Application Networking in An Application-driven World
Cathy Huang, Industry AnalystICT Practice, APAC
2nd August 2011
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Evolution of Application Networking
Snapshots for Asia Pacific ADC & WOC Markets
Table of Content
Looking Ahead
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Mapping Out the Application Networking Landscape
Application Networking
•Intranet-centric
•Enhancing business processes
•Improving productivity
•Ensuring business synergy
•Web-centric
•Enhancing user experience
•Maintaining B2C and B2B relationships
Application Delivery Controllers WAN Optimization Controllers
•Improving server utilization
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Evolution of Application Networking
A need for a holistic view towards application networking that caters to evolving business needs
Acceleration & Availability
On-demand
Application-aware
SecuredFast, Stable
Connectivity
Application Security
Virtualization-enabled; Cloud-intuitive
Application Visibility
Evol
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Con
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ivity
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Enterprise Networking Trends
Migration to IPv6 Rich Applications
Green IT Mobility Cloud computing
Consolidation
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Evolution of Application Networking
Snapshots for Asia Pacific ADC & WOC Markets
Table of Content
Looking Ahead
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New Set of Business Pressures
BUSINESS AGILITY
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Lower Cost
Go Green
Consumerization of IT
SECURITY CONCERNS
New & Innovative ways to deliver and consume ICT Services
Greener Infrastructure
Pervasive Security
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ADC APAC Growth Trends
Source: Frost & SullivanAsia Pacific ADC Market CY2010
Key Highlights• Registered a YoY growth of 15.7 percent in 2010. The year continued to witness the continual
evolution of ADC platform beyond its traditional role as a server load balancer. • Market CAGR of 14.6 % in the forecast period in APAC. • The transformation of the ADC solution into a multi-faceted platform would enhance its growth
potential. • 2010 witnessed the growing importance of application security among APAC enterprises• ADC adoption trends in APAC remained highly heterogeneous across markets.
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WOC APAC Growth Trends
Source: Frost & SullivanAsia Pacific WOC Market CY2010
Key Highlights• The market grew by a 19.9 % on a YoY basis in 2010• Market CAGR of 16.4 % in the forecast period in APAC• The year witnessed enterprises back to business growth and expansion plans. Moreover, the awareness
towards the value proposition of the technology also improved.• The growing importance of enterprise mobility was also highlighted by an increasing demand for WAN
optimization endpoint solutions.
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Evolution of Application Networking
Snapshots for Asia Pacific ADC & WOC Markets
Table of Content
Looking Ahead
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Increasingly Complex Applications
Implications for Technologies
Business Pinpoints
Enterprise Trends
Applications getting pervasive
and Complex
Enhanced visibility into the
applications
Convergence between WAN acceleration & WAN Management
Visibility features on the ADC platform
Improved security aspect of the applications
Growing adoption of security features on the ADC platform, such as WAF
Security feature on the WAN Optimization platform
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Less critical applications
More important applications
Business-critical applications
Applications Moving to the Cloud
• Test and development environments
• Email and collaboration• Line of business• E-Commerce
• ERP• Accounting• CRM
Office Productivity Suite
Conferencing/HRM
Analytics & Reporting
ERP/CRM
Custom Applications
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%
Applications that will be moved to the Cloud in the next 12 months
Note: Based on a recent Frost & Sullivan survey. N=600
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Future Trends
Trends
Datacenter Consolidation
Virtualization
Cloud computing
Mobile computing
Consumerization of IT
Business Pinpoints
Standardization
Simple Management
Automation
Infrastructure Optimization
Technologies
Application Delivery Controllers
WAN Optimization Controllers
Cloud Management
Information Security
Analytics & Reporting
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For Additional Information
Donna JeremiahCorporate CommunicationsAsia Pacific+603 6204 [email protected]
Carrie LowCorporate CommunicationsAsia Pacific+603 6204 [email protected]
Cathy HuangIndustry AnalystICT+65 6890 [email protected]
Jessie LohCorporate CommunicationsAsia Pacific+65 6890 [email protected]
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