Member News

March 15, 2017

CRN editors selected companies for the Software-Defined Data Center 50 list on the basis of multiple criteria, including each company’s overall impact on the market, its influence on the channel as a whole, and the desirability of the technology and services it makes available to its partners. This inaugural list recognizes channel-friendly companies that provide some of the most innovative data center technology available. VeloCloud is featured on the Software-Defined Data Center 50 list online.

Big Switch Networks was named to the 2017 list for both of its software-defined products: Big Cloud Fabric, a next-generation data center switching fabric that delivers zero-touch operations, network automation and deep visibility; and Big Monitoring Fabric, a next-generation network packet broker which enables pervasive security and monitoring for inline or out-of-band data center deployments.  

"Big Switch is thrilled to be recognized by CRN in its inaugural Software-Defined Data Center 50 list as a vendor on the forefront of developing technology for the SDDC, including both Big Cloud Fabric and Big Monitoring Fabric," said Douglas Murray, CEO, Big Switch Networks. "We are committed to providing next-generation networking solutions that enable our customers to unlock the promise of the SDDC and this recoginition is a testament to the incredible work of the Big Switch team in pioneering these technologies.

VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN enables channel partners to seamlessly connect customer private, public and hybrid data centers to their branch offices globally. Scalable VeloCloud Edge hub devices may be deployed in private data centers incorporating both private MPLS links along with public Internet. Enterprise private, hybrid or public data centers may be connected directly to Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN via the system of VeloCloud Gateways distributed across the globe. Cloud service provider partners deploy multi-tenant VeloCloud Gateways in their private cloud data centers to deliver XaaS over the Internet or private links to each of their customer sites with performance, reliability and quality.

“VeloCloud is a channel-driven company with more than 150 channel partners worldwide who are key to our continued growth and ability to meet rapidly expanding global demand for Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN,” said VeloCloud VP of Marketing, Michael Wood. “We are pleased to be recognized in CRN’s Software-Defined Data Center 50 list and believe that together with our channel partners we are transforming enterprise wide area networking and demonstrating why The Cloud is the Network™.”

VeloCloud Cloud-Delivered SD-WAN enables channel partners to securely support their customers’ application growth, network agility, and simplified branch and end-point implementations while delivering optimized access to cloud services, private datacenters and enterprise applications. Channel partners are able to increase revenue, deliver advanced services and increase flexibility by delivering elastic transport, performance for cloud applications, and integrated advanced services all via a zero-touch deployment and operations model. Their customers benefit from the multi-tenant cloud gateway architecture with segmentation and the ability to support real-time applications over private, broadband and wireless links.