Product Overview: Barracuda CloudGen WAN
Barracuda CloudGen WAN is a comprehensive, cloud-native solution designed to simplify the deployment, security, and management of global high-performance Wide Area Networks (WANs). This product integrates the best features of SD-WAN and next-generation firewall security into a single, unified solution.
Key Features
Ease of Use and Deployment
- CloudGen WAN is deployed directly from the Azure Marketplace, allowing for easy and rapid setup across multiple regions. It utilizes zero-touch deployment for site devices, making it straightforward to establish and maintain without requiring specialized SD-WAN or enterprise firewall expertise.
Cloud Scalability
- The solution leverages the Microsoft Global Network as the WAN backbone, replacing traditional MPLS or leased lines. This allows for dynamic sizing of networking and security throughput to match actual workload requirements, ensuring scalability and flexibility.
Integrated Security
- CloudGen WAN is built on the security technology of Barracuda CloudGen Firewall, providing robust, next-generation firewall capabilities. This includes multi-layered security features such as IPS/IDS, deep SSL inspection, and Advanced Threat Protection, including cloud-based full emulation sandboxing.
Centralized Management
- The CloudGen WAN management portal offers a centralized and intuitive way to orchestrate SD-WAN connectivity, security, and networking. This portal allows for easy configuration and management of all CloudGen WAN components, ensuring seamless connectivity to all locations and cloud-based resources.
Performance Optimization
- By utilizing the Microsoft Global Network, CloudGen WAN reduces latency and bandwidth shortfalls, ensuring high-performance access to business-critical applications both on-premises and in the cloud.
SASE Solution
- CloudGen WAN is part of a broader Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution, extending SD-WAN connectivity and next-generation firewall security beyond users and office locations to include industrial IoT and rugged form factor devices for shop and factory floors.
Functionality
- SD-WAN Connectivity: Provides fast and reliable SD-WAN connectivity, automatically establishing an overlay SD-WAN backbone and integrating with the Microsoft Global Network for enhanced performance.
- Security: Combines SD-WAN with the security features of a next-generation firewall, ensuring comprehensive protection against advanced threats and zero-hour attacks.
- Cloud Integration: Deployed as a SaaS service, CloudGen WAN is natively integrated with cloud services, allowing for easy access to cloud-based resources and applications.
- Dynamic Scaling: Enables dynamic sizing of networking and security resources to match the actual workload requirements, ensuring efficient use of resources and cost-effectiveness.
In summary, Barracuda CloudGen WAN offers a pragmatic and highly secure solution for managing global WANs, combining ease of use, full security, and cloud scalability in a single, unified product.