSec. SSL VPN’s combination of flexibility and functionality
makes it competitive with IPSec even when deployed for enterprise’s “power users.”
In today’s crowded SSL VPN market, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the wide range of solutions available.
Obviously, there are many factors to consider when purchasing an SSL VPN product, and you want to make the
best choice possible. This SSL VPN Evaluation Guide serves as an important resource in identifying, describing, and
prioritizing the criteria you should consider when selecting an SSL VPN provider that best fits the needs of your
organization.
Selection Criteria
In coming up with a selection criteria, the functions offered by SSL VPNs have to be evaluated against two key
aspects: security and user experience. A truly successful deployment of a secure access solution cannot be achieved
without taking both aspects into consideration. Look for an SSL VPN that can also serve the organization’s longterm
needs, integrates seamlessly with the network architecture, and provides powerful management tools. The
optimal provider will exceed in these key areas:
n Performance and scalability
n Security
n Ease of use
n Company reputation
n Technology leadership
As more organizations turn to virtual private networks (VPNs) based on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
technology to meet their remote access needs, it’s becoming clear that SSL VPN solutions based on
a general purpose computing platform are not equipped to meet the demanding requirements of
medium to large enterprises and service providers.
Such customers have stringent demands for security, user experience, response time, throughput,
and scalability. At the same time, they want to become more efficient by consolidating a plethora of
access control lists (ACLs)—from firewalls, LAN switches, wireless LAN devices and application security
proxies—onto a single VPN system.
Only a purpose-built SSL VPN platform can satisfy these demands.
This paper will discuss the attributes of such a purpose-built SSL VPN platform—the Array Networks
SPX— and how it cost-effectively delivers real-world benefits to enterprises and service providers
including:
• Improved security, flexibility and control
• Improved performance, productivity and user experience
• Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO)
This document discusses the growing need for enterprise-wide remote access and mobility solutions. It outlines some of the key business drivers, such as increased productivity and business continuity. It then evaluates some popular existing approaches like VPNs, server-based computing, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and finds that they do not scale cost-effectively to support large numbers of remote users. A new appliance-based remote desktop access solution is introduced that aims to provide secure, high-performance remote access across many device types in a more cost-effective way than traditional options.
The consumerization of IT is under way. Workers want tablet access to business applications, often from personal devices. Learn why VPNs are not ideal for mobile connectivity and why remote desktop is a more secure, less expensive approach to tablet access that is easier to deploy, manage and use.
AG Series secure access gateways provide scalable and
controlled remote and mobile access to corporate networks, enterprise applications and cloud services for any user, anywhere on any device.
Powered by Array’s 64-bit SpeedCore™ architecture, AG Series secure access gateways are the ideal choice
for enterprises and service providers seeking scalable and flexible secure access engineered to support next-generation mobile and cloud computing environments. Available as high-performance appliances that feature the
latest in acceleration technologies and energy-efficient components or as virtual appliances that enable flexible
pay-as-you-go business models, AG Series appliances are unmatched in their ability to provide remote and mobile
access to large and diverse communities of interest without compromising security or the end-user experience.
Virtual Web Application Firewall (vAWF) Data Sheet - Array Networks Array Networks
Virtual Web application firewalls (vAWF) provide comprehensive protection for business-critical Web applications from a wide range of threats like SQL injection attacks, Web page tampering, and disclosure of sensitive information. vAWF detects both current and new Web application attacks in real time without disrupting normal business traffic. It also actively responds to security incidents to stop hackers and provides post-incident analysis to strengthen defenses against future attacks. vAWF virtual appliances are suited for virtual environments and require only modest computing resources.
SoftLayer, an IBM CompanyIaaS provider offers load-balancing services powered by Array ADCs, and leverages Array
SSL VPNs to enable on-the-fly provisioning
and remote management for customer and
provider administrators.
DELL STORAGE REPLICATION aCelera and WAN Series Solution Brief Array Networks
aCelera: Accelerating Dell EqualLogic PS Series and
Compellent Series iSCSI SAN-to-SAN Replication.
Array Networks aCelera™ WAN optimization controllers, in conjunction with
Dell EqualLogic or Compellent SANs, enable more efficient data replication
and backup over the WAN. aCelera can be deployed in WAN Series physical appliances, or as virtual appliances or Windows software
DATA STORAGE REPLICATION aCelera and WAN Series Solution Brief Array Networks
aCelera and WAN Series WAN Optimization Controllers: Accelerating storage backup, replication and recovery over the WAN, efficiently and cost-effectively.
