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Moving data efficiently to the end user
is critical for smooth business operations of any organization. As
businesses grow and expand to meet customer demands there is
increased dependency on applications and network infrastructure to
facilitate this growth. Most often the users are distributed
geographically apart. In pursuit of cost savings, improved
operational efficiencies and disaster recovery preparedness,
numerous organizations are embarking upon data center consolidation
projects moving all server and data resources to one or two
geographically separated data center facilities. The load on the
existing infrastructure have been steadily increasing with more and
more users and media rich applications getting added on a daily
basis. Legacy systems and network architectures have been rendered inadequate to
meet these growing demands. The need of the hour is to build a responsive,
scalable and cost-effective IT infrastructure.
Apara
has the track record of evangelizing best-of-breed cutting edge
technologies and had been a front runner in successfully
implementing and integrating them in countless customer scenarios
with varying degrees of complexities. Apara solution offerings can
be sub-divided into
Core
Networking Solutions
CNS help
organizations to build world-class IT infrastructure that can scale
cost-effectively. These solutions ensure 1) Superior performance and
security 2) High uptimes and 3) Lowest TCO
Building
a responsive and scalable core IT infrastructure
> Enterprise class
as well as carrier class routing solutions help organizations to
upgrade from their existing routers to superior routing platforms
and roll-out services like QoS, Multicast, MPLS, VoIP, Video, IP
TV, Broadband, Metro Ethernet etc. without any performance
trade-offs and administrative overheads.
Technology - ASIC
based high performing hardware delivering highest packet throughput,
Service oriented architecture delivering consistent performance,
Modular Control, Forwarding and Service Plains delivering highest
reliability, Single feature-rich secure OS train across all routing
platforms minimizing administrative overheads and lead times, Non
blocking switching fabric & highest port density to ensure lowest
TCO.
> High performance
switching solutions are designed to manage and control traffic flows
at the core of data centers. Apart from layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
which provide basic packet switching services, Layer 4-7 switches
help in content / application switching using sophisticated policies
that perform intelligent traffic management. The installations done
by Apara support some of the most complex and mission critical sites
in the country.
Technology High
speed L2, L3, L4-7 switching enhancing application performance.
Infrastructure
Optimization Solutions
IOS help
organizations to optimize their existing IT infrastructure and
enhance their ROI. These solutions are aimed at improving the
performance of all the components that contribute to end-user
experience.
Optimizing
the core IT infrastructure to enhance intelligence, security,
performance and ROI
> Bandwidth
Compression and Optimization BCO solutions help organizations
to implement the latest techniques in bandwidth optimization and cut
down the huge bandwidth requirements as well as costly bandwidth
upgrades. They also help in improving application performance by
reducing the application round trips / turns, optimizing TCP,
gaining visibility and implementing QoS as well as bandwidth
guarantees.
Technology
Compression and traffic volume reduction, TCP Optimization, QoS &
bandwidth reservations, Path Optimization, WAN Audits,
HTTP/Exchange/CIFS acceleration
> Content
Delivery Networking CDN solutions help
organizations to optimize their internet bandwidth utilization,
enhance end-user experience as well as implement corporate Internet
Access Security policies. The solution also helps organizations to
consolidate their Internet gateways and proxies for better security
control and minimize the administrative overheads.
Technology Web
Caching, HTTP compression, QoS, Byte Caching, Path Optimization,
Content Filtering, Granular Corporate Internet Access Policies
(URL/Content filtering, Anti-phishing, Anti-virus, Time/Role based
internet access, AAA etc.)
> Application
Front Ending AFE solutions help
organizations to accelerate the applications getting accessed from
remote locations. They also help in optimizing resource utilization
in the data center (like bandwidth, server CPU & memory), minimize
the server footprint, enhance application availability and security.
Technology - TCP
Compression, Delta Compression, TCP Optimization (TCP fast-ramp, TCP
buffering etc.) & TCP Multiplexing, Load Balancing (Server,
Firewalls, Links, Cache farms etc.), Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB),
Caching (Static & Dynamic), Cache redirection, SSL offload, SSL VPN,
L4 & L7 DoS defense, QoS (Surge protection, Priority queuing etc.)
> Application
Performance Management - APM solutions
help organizations to accurately pin-point application performance
bottlenecks by tracing the transactions across Client, Network and
Server. This enables the IT department to arrive at Root Cause
Analysis (RCA) and evaluate multiple solutions that can potentially
solve the issues and improve end-user experience. They also helps in
monitoring and managing application performance SLAs from a
consolidated dashboard and pro-actively troubleshoot any performance
issues across the entire IT infrastructure.
Technology
Client, Network, Server (CNS) response time breakdown, RCA,
Monitoring and reporting for performance and availability SLA
management.
Technology
Partners
All the technology
and product partners chosen by Apara to deliver CNS and IOS are the
best and most reliable entities with proven industry track record
for innovation and customer support.
Apara has chosen
Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net)
as partners for technology and products in the routing domain. Apara
is the authorized reseller and the only support partner for Juniper
in India.
We partner with
Juniper Networks and Citrix (www.citrix.com) for technology and products in the high performance
intelligent switching domain. Apara was the first authorized partner
for Alteon Websystems (now part of Nortel Networks) to implement
their L4-7 application switches in the country.
Apara has chosen
Juniper Networks, Citrix and Bluecoat (www.bluecoat.com)
as partners for technology and products in BCO domain.
Apara has chosen
Bluecoat as partner for technology and products in CDN domain.
Apara was the first authorized partner for NetApp - NetCache (now
part of Bluecoat) to implement their CDN solutions in the country.
Apara has the largest install base for CDN solutions across ISPs and
Enterprises in the country.
Apara has chosen
Juniper Networks and Citrix as partners for technology and products
in AFE domain. Apara was the first authorized partner for Netscaler
(now part of Citrix) to implement their AFE solutions in the
country. Apara supports some of the most complex AFE installations
for some of the most mission critical environments in the country.
Apara has chosen
Compuware (www.compuware.com)
as partner for technology and products in APM domain.
Methodology
Apara has developed well defined
processes to ensure that the activities are non-intrusive and meets
the stated business as well as technical objectives and set
time-lines. We have the largest pool of experienced engineers who
are trained and certified to perform requirement study, solution
design, proof of concept, implementation and then manage the
installations through on site support services or remote management
services.
Methodology
followed ensures that there is smooth transition and hand-over
between the various teams involved.
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