Array
Networks Inc., a global leader in application delivery networking,
announces today the immediate availability of its vAPV virtual
application delivery controller on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
As virtualization and public, private and hybrid clouds continue to
expand their footprints within the business landscape, businesses are
finding an increased need for solutions that allow applications to scale
in the face of a rapidly increasing, and demanding, user base. By
proxying and intelligently load balancing traffic across multiple
virtual servers, Array’s vAPV virtual ADCs give customers deploying on
Microsoft Azure the ability to significantly enhance the availability,
performance and security of cloud-based services.
Many enterprises are moving toward a virtual approach to network
functions to gain agility and operational efficiencies, while reining in
CAPEX and OPEX. As noted by Gartner, “Businesses should move from a
model of physical devices allocated to specific applications, to one
that takes advantage of physical, virtual and cloud-resident service
elements to support the new device/browser/cloud-centric environment.”
The availability of Array’s vAPV virtual application delivery controller
for Azure enables these new deployment models by providing essential
network functions on a platform designed around portability,
orchestration and utility pricing. Deploying Array’s vAPV on Azure,
businesses gain the flexibility of cloud and virtualization while
retaining the performance and control of enterprise-owned and operated
datacenters.
“We are excited to join the Azure Marketplace and offer application
delivery solutions optimized for the Microsoft cloud,” said Paul
Andersen, director of marketing at Array Networks. “This new deployment
model is another important step towards Array’s vision of supporting
mission-critical applications across enterprise data centers, and
private and public clouds.”
The Array vAPV virtual appliance has been tested and verified for
compatibility with Azure, ensuring both reliability and ease of
deployment and integration. Perpetual, monthly and yearly subscription
licenses are available directly from Array to provide flexibility that
is in line with the elasticity of the Azure platform.