In this 5 1/2 minute video Scott D. Lowe, CEO of ActualTech Media, talks about the importance of Out-of-Band Management to keep organizations’ IT up and running from anywhere even when your IT team isn’t available. He talks through some of the benefits of automation in OOBM and how using an alternate communications path enables functions to engage more quickly and precisely resulting in:
Reduced complexity of network infrastructure, increasing efficiency, and shortening deployment times
Improved business continuity as consistent higher levels of service are delivered and failures are detected proactively
Greater business agility by expediting time to market when deploying new applications and services, improving ROI
He touches on how network automation supports programmatic behavior of network activities, which is on the forefront of AI, machine learning, IoT, and advanced data analytics. Zero touch provisioning provides speed, accuracy, scalability needed for legal and regulatory compliance. OOBM is helping organizations provide a consistent and coherent view of their network health, stability, and performance.
ZPE Systems, Chatsworth Products Collaborate to Provide Network Managers with Out-of-Band Outlet Control and Monitoring Capabilities
ZPE Systems’ Solution Now Fully Integrates with eConnect® Power Distribution Units to Automate Network Management in Remote Sites
Fremont, CA, April 21, 2020 – ZPE Systems, the industry’s first provider of an Open Infrastructure Management Solution™ for in-band/out-of-band access and control of network, compute, storage and power devices for physical and virtual IT Infrastructures, announces today advanced integration of Chatsworth Products’ (CPI) eConnect® Power Distribution Units (PDU).
The integration brings a unified solution to provide network and facility teams out-of-band access for cabinet-level power, environmental and access control parameters, allowing them to build out an automation plan that helps create a self-sufficient, self-healing environment, particularly in edge sites.
ZPE’s Nodegrid® Infrastructure Management Platform integration with CPI’s eConnect PDUs brings application programming interface (API) connectivity, indirect Command Line Interface (CLI), activity dashboards, actionable data and more to CPI’s line of eConnect PDUs. With the integration, customers will benefit from advanced outlet control and monitoring capabilities.
“ZPE is pleased to collaborate with a leading PDU manufacturer that has such a successful track record in solving unique challenges in cabinet-level power monitoring and access control,” says Arnaldo Zimmermann, Cofounder and CEO of ZPE Systems.
Now, customers can monitor and collect outlet data, and execute scripts according to parameters to automate and self-heal network environments, giving them a 360 view of their networking environment, all from within a single, vendor-neutral infrastructure management solution. Through Nodegrid, eConnect PDUs gain API ties and webhooks for additional automation, as well as indirect CLI access to the PDU itself for additional extensibility.
“The integration with eConnect PDUs grants Nodegrid customers access to a robust intelligent PDU solution. CPI’s eConnect PDUs have the highest operating temperature range in the industry and allow for dramatic savings in networking costs with the Secure Array® IP consolidation technology,” Zimmermann adds. “Networking and facilities teams can do more than just monitor and manage, with Nodegrid they can now automate based on thresholds and data parameters—our support for actionable data means much more efficient network/facilities management.”
“Nodegrid’s robust and reliable infrastructure management capabilities are superior, and add many benefits for customers trying to manage assets in hybrid environments. We are excited to join forces and provide customers with an extensive visualization capability, allowing the PDUs to be managed through the same interface that could be used to manage compute and storage devices,” says Ashish Moondra, Sr. Product Manager at CPI.
ZPE Systems is rethinking the way networks are built and managed by providing software-defined, vendor-neutral infrastructure management and networking solutions.
ZPE Systems’ Nodegrid® platform consolidates, organizes, and simplifies the need for a complete remote access and control solution; Nodegrid solutions address the OOB management needs of the data center, unifies edge networking environments, manages converged infrastructure and provides intelligent automation. ZPE’s smart, consolidated IT management solutions reduce downtime, deliver OPEX savings, and extend the reach of IT workforces.
ZPE’s global headquarters is located in Fremont, California with offices throughout the US and globally in Ireland, India, Brazil and Japan.
ZPE Systems, the ZPE logo and Nodegrid are registered trademarks of ZPE Systems, Inc.
Chatsworth Products (CPI) is a global manufacturer of products and solutions that protect your ever-growing investment in information and communications technology for IT and industrial automation applications. With decades of experience engineering thermal, power and cable management solutions for the data center, enterprise networking and industrial enclosure markets, CPI is well positioned to provide you with unequaled application expertise, customer service and technical support, as well as a global network of industry-leading distributors.
CPI is listed with the General Services Administration (GSA) under Federal Supply Schedule IT 70. Products are also available through GSA Advantage and through Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), including GSA Connections and NITAAC-ECS III (www.chatsworth.com/gov).
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is quickly evolving how enterprises offer secure connectivity. As the modern workforce becomes increasingly distributed, you need to accommodate more branch locations and remote workers. This is especially important given the global coronavirus crisis at hand, which has forced most employees out of the office and made working from home the new normal.
That means you’ve probably got a few very crucial questions on your mind, like:
Can you achieve business continuity?
Will your traditional network be enough?
Can you provide a connection that keeps workers safe?
No matter how long it takes to get back to yesterday’s normal, SASE gives you the power to safely connect your entire workforce.
What is Secure Access Service Edge?
SASE is networking and security delivered via the cloud. It’s identity driven and supports all edges, giving your users safe and reliable access to your network no matter where they are.
