Distributed Enterprise Network
The User-Centric Distributed Enterprise Network has arrived.
People move. Networks must follow.
Never before has this statement been more accurate than it is today. Over the past few years, the world has seen a virtual explosion in the growth and popularity of mobile computing devices. Laptop computers. Smart phones. Wireless-enabled devices of every size and function.
With the unprecedented proliferation of mobile devices, users increasingly demand headquarters-quality connectivity wherever they work or roam; and the stringent productivity standards implemented by today's global enterprise dictate that IT organizations must meet this demand in order for the business to remain competitive. With a traditional approach to access network infrastructure, IT groups will face never before seen challenges in providing this imperative user access to corporate resources.
In order to meet the demands of the increasingly distributed workforce, IT organizations must take a completely new approach to their access infrastructure: User-Centric Distributed Enterprise Networks.
First, it is important to break away from the status quo approach to serving resources to these distributed network users. Deploying specialized appliances, applications, client keys, and security measures on a per-device type, per-location or per-access network basis has been proven to be a flawed strategy. Each of these disparate access methods requires budget to deploy and maintain, IT resources to configure and support, and help desk cycles for the army of network users who rely on it for connectivity. This is an enormously complex approach to serving the distributed workforce, and comes at an incredible monetary cost and detriment to scale. This approach is akin to issuing a separate key for entrance into each room within your facility – front door, office, restroom, breakroom and storage closet. That would cause a huge productivity drain for your employees, and a support nightmare for your facilities staff. It doesn't make sense … so why would you approach your access network with such a philosophy?
To provide secure, reliable access for today's increasingly distributed workforce, you need to take a user-centric approach. In order to meet the demand for mobility, while maximizing the productivity of available resources, you need to provide your network users with a simple, consistent method of accessing network resources regardless of their location, device or connectivity method. Aruba Networks is the leader in User-Centric Distributed Enterprise Networking, delivering access to corporate resources on a per-user basis.
With innovative network access solutions from Aruba Networks, a mobile users access corporate resources in exactly the same simple and secure manner wherever they work or roam.
