OaaS provides a virtual WAN optimization solution that can be deployed flexibly anywhere and scales from small remote branches to large data centers. It uses various optimization techniques to alleviate bandwidth congestion and latency for all IP traffic, including UDP. This improves application performance without requiring expensive WAN upgrades. OaaS offers an annual license-based model to avoid large capital costs and allows upgrading bandwidth capacity as needed. It assesses network usage, deploys a proof of concept, and provides ongoing support and reporting through customizable policy management.

1. Optimisation as a Service – OaaS
Technology & Service Overview
WAN OPTIMISATION IS NOW ESSENTIAL OaaS KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
The major IT initiatives of today – data centre Virtual software offering means that OaaS can be
consolidation, cloud computing, unified flexibly deployed and is not constrained by
communications, virtualisation and disaster recovery –
closed hardware architecture. Instantly deploy
share a common theme: they all presume a well
OaaS WAN optimisation technology anywhere in
performing Wide Area Network (WAN).
the world; easily move instances as needed
The reality though is that most WANs are unable to
compensate for the increased packet loss, latency and Alleviates bandwidth congestion and latency
bandwidth problems endemic to publicly shared challenges for all IP traffic including UDP traffic
infrastructure. Applications running across these via a variety of optimisation technologies,
networks often underperform, inconveniencing the leading to vastly improved end user experience
customer while raising support and deployment costs. and negating the need for costly and time-
consuming WAN upgrades
OaaS – VERSATILE SCALEABLE OPTIMISATION
OaaS solves these problems by supporting a complete Fully scaleable from the smallest remote branch
spectrum of real-time optimisation techniques, which to data centre deployments – ideal for
optimise WAN performance by overcoming common application and desktop virtualisation projects to
bandwidth, latency and network quality challenges. remote branches, large scale disaster recovery
and data centre to data centre deployments.
Because OaaS, unlike most competing solutions, can OaaS is offered in bandwidth capacities from as
optimise all IP traffic including UDP and is scaleable from low as 512kbps up to as high as 1Gbps
bandwidths of 512kbps right up to 1Gbps, it is a key
enabling technology for any business looking to Application Aware Networking: Optimisation
implement one or any combination of VDI, application technology and Quality of Service platform
virtualisation, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Data Centre to allows for effective management and control of
Data Centre, Data Centre Consolidation and Unified
all applications, guaranteed bandwidth for
Communications.
business critical applications and effective
OaaS appliances leverage all the benefits of server deployment of unified communications solutions
virtualisation, which include: including VoIP and Video
Reduced IT costs – consolidate different Annual license-based “as a Service” operating
applications onto common hardware platforms expense pricing model allows companies ability
High availability – Leverage existing high to avoid large-scale capital expenditures typically
availability tools inherent in virtual solutions (e.g associated with WAN optimisation solutions.
VMware VMotion) Companies can upgrade to higher bandwidth
Flexible platform options – Deploy WAN licenses as more capacity is needed. Deals
optimisation on any hardware platform of typically 2 to 5 year contracts with substantial
choice, including industry standard x86 servers annual discounts for commitments beyond 3
or other custom platforms years
OaaS – THE SERVICE
Assess and Profile - Understand the current network profile Support and Report – Provide 24/7 support for the
(Network Base Line Analysis). Identify the business critical duration of the contract and access to a Management
applications and create a policy platform for ensuring best Portal that provides a dynamic landscape of the end
possible and consistent application delivery user’s remote location estate. Offer ability to
adjust/tune the end user’s policy platform
Test and Deploy - Deliver an environment to conduct a Proof dynamically (typically within 24 hours) and provide
of Concept. Produce a project plan for the roll-out annual new application impact analysis
deployment
Optimisation Isn’t Nice To Have...
It Is Absolutely Essential!
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2. Optimisation as a Service – OaaS
Technology & Service Overview
existing QoS tags or create new policies for
ENTERPRISE-FEATURES granular QoS control
OaaS optimises all IP applications. This includes: Network Memory™ (Data Once): Each appliance
inspects WAN traffic at the byte level and stores
Backup and recovery applications, including copies of content in high-capacity disk drives.
asynchronous backup/replication tools from Advanced finger-printing techniques recognise
EMC, HDS, Dell, NetApp, Symantec, Double-Take repetitive patterns for local delivery so data is
and other leading vendors only sent across the WAN once. Network
Memory operates at the network layer and
Traditional TCP applications, such as Windows supports all IP-based protocols including TCP,
file sharing, MS Exchange, MS Sharepoint, Lotus UDP and RTP
Notes/Domino, Siebel, Oracle and VMware
High Availability Deployment: To maximise
Non TCP applications, such as Veritas Volume uptime, OaaS appliances can be deployed
Replicator, Aspera, EMC Disk library and Brocade redundantly in 1+1 or N+1 configurations, with
FCIP failover and load balancing
Interactive applications, like Virtual Desktop Easy to Manage: A Graphical User Interface
Infrastructures (VDI), Citrix XenApp, Sunray, and simplifies network monitoring, policy
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) provisioning, and device management. Powerful
wizards simplify configuration. A full-featured CLI
Real-time applications, like VoIP, video
is available via SSH
conferencing, video streaming and other unified
communications Larger deployments can easily be managed using
OaaS Management System. This is a
Security: All OaaS appliances use AES encryption
comprehensive platform for deployment,
to protect data stored locally. IPSec encryption
management, and monitoring of an OaaS–
protects data sent between appliances.
enabled WAN. In addition to centralising the
Advanced algorithms ensure that data security is
administration of OaaS appliances, it provides
achieved with no impact on application
detailed visibility into all aspects of application
performance
delivery across a distributed enterprise, including
application behaviour, WAN performance,
Quality of Service (QoS) policies and bandwidth
NETWORK OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES utilisation
Easy Deployment: OaaS appliances are deployed
OaaS provides three technology components that work out-of-path using Policy-Based- Routing (PBR)
in real-time primarily at the network (IP) layer to correct redirection, Web Cache Coordination Protocol
the problems undermining effective throughput. (WCCP), or VirtualRouter Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP). By leveraging existing virtualisation
Network Acceleration: TCP and other protocol management and configuration tools, typical
acceleration techniques minimise the effects of deployment takes less than 10 minutes per
latency on application performance and appliance.
significantly improve application response time
across the WAN
Network Integrity: Adaptive Forward Error
Correction (FEC) mitigates packet loss by Contact EcoLogic for more information:
reducing the need for retransmissions when
routers are oversubscribed. Packet Order
Correction (POC) is a real-time solution for
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Service (QoS) and traffic shaping techniques to
optimise traffic handling, including advanced
queuing, scheduling, and standards-based
packet-marking. OaaS appliances can honour
Optimisation Isn’t Nice To Have...
It Is Absolutely Essential!
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