SASE addresses the need for more secure and flexible connectivity. Traditional networking wasn’t made for a distributed staff base, leaving you with restricted access that’s slow and vulnerable. Without SASE, you need to backhaul traffic through your main network’s firewall, creating a bottleneck that bogs down business with reduced speeds and frequent delays. Remote connections also remain open to threats due to thinner security measures.
In a nutshell, legacy solutions limit your network to specific locations and devices. And until now, adding agility meant piling on more applications and devices to your already complex stack.
Why is SASE Better for Remote Work?
It’s not difficult to imagine how drastically SASE improves your business. Just look back at recent weeks and consider how your traditional system handled the sudden exodus of your employees. Were they able to pick up and seamlessly get back to work at their homes? Or were your IT staff scrambling to put together a mishmash of solutions, with many employees still struggling to get up to speed?
SASE is better because it lets employees connect from anywhere, and it secures them (and your business) with robust capabilities, all delivered via the cloud.
Instead of making your staff jump through hoops just to take their work away from the office, SASE packs everything they need into the cloud. They’re no longer tethered to their specific workstation or a carefully configured laptop, and can now simply connect to your network from anywhere for secure access to physical and cloud resources.
How does SASE Make Management Easier?
For everything from SD-WAN and traffic management, to firewalling and cybersecurity, SASE brings you control and flexibility via a converged software stack. Instead of using loosely-coupled point solutions that are costly to manage, you can control all of your networking and security functions from one place. Access is no longer bound to specific locations, and your IT staff can manage your entire network even from across the globe.
Your business’ resources and users are all connected to one agile platform, with end-to-end security and capabilities that meet your needs no matter how business changes.
So when a global pandemic forces your staff to go 100% remote, you don’t need to struggle to configure individual point solutions and threaten your business’ productivity. With SASE, you can configure and adapt your infrastructure as needed, and roll out changes across your network. Adjust access policies, QoS, firewalling, and more from the cloud, so you can keep business running through any challenge.
Get Nodegrid for Total SASE Flexibility
Nodegrid offers a truly innovative SASE platform that delivers more flexibility and peace of mind.
Our patented x86 64-bit architecture gives you Guest OS access that supports virtualized applications, which you can deploy directly on Nodegrid devices. You can tailor your networking and security solutions by deploying WAN accelerators, additional firewalls, and more. And you can take advantage of Nodegrid’s modularity for a solution that’s fully customized to your needs.
Nodegrid also features built-in automation that streamlines deployment and scaling, so you can easily set up SASE and connect your entire organization. Coupled with reliable 4G/LTE failover and out-of-band management that gives you in-depth control of SD-WAN, security, and third-party applications, Nodegrid is the only solution to unleash total flexibility for your network.
Now’s the time to offer secure access for everyone in your business. Get in touch to schedule your SASE demo today.
Still adding point products and hoping for better edge computing? It’s time to get Nodegrid with SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), so you can offer secure network access to every edge connection.
Go from having complex & costly infrastructure, to delivering safe connectivity anywhere via the cloud. You get total remote control of your network, too, with Guest OS and centralized management that slash your support expenses. Scale easily using built-in automation, and add security with virtualized applications you can deploy right on Nodegrid devices.
Nodegrid’s SASE platform delivers simply better networking, so you get peace of mind wherever business takes you.
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Managing many network devices and applications can be a chore, and a lot of this stems from having to manually authenticate with each. You typically need to keep a spreadsheet containing your different credentials (or run the risk associated with having one set of credentials across the board). And until now, Nodegrid offered this typical experience.
But you no longer need to be left with a juggling act when it comes to managing your network. That’s because Nodegrid now supports single sign-on (SSO).
What is Single Sign-On?
Single sign-on allows you to authenticate with multiple applications simultaneously, using only a single set of credentials. It’s like having one key that opens every door in the house!
Once you successfully sign in to an application, you’re automatically signed in to all other connected applications. SSO allows you to access Nodegrid appliances and applications with ease, and you can seamlessly navigate back and forth without having to get bogged down by sign-in screens.
Benefits of Single Sign-On
SSO offers much more ease-of-use and increases security.
Before SSO, you needed to keep track of many unique credentials. When managing appliances and applications, this forced you to sign into each individually. Aside from presenting you with frequent obstacles that slowed you down, this also left you to deal with the hassle of resetting or retrieving credentials if you forgot or lost them. You’d have to put in more time and effort to update your spreadsheet, and then get used to using your updated credentials (which often led to more resetting and retrieving).
Now, you only need one set of credentials to sign in to everything. This means that you no longer need a lengthy spreadsheet with many usernames and passwords, and you don’t need to be frequently slowed down by having to sign in to each application separately. You also don’t need to worry about compromising security by trying to create easy-to-remember credentials, or by frequently going through password reset/retrieval protocols. If you do forget your credentials, one reset is all you need to get back up and running.
And for network administrators, SSO simplifies user administration. Admins no longer need to add, remove, or modify users on separate applications. Nodegrid now puts convenient control in one place, so administration actions are consolidated and go into effect across all user access points.
Why use SSO with Nodegrid?
Nodegrid’s single sign-on currently integrates with many popular identity providers. These include Duo, Ping Identity, and Okta.
Nodegrid also uses the industry-standard Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), so you can easily integrate with any identity provider who supports SAML 2.0.
Single sign-on is easy to configure, and provides more convenient, secure access to applications and appliances. To get the most streamlined and safe experience with Nodegrid, consider taking full advantage with SSO.
ZPE Systems delivers innovative solutions to simplify infrastructure managment at the datacenter, branch, and edge.
Learn how our Zero Pain Ecosystem can solve your biggest network orchestration pain points.
