AO Cloud Ltd (AO Cloud) has created a new network architecture for cloud platform services with "convergent cloud" solutions based on Brocade VCS Fabric technology. With its low-latency, high-availability onshore hosting environment, AO Cloud meets data sovereignty needs in keeping corporate data within New Zealand borders.
Delivered by local Brocade partner, Connector Systems, the new infrastructure will enable AO Cloud to pioneer the first active-active cloud data center based on Brocade solutions.
Within its data centers AO Cloud has deployed 10 Gigabit Ethernet Brocade VDX 6740 Switches, featuring VCS Fabric technology, to create single-layer 10 GbE fabrics.
The fabrics are automatically aware of all devices (servers, switches, appliances) within their domain, and AO Cloud can add and remove switches from any VCS fabric without manual configuration.
Virtual Machine (VM) network automation features are intrinsic to the fabric and are also hypervisor-agnostic, providing VM alignment capabilities that match the real-world needs of today's data centers.
The overall Brocade solution has removed the need to manually reconfigure and monitor network infrastructure, simplifying network configuration and management, as well as streamlining the ongoing operations for AO Cloud.
The company can now focus on deploying and managing cloud services for its clients with a hypervisor-agnostic network and a selection of VM technologies, which is a strategic benefit in meeting individual client cloud services requirements.
To extend VM awareness and mobility between data centers, AO Cloud has also deployed Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series high-performance routers that support Layer 2 VPN connections between sites.