Array Networks announces AVX Series Network Functions Platform

Array Networks has announced immediate availability of its AVX Series Network Functions Platform at Interop ITX. The AVX Series is a line of purpose-built, virtualized hardware systems designed for multi-tenancy and engineered to host multiple Array and third-party virtual application delivery, networking and security functions while maintaining guaranteed performance.

Array's Network Functions Platform eliminates this trade-off, combining the attributes of dedicated hardware, virtualization and software-centric computing to create an environment that provides guaranteed performance for networking and security virtual appliances.

The AVX Series Network Functions Platform hosts Array application delivery virtual appliances, such as load balancing and SSL VPN, as well as best-of-breed networking and security virtual appliances from third-party vendors. With Array's virtualized hardware environment and a growing partner ecosystem, businesses can reconcile the desire for agility with the need for performance.

As noted by the research firm Gartner, "NFV services significantly improve enterprise network agility; allow enterprises to rapidly deploy functionality to new locations, without large numbers of speciality appliances; support changes in bandwidth at locations, without having to replace devices; and enable deployment of new capabilities network wide, in minutes, under software control.”

"Organizations are moving toward software-centric technologies, but are faced with challenges in guaranteeing performance for virtual application delivery, networking and security functions," said James Kwon, Array's Senior Director of Product management for Network Functions Platforms. "With our new AVX Series, network engineers can kick-start NFV projects without the need to be experts in servers, hypervisors and SR-IOV technologies."

Available for immediate purchase, Array's Network Functions Platform supports multiple functions, variable size virtual machines (VMs) and pay-as-you-go capacity licensing. In addition, all platforms feature Array's unique ability to reserve hardware resources – including CPU cores, SSL cores, memory and physical interfaces – per VM to ensure guaranteed performance and agility at scale.

The AVX Series Network Functions Platform will be on demo at Array's booth (618) at Interop ITX, which runs from May 15–19, 2017 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.