Optimized Cloud Deployments with Enterprise
Networking and Security
Enterprises of all sizes are using cloud computing services as a powerful and cost-effective option for infrastructure resources on demand. The cloud offers rapid provisioning and flexible scaling for peak periods, as well as wide geographic coverage for remote users.
But to make the cloud a truly valuable part of your IT infrastructure strategy, you need the optimization of WAN performance that only Riverbed can provide, with CloudSwitch’s enterprise-class security and seamless integration of data center and cloud environments.
Overview of CloudSwitch-Riverbed Solution
CloudSwitch Enterprise software enables simple, rapid deployment of Cloud Steelhead in-path with cloud resources, with full encryption of all data and communications, and allows you to extend your enterprise network topologies into the cloud without modification:
- Point-and-click deployment of Cloud Steelhead into the Amazon EC2 and Terremark clouds.
- Automatic integration with on-premise Cloud Steelhead and Steelhead investments.
- Full disk encryption of data in transit and at rest.
- Isolation of key management with enterprise control.
- Full network encryption between data center and cloud, and within the cloud.
- Automatic extension of enterprise network topologies into the cloud, with no modification.
Together, CloudSwitch and Riverbed allow you to leverage your existing Riverbed investments for optimized cloud deployments – so users that rely on cloud resources can get results faster, with full enterprise security and control. With the CloudSwitch-Riverbed solution, customers can optimize their network performance for file access, data movement and application connectivity between cloud resources and internal data centers or private clouds. In addition, customers can dramatically improve cost-effectiveness by reducing investments in network bandwidth required for cloud initiatives.
Key Customer Benefits:
- Simplified deployment and management of Cloud Steelhead in the data center and cloud.
- In-path support of all cloud applications and data (no agents required).
- Complete isolation of virtual machines, data and communications to meet enterprise security requirements.
- Use of existing management tools and processes with cloud resources.
- Tight integration with data center services (e.g., AD, LDAP, DNS…).
Typical Deployment Architecture
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