Enterprise Access Network Mobility Accelerated with Aruba's MOVE

IT departments seeking to speed service delivery, significantly lower network-related costs and mitigate risk are faced with various challenges with the increasing number of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices. The critical factor for meeting these challenges is the access networks of the businesses. The requirements for building and operating these networks have been changed fundamentally with the recent and exponential growth of enterprise mobility.

In a release, Mark Fabbi, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner (News - Alert) Research said, "The ‘centers of gravity’ for computing and network architectures have largely mirrored each other through the history of IT. However, the trends of server and data center consolidation, hosted virtual desktops and cloud computing have altered the requirements for network services and how the LAN could be architected. IT organizations can easily overspend on highly engineered, expensive, traditional approaches to campus LAN architectures."

Aruba Networks Inc. has introduced its Mobile Virtual Enterprise or MOVE architecture to help companies meet challenges resulting from these shifts. The evolution from Ethernet port-centric to mobility-centric access networks will be also facilitated by Aruba MOVE. Context-aware networking for the post-PC era is provided by MOVE.

Thin mobility access “on-ramps” are used to deliver Aruba Mobility Network Services from the data center. Mobility is now enabled for IT organizations with the purpose-built but flexible solution, Aruba MOVE. Expensive investments can be now shifted away from legacy wired access networks.

Mobile Device Access Control or MDAC for Apple (News - Alert) iOS devices has been also introduced by Aruba to provide easy, secure network access. The “Bring Your Own Device” phenomenon is therefore facilitated.

The development, deployment and enforcement of a single set of network services have been enabled by ArubaOS Mobility Services. Regardless of access type; security, policy and network performance for every user and device on the network are managed by this single set of network services. With private or public cloud-based management, ArubaOS Mobility Services are centrally deployed.

Aruba has also announced another key innovation, Mobile Device Fingerprinting. Apple iOS and other mobile device platforms can be indentified and monitored by the network through this innovation. The Aruba MDAC solution is enabled by combining this innovation with Aruba Amigopod and Aruba Airwave Network Management.