Arrcus eyes enterprise multicloud networking with FlexMCN
Summary
In a press release today, the company said the new product, Arrcus FlexMCN, will help businesses sustain the rapid growth of applications and data in distributed locations around the world by leveraging its hyperscale multicloud networking solution with reliable scale, predictable performance and seamless orchestration. The Arrcus FlexMCN is targeted at providing multi-tenancy support that allows the tenant isolation and network segmentation required by large enterprises. Arrcus claims FlexMCN empowers it to operationally simplify ongoing management by automating and orchestrating with popular frameworks like HashiCorp Terraform, Ansible Playbooks and REST APIs. Roy Chua, founder and principal at research firm AvidThink, said in the press release that “as a result of its high-end programmability, Arrcus FlexMCN provides the flexibility to deploy on-premises or in the cloud, allowing select industry verticals to stay in compliance with GDPR and HIPAA requirements.” Arrcus will be prioritizing service providers, partners and customers in the rollout of the FlexMCN. Other vendors competing with Arrcus in the market include Alkira, Cisco, Arista, Aviatrix, Cohesive Networks, F5, Prosimo and VMware.