\nToday at AWS re:Invent 2020, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), announced new capabilities for its SD-WAN portfolio \u2013 comprised of the Aruba SD-Branch and the recently acquired Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect\u2122 solutions \u2013 designed to centrally monitor, manage, and automate connectivity from branch locations to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Aruba SD-WAN portfolio integration with the new AWS Transit Gateway Connect greatly simplifies network operations and management and enables customers to apply consistent quality of service and security policies across branch sites when connecting to Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs). Branch office users benefit from consistent performance and a high quality of experience.\n<\/p>\n
\nAs organizations look to modernize their networks to meet the dynamic needs of distributed office locations, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) environments, they need a simple way to deploy, manage and monitor branch networks across geographies in order to ensure security, compliance and application availability to users. The new AWS Transit Gateway Connect enables tighter, more streamlined integration between the Aruba SD-WAN portfolio, resulting in faster deployment, reduced operational costs and ready access to performance metrics and network telemetry data.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen it comes to managing pathways to AWS, enterprises have a range of choices and can best balance their needs based on the types of applications used and where users are located,\u201d said Mayumi Hiramatsu, vice president of Amazon EC2 Networking at Amazon Web Services, Inc. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement of Aruba\u2019s integration with AWS Transit Gateway Connect represents a continuation of the work we\u2019ve been doing with the Aruba team in the quest to further streamline IT and enable our shared customers to focus their attention on growth and digital transformation in the cloud era.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nSpeed, security and simplicity are all benefits of using native integration between Aruba with AWS Transit Gateway. The new capabilities built into AWS Transit Gateway Connect deliver a range of benefits, including:\n<\/p>\n
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- Enabling IT to do more with less<\/b>: Because the new AWS Transit Gateway Connect enables automated branch connectivity \u2013 automatically connecting to the nearest AWS Transit Gateway from each branch site \u2013 IT teams no longer have to manually configure routing for individual VPCs and have more flexibility in managing traffic and workflows. As a result, users experience improved application performance and availability and ultimately, higher levels of productivity.\n<\/li>\n
- Automated branch-to-cloud connectivity at scale<\/b>: Enterprise-class SD-WAN features, automation and orchestration deliver a consistent operational experience between VPCs when using the AWS Transit Gateway as the hub, saving time and resources. In addition, the AWS Transit Gateway serves as a cloud-to-cloud interconnect across the AWS global network to reach multiple Amazon VPCs across AWS Regions, and optimizes the middle-mile for branch connectivity.\n<\/li>\n
- Reduced set-up time of branch networks with lifecycle workflows and advanced visibility<\/b>: Both Aruba Virtual Gateways and Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect virtual appliances along with centralized SD-WAN orchestration allows customers to easily extend their SD-WAN fabrics to AWS.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Verisk Analytics, Inc.<\/a>, a leading data analytics provider serving global customers in the insurance, energy and financial services markets, is a prime example of an innovative company embracing an all-cloud vision. Verisk has architected its enterprise infrastructure to embody a unified, cloud-native approach to deliver seamless, modern user experiences to its employees and customers. Using the Aruba SD-Branch solution with AWS Transit Gateway<\/a>, Verisk has been able to consolidate its networking infrastructure technologies into a single integrated, automated SD-WAN platform and migrate all of its applications and workloads to AWS. This has resulted in simplified management, greater visibility across the network and has enabled Verisk to achieve significant cost savings by decommissioning their physical data centers over time.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOur IT infrastructure has had to evolve to support our rapidly growing business, and the transition to a cloud-based infrastructure has proven to be a huge step in the right direction,\u201d said Sophie Twu, network engineering manager at Verisk. \u201cReliable connectivity, redundancy and centralized management of all gateways, switches and access points with the ability to deploy equipment at remote sites are all benefits of an integrated AWS and Aruba solution. We\u2019re excited about the latest integration that combines Aruba technology with the new AWS Transit Gateway Connect feature and feel that it holds potential for further simplifying the deployment and management of our network and how we connect our remote branch locations to AWS.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nThe acquisition of Silver Peak earlier this year presents additional options for customers seeking to or who are in the midst of transitioning to a cloud-first architecture. The Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform also integrates<\/a> with AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager, giving network managers the ability to create a single consolidated global view of all sites and connections between AWS and their on-premise locations, gaining visibility into network changes, events, and health telemetry to deliver the highest quality of experience for users.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cToday\u2019s modern enterprises require speed, flexibility, and simplicity at scale to adapt to rapidly changing business needs and, for many, the cloud is the answer,\u201d said Alan Weckel, founder and lead analyst at 650 Group. \u201cAruba\u2019s ongoing collaboration with AWS \u2013 and now with the addition of Silver Peak \u2013 provides a tremendous opportunity for AWS customers who want to harness the power of the cloud, while ensuring secure high-performance branch connectivity, without the complexity normally associated with running and managing multiple, geographically dispersed VPCs.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nThe new AWS Transit Gateway Connect capabilities for Aruba SD-WAN solutions are available now. For more information, please visit https:\/\/www.arubanetworks.com\/products\/networking\/sd-wan\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Additional resources<\/b>:\n<\/p>\n
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- \nBlog: Aruba SD-Branch Fully Automates Integration with AWS<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nWebsite: Aruba SD-WAN and AWS Transit Gateway<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nWebsite: Silver Peak EdgeConnect and AWS<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nSolution Brief: Unity EdgeConnect Simplifies and Automates Connectivity to AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company<\/b><\/p>\n
\nAruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is the global leader in secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions that use AI to automate the network, while harnessing data to drive powerful business outcomes. With Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) and as-a-service options, Aruba takes a cloud-native approach to helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide area networking (WAN).\n<\/p>\n
\nTo learn more, visit Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com<\/a>. For real-time news updates, follow Aruba on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, and for the latest technical discussions on mobility and Aruba products, visit the Airheads Community at community.arubanetworks.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
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- \nWebsite: Aruba SD-WAN and AWS Transit Gateway<\/a><\/li>\n
- Automated branch-to-cloud connectivity at scale<\/b>: Enterprise-class SD-WAN features, automation and orchestration deliver a consistent operational experience between VPCs when using the AWS Transit Gateway as the hub, saving time and resources. In addition, the AWS Transit Gateway serves as a cloud-to-cloud interconnect across the AWS global network to reach multiple Amazon VPCs across AWS Regions, and optimizes the middle-mile for branch connectivity.\n<\/li>\n
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