Aerohive Networks
announced the release of its new HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance, a
full-featured, unified network management system with the most
economical on-premises deployment model available in the market.
Customers can now manage thousands of devices and experience the full
power of Aerohive's cloud networking, deployed on their site, at a price
that fits their budget. The cost of a typical customer deployment
starts at $3,300 for the HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance and the
underlying hardware and software platform.
HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance includes the same advanced features
for monitoring, security, and access management as Aerohive's public
cloud solution. This unified approach to public and private cloud
networking strengthens Aerohive's position as the only solution that can
seamlessly scale in size and capabilities, and across deployment models
to accommodate evolving customer and partner mobility requirements.
The new HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance allows customers to deploy a
complete on-premises Wi-Fi management platform for up to 2,000 access
points and switches for a total cost of less than $5,000, including
HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance, server, and server software. A smaller
version for up to 500 devices is also available for a total cost of
less than $3,300.
As part of Aerohive's Select offering, HiveManager NG Virtual
Appliance provides deployment flexibility for customers who require full
control over sensitive data on their premises, with the simplicity of
cloud-based Wi-Fi deployment and management. On-premises customers
receive the same benefits and capabilities from HiveManager NG running
in their data center as they would receive from HiveManager NG running
in Aerohive's public cloud service. Aerohive is the only cloud
networking solution that provides this level of functionality and
deployment flexibility.
HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance manages Aerohive's unique
cooperative-control Wi-Fi architecture, which distributes network
intelligence among its self-organizing devices and, as a result, does
not require centralized and expensive controllers. This significantly
reduces the cost of the network management platform. Aerohive is the
only vendor that uses the same architecture to support all customers,
from the smallest organizations to the largest, allowing the ability to
effortlessly scale from one to thousands of access points.
HiveManager NG includes Aerohive's next-generation network
management capabilities. HiveManager NG sets a new standard for
simplicity and flexibility in cloud networking, with an advanced, yet
intuitive set of monitoring and troubleshooting tools, application
visibility and control, reporting, secure profile-based access
management ideal for guest and BYOD devices, and unified management of
access points, Aerohive switches, and select Dell switches.
HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance complements the recently announced Aerohive Connect solution
that provides robust connectivity in public cloud deployments at an
aggressive price point. Aerohive Connect customers who require the
advanced features of the Select management solution or who want to
manage their network from their own data center can seamlessly upgrade
to a choice of public cloud or on-premises deployment options.
Pricing and Availability
The HiveManager NG Virtual Appliance license is now available in
North America and internationally through Aerohive channel partners
starting at the U.S. list price of $1,799.
Third-party platform hardware and software is also available, as required:
- System management software: $500
- Server hardware: $2,400 to support up to 2,000 access points and switches, and $820 to support up to 500 APs and switches