Bringing networks and security services closer together

Businesses with specific goals require more data, applications, and workloads to support those goals.

Intelligent Edge has the potential to revolutionize these businesses. Empowering frontline workers or machines performing critical tasks with data-driven insights and the power to act in real time is incredibly transformative.
But realizing this power means moving data and computation as close to humans and machines as possible.

There's no doubt that we're moving from the concept of a data center to a center-of-data. As this shift and transition to the Intelligent Edge progresses, network and security services must also adapt.

This is why we need to rethink our data center strategies to deliver and ensure rapid service delivery through cutting-edge networks and security.

The Next Evolution of Data Center Switching Architecture

Technology-centric companies and cloud providers have already transformed their networks into fabrics for high-performance, anywhere-to-any connectivity to servers and other data center resources.
However, security and networking features such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, encryption, and NAT are still delivered in the same way as before through separate appliances.

This traditional approach is becoming increasingly difficult to handle. User and device traffic is sent to data centers where security checks and other network functions are performed at the location.
As traffic volumes grow, many performance issues and penalties arise when using various appliances.

Therefore, the need for a Distributed Service Switch (DSS) also arises due to the shift to cloud-native applications. Applications based on a microservices architecture (MSA) may never leave the physical server, meaning some traffic may go uninspected.

This leaves organizations vulnerable to attacks within the data center. Therefore, containers and microservices must provide ubiquitous security and services from Layers 4 through 7.

Aruba Launches First Distributed Services Switch

Aruba is AMD's PensandoIn collaboration with , we launched the Distributed Services Switch, a next-generation data center network architecture.

ArubaCX 10000 SwitchIt combines Aruba's best-in-class data center switching with the Pensando Elba chipset, a programmable Data Processing Unit (DPU).

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ArubaCX 10000 switches with Pensando deliver 100x the scalability and 10x the performance of traditional solutions.
Not only that, it provides a stateful, software-defined service at 1/3 the TCO of existing services.

Teams that manage and operate infrastructure can use CX10000 switches to create a distributed service fabric that makes network and security services, as well as Layer 4 through Layer 7 services, available ubiquitously.

Because each workload can run at the edge, latency can be reduced for time-sensitive tasks, especially those such as video conferencing, robots in smart warehouses, or weather modeling.

In addition, security policies are also applied to each edge, improving security and user experience.
You can reduce line costs because only relevant data is transmitted to the data center or cloud.

The Path to a Continuous Future Architecture

The ArubaCX 10000 switch is ideal for colocation edge environments where space and power are at a premium and encryption and other advanced security services are required. Furthermore, it supports a zero-trust security approach, as all security and other network features apply to east-west traffic and protect against malicious attackers.

IT operators can leverage the ArubaCX 10000 Switch to meet their distributed service requirements in a non-disruptive manner. The CX 10000 Switch can easily replace a top-of-rack (ToR) switch.
It's like a separate server upgrade or Pod deployment to support cloud-native digital services.

Management for switches is similar. Aruba Fabric Composer The solution allows for simple provisioning and management.

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The potential of Intelligent Edge to create better, more secure data center environments is still limitless.

As applications and diverse use cases emerge, change, and evolve, Aruba's technology and innovation will continue.
What other advancements and changes are being made to modernize and support network infrastructure for security, efficiency, and functional innovation?

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