Virtualization is a top priority for IT organizations and it is transforming IT infrastructure. Datacenters, users and applications have all become fluid elements in the dynamic computing model. However, the network wasn't designed for this new dynamic reality. The network is still static. Every time something changes in the dynamic datacenter, there needs to be some type of manual intervention to provision network services or repair broken security and access models.
OverDrive network virtualization solution orchestrates real-time automation and control of network services so that enterprises eliminate the need for manual network intervention dramatically reducing operations costs and providing the flexibility, agility, and scalability required to support dynamic computing environments without introducing errors and security gaps into the production environment.
Dramatically reduces network operational costs and TCO
OverDrive orchestrates real-time automation and control of network services including access and security across both the logical and physical network based on business policies. Business policies are automatically translated into device-level configurations that dynamically create and adjust network services in real-time as changes in the dynamic computing environment occur. This automation and control saves significant amounts of time, labor and cost because network support teams no longer have to manually and individually configure discreet network services across large deployed networks.
Accelerates service delivery
With OverDrive, network services are provisioned in real-time and on-demand. This means that changes are done faster, users can get access to critical application resources quicker and network support teams can get back to focusing on more strategic issues instead of chasing change requests and enduring marathon sessions on the command line. By automating configuration and eliminating the need for manually intervention, network services are able to be provisioned in near real-time as business policies are established.
Enables business agility and alignment
OverDrive creates a network that is fluid and responsive. IT is now able to respond rapidly to the ever changing needs of the business and align their resources quickly in response to competitive pressures.
Enforces compliance & security
OverDrive provides a complete solution that satisfies multiple audit controls and reporting requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI-DSS and other federal mandates in regulated industries. With OverDrive, policies control and define all aspects of network services. All changes are made at the policy level where a full and complete history of changes is tracked and managed.
Eliminates security gaps
As users, virtual resources or underlying network services and devices change across the service delivery infrastructure, access and security models break down requiring costly manual involvement to indentify the problem and rebuild the service. OverDrive ensures that underlying access and security parameters remain in effect and will automatically notify administrators if for some reason a defined access or security policy is violated.
Prevents network downtime
A major contributor to network downtime is manual configuration errors. OverDrive eliminates the need for most manual changes and actually alerts network administrators about configuration, access and security conflicts prior to any changes being push out to devices that could impact the production environment.
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