Founded in 2014 by Sherry Wei, Aviatrix leads the way in multi-cloud networking software. Based in Palo Alto, Aviatrix offers a unified management point for network connectivity and security. This is especially valuable in multi-cloud environments, where an increasing number of enterprises now operate. As more companies embrace infrastructure as code and deploy workloads across different platforms, Aviatrix multi-cloud networking plays an essential role. This approach allows businesses to choose the best-performing platform for each workload.
Why organisations need Aviatrix multi-cloud networking
Aviatrix solves challenges that arise from managing networks across diverse cloud platforms. Aviatrix CEO Steve Mullaney has described networking as essential but often overlooked. While companies shift to the cloud to compete and scale, networking complexities often remain an afterthought. This can leave tech teams with significant gaps to fill, especially when multiple clouds are involved.
How Aviatrix enhances multi-cloud “native” networking
Aviatrix integrates with the native constructs of each cloud provider, enhancing functionality beyond what individual providers offer. This approach means enterprises gain improved security and operational features, delivering a uniform multi-cloud experience. Aviatrix adds an abstraction layer across clouds, allowing businesses to retain on-premise-style control and simplicity in a multi-cloud setup.
Simon Richard, a Gartner research director, observes that centralised solutions like Aviatrix complement providers’ native services with added visibility and manageability.
Why cloud-native networking alone isn’t enough
Each cloud provider offers native networking, but integration is complicated. No provider alone can offer the visibility and observability businesses need for full control. Aviatrix steps in here, giving customers essential tools for diagnostics and troubleshooting, reducing time spent on problem-solving.
Gaining essential insights with Aviatrix data
In a case with Splunk, Aviatrix CEO Steve Mullaney discussed a frequent problem: cloud providers often refuse visibility requests. Mullaney highlighted the common scenario where cloud providers claim customers don’t “need to know” details. Aviatrix, however, enables customers to access essential data, significantly reducing diagnostic and troubleshooting times.
What sets Aviatrix apart from the competition
Aviatrix stresses an important distinction between true multi-cloud networking and merely connecting to multiple clouds. Many solutions only reach the edge of each cloud. In contrast, Aviatrix delivers secure, end-to-end networking across clouds. Mullaney explains that Aviatrix offers consistent networking within and across clouds, with enterprise-grade visibility, while also supporting connections to other solutions.
Key components of Aviatrix multi-cloud networking
Aviatrix has three primary components:
- Controller: This is the central intelligence that manages cloud networks and cloud accounts, ensuring accuracy as services deploy.
- Gateways: This component operates across an enterprise’s clouds, delivering the platform’s networking, security, and operational features.
- CoPilot: CoPilot provides visibility, monitoring, and troubleshooting, improving service delivery and operational efficiency.
Benefits of Aviatrix multi-cloud networking
Aviatrix delivers multiple advantages, enabling organisations to:
- Accelerate cloud adoption and support growth
- Scale consistently and reliably
- Meet enterprise security and compliance needs
- Bridge internal skill gaps effectively
- Achieve fast troubleshooting and pinpoint issues
- Deploy services quickly with ease
Splunk, for example, found that Aviatrix exceeded expectations, reducing operational burdens and providing more functionality than anticipated.
Aviatrix’s approach to network security
With ThreatIQ and ThreatGuard, Aviatrix helps users identify and remediate threats across their multi-cloud network. ThreatIQ cross-references traffic with a database of known malicious IPs, alerting and ranking threats by severity. When activated, ThreatGuard blocks dangerous flows immediately. Shortly after launching ThreatIQ with ThreatGuard, Aviatrix customers discovered previously unnoticed security breaches.
Why proactive security matters in multi-cloud setups
Gartner predicts that by 2025, 90% of organisations failing to control cloud use will face serious data exposure. Aviatrix plays a key role in helping organisations manage their cloud use, reducing security risks. As a Network Security Competency Partner for AWS, Aviatrix has earned one of the highest security designations, adding credibility to its security capabilities.
Companies using Aviatrix for multi-cloud networking
Major organisations are quickly adopting Aviatrix, including:
- Splunk
- Adobe
- Heineken
- NASA
- Virgin Australia
- Hyatt
These companies use Aviatrix to enhance security, streamline operations, and scale more effectively. In fact, Gartner expects that by the end of 2023, multi-cloud networking software vendor revenue will rise by 30% as more organisations adopt solutions like Aviatrix.
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