Aruba Networks today announced AirWave OnDemand, that uses the “cloud” model rather than running local hardware and software to manage an enterprise-class network.
The subscription-based service, housed at a secure Aruba data center, uses dedicated, virtual instances of Aruba’s multi-vendor AirWave Wireless Management Suite (AWMS) to remotely manage and monitor enterprise wireless LANs.
Subscribers can monitor and change wireless LAN settings, generate compliance reports, locate users and Wi-Fi devices, and diagnose problems from any Internet connection. AirWave OnDemand offers users the same enterprise-class management, monitoring, and reporting capabilities as AWMS but on a subscription basis. It features multi-vendor network management.
AirWave OnDemand eliminates installing and operating management software. It also provides new business opportunities to service providers and resellers by allowing them to build managed wireless LAN services on top of AoD.
“Aruba’s announcement of AirWave OnDemand catches a big IT wave and rides it in an exciting new direction,” said Craig Mathias, a principal with the mobile and wireless advisory firm Farpoint Group. “Cloud services, virtualization, and the Web redefine best practices when it comes to so many areas of IT, and now to wireless LAN management.”
The service supports compatible Fat APs and controller-based wireless LANs. Subscriptions are available on a monthly or annual basis, and a reseller program is available for those wishing to remarket AoD-based services.
