Application Services Automation

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1 Application Services Automation Increasing business demand to deliver applications faster Infrastructure and Operational leaders have to manage complex environments for continuous application delivery and meet the demand for new applications delivered at an increasingly faster pace. Automation is a way to enable configuration agility and achieve data center agility. AppViewX provides integrated automation into the existing multi-vendor devices and provides agility to the business, increases success rate of changes and reduces down time. It helps in optimizing the total cost of ownership (TCO) using the simplified automation and management methods. 1

2 Automate Application Deployment across L2 L7 Application services are operated in a more dynamic environment which results in repetitive tasks with pile of unfulfilled requirements. Enterprises need a powerful network automation platform which enables discovery, network change configuration and compliance management across L2 L7. To meet business demands and coordinate better with application development teams, automating the handoff from development to operations becomes a critical step toward improving agility. With AppViewX s Application Provisioning System, a template based request system, AppViewX provides automated provisioning across Layer 2 Layer 7 components. Provides end-to-end provisioning of DNS, ADC configurations, firewall rules and certificate installation Allows to create custom templates built on the top of the device configurations End user or DevOps team can self-serve using templates, thus reducing network outages or human errors Additional checks by SMEs to approve the designs can also be incorporated using the workflow Application Team can submit a simple request for application deployment. Thus, a single request offers a simple way to track and deploy Reduce errors by bringing in complete automation with manual checks at critical inter-junctions 2

3 Deploy Configuration Changes Faster with Change Management Automation Change management is inconsistent across domains with manual and CLI driven approaches. Pressure from the line of business for greater agility often compromises consideration of rigorous configuration and change management, compliance audit, and disaster recovery rollback processes when executing network configuration alterations. Automation of routine changes and processes such as validations, standardization of the configuration format and deployment processes makes management easy. AppViewX integrates with external ticket systems (ServiceNow, Remedy) and provides an easier approach of Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management in a single console. Enables rapid design deployment options for Application Delivery Networking management teams of all sizes Change control automation allows tenants to request configurations through ServiceNow service requests. The request can be picked and assigned to a standard cookie cutter configuration template and sent for approval. Once approved on ServiceNow, the change is implemented onto the Application Delivery Controller or any network devices or certificates. Offers re-usability in design deployments with user defined templates and map them to various device profiles and configuration settings Service Request API APS Template WO12 WO14 WO15 3

4 Automate SSL Certificate Management and Eliminate Errors Managing thousands of certificates incurs high costs & multiple complexities. Often, certificate issuance and expiry tractions happens on a spreadsheet which is error prone. Tracking the expiry of all the certificates deployed in the network is an extremely intensive task. Organizations lose track of expiry dates due to the sheer number of certificates they have to handle at a given time. AppViewX CERT+ automates the whole process seamlessly without manual interventions. Single stop solution for lifecycle management of SSL certificates and SSH keys EKCM lifecycle, namely: discovery, enrollment, monitoring, validation, notification, provisioning, remediation, reporting and revocation is managed automatically thus avoiding manual errors SSL provisioning template tied to a workflow ensures compliance Provides a holistic view of server certificates, intermediate certificate, CA root certificate and trust chain validity Security compliance reports provide intelligent insights into the entire organization s keys and certificates which enables to address dependencies on vulnerable CAs, reliance on self-signed certificates, threat posed by expired but unrevoked certificates 4

5 About AppViewX AppViewX is a global leader in management, automation and orchestration, helping enterprises accelerate application delivery. Its Application Services Platform is the most advanced and extensible IT tool for deploying best-in-class and open source L2 L7 services in traditional and greenfield data centers. The world s largest businesses and consumer brands rely on AppViewX to move faster, eliminate errors, and reduce costs. For more information, visit: AppViewX Inc., 500 Yale Avenue North, Suite 100, Seattle, WA info@appviewx.com +1 (212) (0) AppViewX, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5