GEC NEWS WIREA10 Networks unveils Thunder CFW, high-performance data center firewall (DCFW) with integrated DDoS protection and Server Load Balancing (SLB)
A10 Networks unveiled the Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW), a standalone security product built on A10’s ACOS Harmony platform. Thunder CFW is the first converged security solution for service providers, cloud providers and large enterprises.
The Thunder CFW Gi/SGi firewall delivers up to 220 Gbps throughout, up to 268 million concurrent connections and up to 5 million connections per second in a one rack-unit appliance. The Thunder CFW data center firewall delivers up to 220 Gbps throughput, up to 268 million concurrent connections and up to 6.9 million connections per second in a one rack-unit appliance.
High-performance encryption enables organizations to scale for a hybrid cloud scenario. With the ability to encrypt over 100 Gbps of traffic, Thunder CFW unifies IPsec, firewall and load balancing in a highly efficient one rack-unit form factor. aGalaxy provides device management, configuration, reporting and troubleshooting for Thunder CFW.
“We are seeing early interest from our large installed base of customers for the Thunder Convergent Firewall. We believe Thunder CFW will prevent and contain some of the most demanding cyber security threats our customers face now and in the future. Today, I’m pleased to announce its global availability,” said Lee Chen, CEO of A10 Networks.
