Intelligent CISO Issue 10 | Page 55

A10 Networks enhances application delivery solution Enterprises and service providers can efficiently deploy, manage, control and optimise secure application services across hybrid clouds. 10 Networks, a provider of intelligent and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced availability of major advancements to its Thunder Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) with Harmony Controller support for centralised, multi-cloud management, rich per-app analytics and DevOps tool integration. Numerous new enhancements also enable integration with Kubernetes, enhanced Ansible Playbooks and simplified ADC policy configuration with expanded Application Centric Template (ACT) support. A www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 10 automate the deployment of application delivery services to maximise agility, provide actionable insights and ensure app availability and security while simplifying operations with lower TCO. Augmentations to A10’s Thunder ADC with Harmony Controller intelligent automation capabilities include: • Centralised multi-cloud management, including on-premise, Amazon Web Services and Azure to distribute policies to all application services “Prior generation ADCs lacked visibility and support for centralised management that bridge on-premise and cloud infrastructures with their diverse APIs and toolsets,” said Raj Jalan, CTO at A10. “Current processes are manual, inefficient and error prone and result in an inability to proactively and automatically modify infrastructure based on dynamic traffic profiles. A10 is addressing these challenges to improve agility for businesses of all types.” u 55 Organisations are striving to become more agile as the role of IT and software becomes paramount. Fast roll-out, control and optimisation of applications drive revenue, competitive advantage and customer satisfaction. Apps must be secured and quickly delivered regardless of where they reside. A10’s ADCs with their tight coupling to the Harmony Controller lead the industry in enabling administrators to intelligently manage, control and Raj Jalan, CTO at A10 • Expanded L4-7 per-application analytics across clouds with hundreds of metrics on an aggregate or per-request basis in real-time • Integration with DevOps tools including Ansible Playbooks and a Thunder ADC based A10 Ingress Controller for Kubernetes environments • Support for a secure portal enabling a provider-tenant model. Line of business and application owners can manage secure application service policies and view application responsiveness with centralised control from IT • Application Centric Templates (ACTs) for many common software solutions, such as new versions for Windows Integrated Authentication and SSL Offload along with existing ACTs for Microsoft Exchange, Skype for Business, SharePoint and more • Integration with private cloud orchestration tools including VMware’s vRealize Orchestrator and Cisco UCS Director • ‘Nutanix Ready’ certifications for A10 vThunder and Harmony Controller on Nutanix’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)