THE EDGE
single console – providing a powerful and simplified operating model that has been unavailable until now .
Unified , flexible connectivity across emerging Edge use cases
Aruba is also introducing the newest member of the CX switching family , the Aruba CX 8360 switch series .
The CX 8360 expands on the Aruba ESP ( Edge Services Platform ) vision by continuing to deliver innovative solutions that help organisations extend a unified , cloud-managed infrastructure and operating model across campuses , branches , traditional and emerging centres of data . Built on Aruba ’ s powerful cloud-native AOS-CX network operating system , Aruba CX switches include advanced data centre features , along with an embedded Network Analytics Engine ( NAE ), at no additional licensing cost .
Offered in five different flexible switch models , the CX 8360 Series delivers high-performance 1 / 10 / 25 / 40 / 100 GbE switching designed both for data centres requiring high-performance spine-andleaf architectures , or lower port density / cost switching for Edge centres of data .
Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series configurations
• 12P 40 / 100G
• 32P 10 / 25G w / 4P 40 / 100G ( w / MACsec )
• 16P 10 / 25G w / 2P 40 / 100G
• 48P 1G / 10G Base-T w / 4P 40 / 100G
• 24P 1G / 10G w / 2P 40 / 100G
Complete integration stacks
Finally , Aruba offers a highly differentiated advantage over traditional network-only vendors by offering HPE GreenLake hybrid cloud services and Infrastructureas-a-Service to support customer workloads – on-premises , fully managed in a pay-per-use model at the Edge , in colocations and in the data centre .
Aruba networking technology underpins an increasing array of these new GreenLake service offerings including : VM-as-a-Service , Container-as-a-Service and SAP HANA-as-a-Service . According to a Forrester study , ‘ Customers who have deployed HPE GreenLake have reported up to 75 % faster time to market while deploying complex global IT projects ’.
In addition to these cloud and as-a- Service options , customers also have the option to leverage an array of pre-engineered and tested HPE and Aruba integrations for more traditional on-premises , customer-managed options . These ready-to-deploy , custom IT data centre solutions help simplify and speed IT service delivery while reducing the time , risk and expertise needed to deploy complex solutions .
These new integrations span a wide range of compute , storage , HCI , HPC , virtualisation and cloud offerings , including : HPE ProLiant DL and DX servers , HPE
INNOVATION , PROGRESS AND
OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING WILL
CONTINUE TO
DRIVE THE SHIFT FROM LEGACY DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATING MODELS TO NEW EDGE-TO-CLOUD ARCHITECTURES .
Apollo servers , HPE SimpliVity , HPE Nimble Storage dHCI , HPE Synergy , HPE Flex Superdome , HPE Cray EX supercomputers , Cray ClusterStor storage systems , as well as partner solutions with Nutanix , SAP HANA and VMware .
Accelerating your Digital Transformation
Innovation , progress and out-of-thebox thinking will continue to drive the shift from legacy deployment and operating models to new Edge-to-cloud architectures where interconnected centres of data will power nextgeneration applications and improved business outcomes . ◊
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