Array Networks & Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Array Networks
Array Networks Enables Highly Optimized Microsoft
Exchange Server 2010 Services.
Array Networks has worked closely with
Microsoft to create a joint solution which
accelerates, secures and optimizes the
delivery of Exchange services. This joint
solution enables organizations to gain
the greatest value from their Exchange
investment and to deliver business critical
Exchange services. The Array solution also
addresses the problem of securely accessing
Exchange email from anywhere on any
device.
Cost-effective, high-performance APV Series load balancing solutions accelerate EMR and PM applications while improving high-availability and security.
Array APV Series application delivery controllers help scale performance, ava... Array Networks
Application delivery solution is capable of optimizing healthcare applications including PM and EMR in the service provider cloud or healthcare provider data center.
APV Series application delivery controllers optimize the availability,
performance and security of cloud services and enterprise
applications while reducing cost and complexity in the data center.
Powered by Array’s 64-bit SpeedCore® architecture, APV Series application delivery controllers (ADCs) costeffectively
drive industry-leading performance across a robust set of availability, acceleration and security features
to deliver
AG Series secure access gateways provide scalable and
controlled remote and mobile access to corporate networks,
enterprise applications and cloud services for any user,
anywhere on any device.
aCelera WAN optimization controllers accelerate applications,
speed data transfers and reduce bandwidth costs using a
combination of application, network and protocol optimization.
vxAG Virtual Secure Access Gateways enable secure remote access to business applications for mobile workers through flexible and elastic provisioning. Powered by Array's 64-bit virtualization platform, vxAG gateways extend Array's remote access capabilities to virtual environments. They provide dynamic scalability and support for secure access to diverse user groups and applications in a premium user experience without compromising security.
vAPV virtual application delivery controllers improve application availability, performance, and security in cloud and virtual environments by enabling dynamic, flexible, and elastic provisioning. Powered by Array's 64-bit SpeedCore platform, vAPV controllers extend Array's proven application delivery capabilities to virtualized data centers and public/private clouds. vAPV controllers integrate with cloud management systems for automated service provisioning and provide scalable and flexible application delivery with load balancing to improve data center efficiency and enable profitable cloud offerings.
CMX100 centralized management appliances allow customers
to monitor and manage up to 100 Array Networks APV or AG
appliances to reduce the time and cost of IT administration.
The document describes the AVX Series virtualized appliances from Array Networks. The AVX Series supports multiple independent virtual instances of application delivery controllers (ADCs) or SSL VPNs. It provides dedicated CPU, memory, I/O and SSL resources to each instance to ensure guaranteed performance. The AVX Series virtualized appliances can support up to 32 instances, providing the equivalent of 32 dedicated 1RU appliances in just 2RU of rack space.
Remote connectivity is crucial for enterprise productivity and SSL has gained fast popularity as a remote access
tool. In fact, SSL VPNs as a technology have shown promise in eliminating many of the client side issues associated
with IPSec, and other forms of remote access. Furthermore, SSL VPNs offer a smooth migration to a more costeffective,
easier to deploy remote access solution than IPSec. SSL VPN’s combination of flexibility and functionality
makes it competitive with IPSec even when deployed for enterprise’s “power users.”
In today’s crowded SSL VPN market, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the wide range of solutions available.
Obviously, there are many factors to consider when purchasing an SSL VPN product, and you want to make the
best choice possible. This SSL VPN Evaluation Guide serves as an important resource in identifying, describing, and
prioritizing the criteria you should consider when selecting an SSL VPN provider that best fits the needs of your
organization.
Selection Criteria
In coming up with a selection criteria, the functions offered by SSL VPNs have to be evaluated against two key
aspects: security and user experience. A truly successful deployment of a secure access solution cannot be achieved
without taking both aspects into consideration. Look for an SSL VPN that can also serve the organization’s longterm
needs, integrates seamlessly with the network architecture, and provides powerful management tools. The
optimal provider will exceed in these key areas:
n Performance and scalability
n Security
n Ease of use
n Company reputation
n Technology leadership
As more organizations turn to virtual private networks (VPNs) based on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
technology to meet their remote access needs, it’s becoming clear that SSL VPN solutions based on
a general purpose computing platform are not equipped to meet the demanding requirements of
medium to large enterprises and service providers.
