Aruba automates branch office connectivity to AWS

Aruba automates branch office connectivity to AWS

At the recently held AWS re:Invent 2020, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced new capabilities for its SD-WAN portfolio – comprising Aruba SD-Branch and the recently acquired Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect solutions – designed to centrally monitor, manage and automate connectivity from branch locations to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The Aruba SD-WAN portfolio integration with the new AWS Transit Gateway Connect greatly simplifies network operations and management and enables customers to apply consistent quality of service and security policies across branch sites when connecting to Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs).

“When it comes to managing pathways to AWS, enterprises have a range of choices and can best balance their needs based on the types of applications used and where users are located,” said Mayumi Hiramatsu, Vice President, Amazon EC2 Networking at Amazon Web Services Inc. “Today’s announcement of Aruba’s integration with AWS Transit Gateway Connect represents a continuation of the work we’ve been doing with the Aruba team in the quest to further streamline IT and enable our shared customers to focus their attention on growth and digital transformation in the cloud era.”

Speed, security and simplicity are all benefits of using native integration between Aruba with AWS Transit Gateway.

Verisk Analytics Inc, a data analytics provider serving global customers in the insurance, energy and financial services markets, is a prime example of an innovative company embracing an all-cloud vision.

“Our IT infrastructure has had to evolve to support our rapidly growing business, and the transition to a cloud-based infrastructure has proven to be a huge step in the right direction,” said Sophie Twu, Network Engineering Manager, Verisk. “Reliable connectivity, redundancy and centralised management of all gateways, switches and access points with the ability to deploy equipment at remote sites are all benefits of an integrated AWS and Aruba solution. We’re excited about the latest integration that combines Aruba technology with the new AWS Transit Gateway Connect feature and feel that it holds potential for further simplifying the deployment and management of our network and how we connect our remote branch locations to AWS.”

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