GEC NEWS WIRERemoves the need for manual service provisioning to speed and simplify the delivery of end-to-end, cloud-based services
Avaya has announced that it is extending automation from the data center to the end device, completely removing manual provisioning from everyday service delivery. With new and enhanced networking products and solutions, Avaya becomes the only vendor in the industry to deliver a unified automated network from the data center to the end device, the press release stated.
The new Avaya Automated Campus builds on the company’s software-defined data center framework, now spanning the data center and the campus. Avaya’s software-defined data center framework leverages Avaya Fabric Connect with enhanced Shortest Path Bridging and intelligent orchestration capabilities. With the Avaya Automated Campus, IT departments can turn up scalable cloud-based services by provisioning end points at the Data Center edge and the Wiring closet edge – without having to configure any devices in between. IT simply sets up their critical distribution and core switches once, then turns up and makes changes to services at the edges.
The announcement also includes the automated attachment of end-user devices, such as wireless APs, IP cameras and phones, and non-fabric switches with a new feature called Avaya Fabric Attach. This Best of Interop finalist in the networking category can save IT managers hours — even days.
“Network downtime and performance issues hurt business operations and can affect careers, but too many companies treat it as an inevitable symptom of today’s overly complicated networking technologies. It doesn’t have to be this way. Avaya has developed a new approach that simplifies the entire service delivery process from the Data Center to the end device and saves our customers valuable time while eliminating the risk. We did it for the 2014 Sochi Olympics and now, for the third time as part of InteropNet, and we can do it for businesses everywhere,” said Maan al Shakarchi, Sales Director Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and India, Avaya Networking.