Such customers have stringent demands for security, user experience, response time, throughput,
and scalability. At the same time, they want to become more efficient by consolidating a plethora of
access control lists (ACLs)—from firewalls, LAN switches, wireless LAN devices and application security
proxies—onto a single VPN system.
Only a purpose-built SSL VPN platform can satisfy these demands.
This paper will discuss the attributes of such a purpose-built SSL VPN platform—the Array Networks
SPX— and how it cost-effectively delivers real-world benefits to enterprises and service providers
including:
• Improved security, flexibility and control
• Improved performance, productivity and user experience
• Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO)
This document discusses the growing need for enterprise-wide remote access and mobility solutions. It outlines some of the key business drivers, such as increased productivity and business continuity. It then evaluates some popular existing approaches like VPNs, server-based computing, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and finds that they do not scale cost-effectively to support large numbers of remote users. A new appliance-based remote desktop access solution is introduced that aims to provide secure, high-performance remote access across many device types in a more cost-effective way than traditional options.
The consumerization of IT is under way. Workers want tablet access to business applications, often from personal devices. Learn why VPNs are not ideal for mobile connectivity and why remote desktop is a more secure, less expensive approach to tablet access that is easier to deploy, manage and use.
AG Series secure access gateways provide scalable and
controlled remote and mobile access to corporate networks, enterprise applications and cloud services for any user, anywhere on any device.
Powered by Array’s 64-bit SpeedCore™ architecture, AG Series secure access gateways are the ideal choice
for enterprises and service providers seeking scalable and flexible secure access engineered to support next-generation mobile and cloud computing environments. Available as high-performance appliances that feature the
latest in acceleration technologies and energy-efficient components or as virtual appliances that enable flexible
pay-as-you-go business models, AG Series appliances are unmatched in their ability to provide remote and mobile
access to large and diverse communities of interest without compromising security or the end-user experience.
1. Benefits of SSL VPN Remote Access Solutions
Today a great percentage of employees are part of the mobile workforce and thanks to Virtual Private Network
(VPN), they are able to access their company’s intranet portal even hundreds of miles away from the office. VPNs
make it possible for the mobile workforce to access the company network securely. Simply put, a VPN is a network
that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet to allow secure access between the
company network and the user’s machine by encrypting all data sent. Three words aptly describe VPN and they are
fast, pervasive, and secure. VPN is fast thanks to the Internet, it is pervasive since internet connectivity is
ubiquitous and it is secure since it uses encryption technologies.
The two most used forms of VPNs are IPSec VPN and SSL VPN. The main difference between the two is that IPSec
VPN requires third-party hardware and / or software while the SSL VPNs do not. In order to access IPSec VPN, an
IPSec client software application needs to be installed but in the case of SSL VPN, the web browser itself acts as the
client application as most web browsers have SSL capabilities built in.
SSL VPN remote access solution enables anytime, anywhere secure remote access to business applications and
resources thereby increasing productivity while maintaining security and compliance. Here is a quick look at some
of the advantages of an enterprise class SSL VPN remote access solution.
Anytime, anywhere browser-based secure remote desktop access, thereby enabling increased productivity for
employees, partners, tenants, customers, contractors and guests
Up to 3.2 Gbps throughput, 128,000 concurrent users and 500,000 users on a single access gateway
appliance for maintaining security and driving productivity at scale
256 virtual SSL VPN portals on a single appliance, customizable to the security and usability preferences of
multiple tenants and communities of interest
Per-user policy engine for identity-based access to URLs, files, networks and applications
Controlled access from managed and un-managed devices including desktops, laptops, tablets and smart
phones Cross-platform support for a range of operating systems and browsers
Range of access methods including Web, Layer-3 and client-server connectivity
High-performance 1024-bit and 2048-bit SSL encrypted communications
Endpoint security including host-checking, cache cleaning and adaptive policies
Supports a range of AAA and dual-factor authentication schemes
No pre-installed clients; eliminates firewall and network traversal issues common to traditional VPNs
Familiar CLI and WebUI for ease of configuration and management
Centralized management for multiple AG appliances
Thus, SSL VPNs strike the perfect balance of productivity and security.
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