SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Data
center operations teams are feeling the pressure to keep pace with business demands for services at cloud speed, but monolithic
technology stacks, limited visibility and manual processes are holding them back. To help customers overcome these challenges,
Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today
announced the path to the new, agile data center – one that allows organizations to automate at their own pace with cross-domain
IT automation, management, visibility and analytics tools that work in any vendor environment.
New hardware and software in Extreme's Agile Data Center™ solution provides organizations with the tools they need to embrace
automation, wherever they are on their journey. Secure, plug-and-play technology combines the best of acquired data center
networking and automation tools with Extreme's powerful management, analytics and security capabilities to reduce the risk and
mitigate the complexity – and manual labor – involved in deploying and managing multi-vendor environments and transitioning
legacy architectures.
Benefits include:
- Cross-domain IT automation: Extreme Workflow Composer, powered by Extreme's StackStorm™ platform, enables customized
cross-domain, multi-vendor IT automation, enabling full integration of compute, storage, security and network resources.
- Automation at your pace: Extreme Embedded Fabric Automation enables plug-and-play data center fabric creation within
seconds for a fabric of any size – with no need for additional software or servers. Customers can automate at their own pace
with customizable workflows using popular tools such as Ansible, as well as the ability to move to full IT automation with
Extreme Workflow Composer.
- Single pane of glass management: The Extreme Management Center™ platform delivers end-to-end, multi-vendor
management and monitoring capabilities across the entire network – from the wired/ wireless edge and campus to the data
center—reducing administration time and speeding issue resolution.
- Insights where and when you need them: The ExtremeAnalytics™ dashboard provides end-to-end application visibility
and telemetry across the campus, data center, between VMs on hosts and to the cloud, enabling administrators to support the
business with real-time information to make informed decisions. A virtual sensor captures traffic information on and between
VMware virtual instances, without slowing down the network. The guest VM capability of Extreme's SLX family of switches and
routers gives network administrators distributed analyzer capabilities for on-box analysis.
- Network adaptability and agility: Extreme's open and vendor agnostic architecture eliminates lock-in and forms the
basis for a network that easily and quickly adapts to ever-changing business needs fueled by digital transformation. Seamless
VMware vCenter integration accelerates application deployment through zero-touch VM discovery, VM mobility and VM server
migration.
- Hardware for any use case: Extreme's SLX switching and routing platforms provide the foundation for the modern data
center. New SLX 9030 leaf switches, designed for enhanced Top of Rack switching, and the SLX 9640 router for scalable, high
performance border routing and data center interconnect (DCI), strengthen an already robust and comprehensive portfolio.
Executive Perspectives
Jon Dyson, Vice President of Network Infrastructure, Piksel
"We've been using Extreme's carrier-class SLX data center solutions for border routing, for providing cloud
connectivity to various public cloud providers for our customers, and to enable interconnectivity between our own data centers.
We've found that Extreme's innovative network automation capabilities and SLX products address the increasing agility and
analytics needs of digital organizations."
Mike Leber, Owner, Hurricane Electric
"We've been using Extreme Networks' SLX products in our global internet backbone to provide IP transit and layer 2
transport services to over 185 major exchange points and 7,200 networks in 40 countries around the world. The new SLX 9640
provides us with a highly scalable routing platform, in a small form factor, that will allow us to continue our expansion into
new markets, while dramatically reducing our space and power requirements."
Brad Casemore, Vice President of Research for Datacenter Networks, IDC
"Data center networks typically comprise both legacy and new infrastructure, often from multiple vendors, and that
poses a complexity challenge for network operators seeking to leverage visibility to manage proactively. Without pervasive
visibility into what's happening on the network, as well as the ability to automate and orchestrate network operations, network
administrations are locked into a reactive posture. Extreme's Agile Data Center portfolio is designed to make it possible for
network operators at enterprise and cloud-service providers to be proactive in areas such as business-level SLAs, transforming
the network – and those who manage it – into a facilitator of business outcomes rather than a cost center."
Nabil Bukhari, Senior Vice President of Products, Extreme Networks
"For Extreme, interoperability means more than just a myriad of APIs. It means delivering real, multi-vendor
capabilities that meet the needs of the modern enterprise – the types our competitors don't like to talk about. With our new
Agile Data Center Solution, we are walking the talk. Extreme's Management Center allows for full visibility and management of
multi-vendor networks, and Extreme's Workflow Composer enables cross-domain, multi-vendor IT automation. Further, our adaptable
data enter fabric gives customers the ability to build once and re-use it many times. All of this gives organizations the ability
to digitally transform their data centers to quickly adapt and respond to new service demands quickly for greater business
advantage."
Webinar: The Path to the New Data Center—Reduce the Risk and Realize the Benefits
Join Zeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst at ZK Research and Dan DeBacker, Director of Data Center Product Management at Extreme Networks, to learn about the new, agile
data center on Thursday, November 15 at 10:00 am EDT. Register
here.
Additional Resources
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) delivers software-driven solutions from the enterprise edge to the cloud that are agile, adaptive,
and secure to enable digital transformation. Our 100% in-sourced services and support are number one in the industry. Even
with 30,000 customers globally, including half of the Fortune 50 and some of the world's leading names in business, hospitality,
retail, transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare and manufacturing, we remain nimble and responsive to
ensure customer and partner success. We call this Customer-Driven Networking™. Founded in 1996, Extreme is headquartered
in San Jose, California. For more information, visit Extreme's website or call 1-888-257-3000.
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Extreme's solutions and products, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.
Actual results or events could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors, including: the possibility that we might experience delays in the development, introduction or shipment of new
or existing technology and products, the possibility that our new or existing products may not perform as expected, and the
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Commission, Extreme Networks disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this
release, whether as a result of new information, future events, developments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
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