Array Networks, application delivery networking provider, today announced the immediate availability of its eCloud plug-in for VMware vCentre Orchestrator (vCO). The eCloud plug-in for vCO enables workflows in support of both vAPV virtual ADCs and APV Series physical ADCs, and enables automation of application delivery tasks such as scaling, application provisioning and system maintenance.
Leveraging the eCloud plug-in for vCO, IT administrators gain a powerful tool for bringing essential application delivery functions under the umbrella of VMware’s vCentre Operations Management Suite.
An increasing number of enterprises are taking advantage of cloud principles such as virtualisation and automation to streamline operations and maximise utilisation of their IT infrastructure. Today, VMware leads the way in both virtualising infrastructure and providing a framework for centralized management of virtualised data centres and private clouds.
By providing application delivery software optimized to run on VMware vSphere hypervisors, and providing a means for application delivery functions to be managed and automated within a vCentre framework, Array continues to lead the way for ensuring application availability, performance and security while reducing cost and complexity.
Array’s eCloud plug-in for vCO broadens Array’s support for cloud management and orchestration, which includes support for the OpenStack Load Balancing-as-a-Service (LBaaS) API and also provides extensible APIs for integrating with proprietary cloud management systems such as those found at large cloud service providers (CSP).
In addition, eCloud provides cloud management integration for both virtual and physical Array Networks application delivery solutions. For customers requiring a high degree of scalability, Array APV Series physical appliances support up to 120Gbps of throughput and up to 70K SSL TPS; for customers needing agility in virtual environments, Array vAPV virtual appliances support a broad range of industry-standard hypervisors including VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM and OpenXen.