VSTECS Phils. Inc. today announced its appointment as a distributor of the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform (formerly SilverPeak). EdgeConnect SD-WAN solutions will enable organizations to shift to a business-first networking model.
Embracing a cloud-first strategy demands enterprises to deploy SD-WAN solutions designed to support fully automated business-driven networks. Traditionally, router-centric wide area network (WAN) was designed when all applications were hosted in enterprise data centers. As more organizations move to the cloud, applications are no longer centralized. Hence, traditional networking infrastructures limit application performance and traditional routers are inadequate in routing all applications from branch offices back to the data center, instead of directly to SaaS and IaaS providers.
“There is no doubt that the pandemic has placed a huge strain on corporate networks. The combination of lockdowns, social-distancing and self-quarantine requirements has increased the need for organizations to provide remote workers with tools that allow collaboration and access volumes of data through a reliable VPN connection. With the unprecedented demand for connectivity, enterprises need to evolve to address the increasing reliance on digital technologies and support teleworking. Aruba EdgeConnect will be a gamechanger to improve organizations’ performance,” says Jimmy Go, President and CEO, VSTECS Phils. Inc.
Shifting gears to a business-first networking model
To realize the full potential of the cloud and to allow networks to keep pace with the demands of a hyperconnected world, it is imperative for organizations to shift to a business-first networking model. This approach allows the network to support business applications and improves business resiliency. In this model, IT teams centrally orchestrate quality of service (QoS) and security policies for groups of applications based on business intent.
The configuration is programmed automatically to 100s or 1000s of locations across the network. The network connects users in a seamless and secure manner to applications, delivering optimal performance round-the-clock. Through real-time monitoring of applications and WAN services, the network learns and adapts to any changes in network conditions that might impact application performance, such as packet loss and latency.
Empowering with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN
Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform enables customers to build a unified WAN edge to support mission-critical business needs, delivering a seamless, secure, and unified experience while continuously adapting to ever-changing business needs and networking conditions. Hence, enterprises can fully realize the transformational promise of the cloud. The platform unifies SD-WAN, firewall, segmentation, routing, WAN optimization and application visibility and control in a single centrally managed platform.
Aruba EdgeConnect supports rapid deployment of flexible hardware, software and cloud delivery models that are interoperable through full and open APIs. It allows enterprises to leverage existing investments, including current security, cloud, and service providers. Aruba was also named Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure for the fourth consecutive year.
The architect behind the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN is Aruba Orchestrator, that allows organizations to centrally define, assign and enforce polices across the WAN from a single screen. IT teams can quickly define QoS policies, failover prioritization and service changing to third-party network and security services.
To learn more about Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN, please email Choy Tugano, Product Manager of Aruba EdgeConnect – ctugano@msi-ecs.com.ph.
About VST-ECS
Ranked in the Top 100 companies in the country, VST-ECS Phils. Inc. offers an impressive breadth of offerings for mobility, retail, commercial and enterprise markets. Its wide spectrum of products and solutions include smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, virtual desktops solutions, printers, copiers, gadgets and accessories, gaming, power management, 3D printing, networking, software defined network, network security, data back-up and protection, big data, hyperconverged infrastructure, software, commercial digital displays, I.P. surveillance, POS solutions, AIDC, document imaging, CAD and graphics, collaboration solutions, cloud computing, containers and micro-services, IoT, AI, Robot Process Automation, data center solutions and managed services, everything as a service, and training.
A member of the VST-ECS Group, one of the largest IT distributors in the region, VSTECS continues to partner with the leading brands in the industry to offer its channel partners best-in-class IT solutions.
