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Customer Driven Innovation

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Dynamic L4-7 Services for Cloud Data Centers

A10 Networks - aCloud Service Architecture

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Legacy Data Center Architecture Challenges

DDoS

SLB

QoS

WAF

Scalability and Flexibility

Low Operational Cost

On-demand Provisioning

Legacy DC Architecture Limitations

Static Infrastructure

Inflexible Design

Manual Provisioning

Cloud DC Architecture offers

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Cloud DC Needs: Any Server, Any Network, Any Time

Virtualized Shared Infrastructure

Physical Compute + L2/3 Network Infrastructure

SDN Network Fabric

Compute Network Storage

Dynamic L4-L7 Service Chaining

Cloud Orchestration

Platform

SDN Controller

Cloud Tenants

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Introducing aCloud L4-L7 Services Architecture

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLMaGalaxy Policy Mgmt

Thunder-HVAHybrid Appliances

Thunder SeriesPhysical Appliances

SDN Fabric

vThunder Virtual Appliances

VXLANSSL-OffloadDDoS

SLB Content Optimization

WAF

NVGRESLBSSL-OffloadContent Opt.WAF

Rent (RBM)

Utility (UBM)

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aCloud Service Architecture: OpenStack Integration

Compute NetworkingStorage

Nova NeutronCinder

Openstack Cloud APIs

Horizon Dashboard

A10 ACOS AppliancesPhysical, HVA and Virtual

A10 REST API

Client Application

A10 LBaaS Driver

REST API

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Driver 1

Driver 2

aCloud Service Architecture: OpenStack Integration

LBaaS Neutron Extension

Rest API

LBaaS Neutron Advanced Service Plugin

SynchronousCore API

AsynchronousMessage Queue

LBaaS Agent

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CINDER(Block Storage)

Neutron

REST

SWIFT(Object Storage)

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A10 LBaaS Driver

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aCloud Services + OpenStack: Value Proposition Automation

Dynamic Provisioning of Application Networking Services Drive L4-7 Service Chaining to Tenant / Workload

Operational Agility Support Operational Needs for Automation & Agility Support Rapid Response to Internal / External Needs Enable New User / Customer Services ($$$)

Flexible Design Support for Physical, HVA and virtualized form factors

Reduced TCO Reduced Manual Change Management Tasks for IT Enable Pay-as-You-Go IaaS Cloud DC for End Users

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aCloud Services: Flexible Form Factors for all DC Needs

Dedicated Data Centers

Managed Hosting, SP

Cloud IaaS, SP

Common Features & Admin Across Form Factors

Utility (UBM) Rent (RBM)aCloud Services

vThunder Virtual Appliance

Thunder SeriesApplication Delivery Partitions

Pay-as-You-Go Licensing

Thunder HVAvThunder Virtual Appliance

vThunder Virtual Appliance

aVCS - Virtual Chassis System

Thunder Series

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DEMO: Cloud Data Center L4-L7 (ADC) Service Orchestration using OpenStack

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web ServerWeb Users Router

Cloud Orchestration Licensing Server Licensing Server

GSLB vThunder ADC vThunder

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web Users Router

Cloud Orchestration

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

Licensing Server Licensing Server

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLM

GSLB vThunder

Web ServerADC vThunder

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web Users Router

Cloud Orchestration

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

Licensing Server Licensing Server

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLM

Web Server

GSLB vThunder

ADC vThunder

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web Users Router

Cloud Orchestration

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

Licensing Server Licensing Server

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLM

Web Server

GSLB vThunder

ADC vThunder

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web Users Router

Cloud Orchestration

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

Licensing Server Licensing Server

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLM

Web Server

GSLB vThunder

ADC vThunder

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DEMO: vThunder ADC Lab

Web Users Router

Cloud Orchestration

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

LLM

Licensing Server Licensing Server

aCloud Pay-As-You-Go

GLM

Web Server

GSLB vThunder

ADC vThunder

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