1. Hybrid Network Unification
Enabling public cloud initiatives under full control
while making the most of redundant
MPLS + Internet branch architectures
Peter H. Schmidt - CTO North America - Ipanema

2. A typical hybrid network with cloud
• 2 service providers / 2 routers Data Center
• Active/Passive case Citrix Sharepoint
– The secondary network is Public Cloud
only used if service is
disrupted on the primary -
all traffic backhauled via
MPLS to the DC by default MPLS @
• Active/Active case
– Policy Based Routing is used
to direct a subset of the
possible traffic flows to the
secondary network Branch

3. Hybrid networks are difficult - 1
Data Center
Citrix Sharepoint
• Added costs in operation
Public Cloud
– Management of the
tunnels
– Management of the
policy based routing MPLS @
configuration is
tricky, time
consuming and error
prone
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4. Hybrid networks are difficult - 2
Data Center
• With current technology, Citrix Sharepoint
hybrid networks are under
Public Cloud
exploited
– PBR = a static approach,
location-dependent –
does not handle the time- MPLS @
varying quality of the link
or layer 7 application
classification of the traffic
flows
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5. Hybrid networks are difficult - 3
Data Center
• How will it mesh with
other technologies: Citrix Sharepoint
Visibility, WAN Public Cloud
Optimization, QoS … ?
– How do you report on
it?
– How do you control MPLS @
overall performance?
– How do you deal with
variations in
performance?
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6. Solution: Hybrid Network Unification
Data Center
• Automatic configuration Citrix Sharepoint
management Public Cloud
• Dynamically responds to real-
world conditions
• Completely integrated with
other critical technology for: MPLS @
– Visibility
– Control
– WAN Optimization
– QoS
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7. Hybrid Network Unification benefits
• Guaranteed good application
performance across the hybrid network
[MPLS + Internet + Public Cloud]
• Improved business continuity
• Full usage of high speed, low cost links
• Localized Internet connectivity for high
performance, but with full control and
reporting for compliance
• Backup links become business links