Aviatrix,
a pioneer in software-defined public cloud routing and an inaugural AWS
Network Competency partner, today announced its Aviatrix Hosted
Service, the first hosted service to build and manage virtual private
cloud (VPC) networks in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) public cloud environments. This new Aviatrix
offering enables organizations to combine the benefits of networking
software-as-a-service (SaaS) with the convenience of consolidated
payments through their AWS bill.
The
Aviatrix Hosted Service offers the same features and functionality as
the existing Aviatrix product offering. The difference is that by
hosting the Aviatrix Controller, which is a centralized console for
building and managing all secure connectivity, companies now have a
SaaS-like way to automate the deployment and configuration of Aviatrix
Gateways in their own environment.
"Even
using a public cloud vendor's console-which makes it straightforward to
build compute and storage in the public cloud-VPC networking has
remained complex, especially as the number of VPCs grow from single
digits to many hundreds across the globe," said Steven Mih, CEO of
Aviatrix. "The Aviatrix Hosted Service-the first cloud
networking-as-a-service option-provides the easiest way to build out VPC
networks in the public cloud. Using our hosted service, it takes less
than 10 minutes, and requires no serious networking expertise, to deploy
and securely connect a large number of VPCs. It's your central console
for all things networking."
The
Aviatrix software-defined router is designed for use by cloud
operations teams and network engineers who need an automated, complete
solution well beyond what existing instance-based virtual routers offer.
The solution consists of the Aviatrix Controller, now available via the
Hosted Service, and Aviatrix Gateways, which are deployed in VPCs to
support cloud networking use cases that include AWS global transit
networks, remote user VPN and VPC egress security.
Gartner
Research Director Simon Richard said: "As enterprises require more
advanced public cloud networking, centrally managed, cloud-native
solutions like Aviatrix leverage the cloud providers' native networking
and security services such as peering and security groups, while
augmenting those core services with classical network constructs."
Fast Set-Up of Multiple Use Cases With a Single Platform
The
Aviatrix Hosted Service is designed for organizations that want to
expand their cloud activities without requiring deep networking
technology skills. In addition, because the hosted service automates the
previously manual task of installing and maintaining the Aviatrix
Controller in a public cloud, organizations can get up and running
faster with less infrastructure to manage.
"Our
network at Wharton is managed by the central IT team, and every AWS VPC
change required a network change. A one-week turnaround time was the
best possible scenario, which resulted in delays," said Antonio Vivas,
IT director for The Wharton School. "Aviatrix networking is much easier
and simpler to use than the others. I can use the GUI or API to run
things centrally and automatically. It's a big difference over how other
vendors do it, and we don't have to worry about configuring routers and
gateways."
The Aviatrix Hosted Service speeds and simplifies the deployment of key use cases that include:
- Next-gen global transit network. Create
VPCs in seconds, scale and migrate workloads from on-premises sites,
and manage growing numbers of VPCs with ease from a software-defined,
centrally managed controller.
- VPC egress security. Control
VPC traffic outbound to the internet with powerful Layer 7 filtering
that enables organizations to allow or deny access based on policies
using high-availability, in-line gateways.
- Remote user VPN. Provide
secure remote access to VPCs and cloud services for developers,
employees and partners-using the cloud-native Aviatrix solution, based
on OpenVPN® technologies.
- Multicloud peering. Simplify
networking among AWS, Azure and GCP public cloud infrastructures. Use
Aviatrix's native, API-based approach to centrally manage connectivity
and eliminate complexity for implementations spanning multiple cloud
services.
- Encrypted peering. Meet
corporate and regulatory compliance requirements by encrypting data in
motion. Use IPsec between any two VPCs to centrally manage secure
peering across accounts and clouds.
- Site-to-cloud VPN. Quickly
create secure connections from on-premises data centers, sites or
branch locations to cloud resources. Use existing on-prem hardware and
internet infrastructure to minimize costs.
The Aviatrix Hosted Service, including a 14-day free trial, is available immediately at www.aviatrix.com or at the AWS Marketplace.