Archive for category: Announcements

The Aruba 8400 core switch has arrived! With the shift to a digital era, it is time to change the core to allow more visibility and automation. The real game changer is the new operating system, the ArubaOS-CX, designed to simplify and automate critical and complex network tasks.

Top reasons why it is a “game changer”:

• Supports policy-based integration with network monitoring, performance and security management tools
• Allows network operators to see more, know more, and act faster
• With its built-in Network Analytics Engine, it saves you time by giving you better visibility

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A ransomware called WannaCry (or Wcry, WanaCrypt0r, WannaCrypt, Wana Decrypt0r) has been leaked online and is spreading rapidly across the globe. WannaCry exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) protocol.  Products at risk include Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server Core installation option.  Microsoft released Critical Security Patch MS17-010 to resolve vulnerabilities in SMBv1 protocol effecting all Microsoft Windows versions from Vista to Windows Server 2016 and Server Core versions.

 We are advising all of our clients to apply the patch immediately.  Additionally, our partners at Fortinet, AlienVault, Webroot and others have been leading the way in protecting clients from ransomware attacks including WannaCry.  Please contact VPLS Solutions today with assistance in improving your security posture.

Orange, CA – March 7, 2017 – VPLS Solutions, a premier technology integrator and cloud service provider, today announced it was awarded Gold Certification Status from Nimble Storage.  Gold Certification is reserved for Nimble resellers with the greatest degree of expertise across the Nimble product portfolio with a measurably high level of product competency.

VPLS Solutions has been a committed Nimble Storage partner since 2012.  VPLS Solutions’ team of engineers has deployed Nimble Storage products for dozens of clients across Southern California.  VPLS Solutions has also demonstrated mastery in the integration of Nimble Storage solutions with Nimble Alliance partner products including Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Veeam and VMware.  Finally, VPLS Solutions has built a unique Nimble Storage as a Service offering allowing our clients to replicate their Nimble data to VPLS’s Nimble arrays in geographically diverse data centers located in El Segundo, CA, Phoenix, AZ and Ashburn, VA.

Nimble Storage is the leader in predictive cloud infrastructure, enabling customers to experience absolute performance, non-stop availability and cloud-like agility that accelerate critical business processes. The Nimble Storage Predictive Cloud Platform offers All Flash arrays and Adaptive Flash (Hybrid) arrays – all of which are supported by InfoSight Predictive Analytics.

The Nimble Predictive Cloud Platform provides fast, reliable access to data. By combining predictive analytics with all flash storage, Nimble frees businesses from infrastructure constraints. Over 10,000 customers use Nimble for their on-premise private clouds, SaaS and managed services. The Nimble Predictive Flash platform combines the All Flash and Adaptive Flash arrays into a single consolidation architecture with common data services. Since Nimble All Flash and Adaptive Flash arrays run the same NimbleOS, and management and functionality are identical, arrays can be seamlessly clustered and managed as a single entity. InfoSight Predictive Analytics predicts and prevents performance issues across the infrastructure stack before they occur.

“VPLS Solutions is honored to achieve Gold Certification with Nimble Storage,” said John Minnix, Co-Founder of VPLS Solutions.  “Nimble continues to offer our clients the All-Flash storage technology on the market allowing our clients to greatly improve performance while recognizing substantial savings in operational costs.”

“At Nimble Storage, we are committed to providing our partners with a combination of best-in-class storage solutions and comprehensive enablement resources, which we believe will prove invaluable in bringing the Nimble Predictive Cloud Platform to enterprises worldwide,” said Leonard Iventosch, vice president of worldwide channels at Nimble Storage. “We know that the success of our organization is dependent on our partners’ ability to successfully and independently sell our products and solutions. Because of this, we’ve fostered a global network of partners to provide enterprises access to our innovative storage solutions.”

About VPLS Solutions, LLC

VPLS Solutions, LLC is a premier technology solutions provider and systems integrator, and the solutions provider arm of the VPLS Group of Companies. VPLS Solutions is not your typical technology reseller. We own and manage our own large, private, carrier-grade network and operate nine geographically diverse data centers. Our 18+ years of carrier heritage make us the perfect partner for your public, private or hybrid cloud needs, and your most complex network and data center challenges.  VPLS Solutions is an Elite Brocade partner, a Fortinet Gold Partner and Managed Service Provider, a Veeam Gold Partner and Cloud Connect Provider, and a Nimble Storage Gold Partner.  We also have partnerships with Aerohive, Aruba, Cisco, Dell, Exagrid, HP, Huawei, Infoblox, Palo Alto Networks, Ruckus, Supermicro, VMware, Zerto and more.

John Minnix

VPLS Solutions, LLC

(213) 406-9080

jminnix@vplssolutions.com

On December 7th, Brocade publicly announced the latest addition to their campus LAN Ethernet switching portfolio, the Brocade ICX 7150.  The ICX 7150 is an entry-level campus switch with an entry-level price point to match.  The ICX 7150 fills a gap at the lower end of the price / performance spectrum for Brocade and allows Brocade to offer their products to a larger number of customers and for a broader spectrum of use cases.  The built in and field upgradeable 4 ports of 10 Gig, the ability to stack up to 8 units in a single stack with 320 Gigs of aggregated stacking bandwidth, and full PoE on all ports offers an enterprise feature set for what promises to be an extremely competitive price.

The ICX 7150 is available in three port density configurations:  12, 24 and 48 port 10/100/1000 models with 1 Gig / 10 Gig stacking or uplink ports.  It also offers both PoE and PoE+ for customers looking to power Ruckus APs, VoIP phones, surveillance equipment or other network devices.

The ICX 7150-C12P is especially interesting.  This compact, 12 port switch, offers PoE on all ports.  In addition, it is fanless, which opens up many use cases in noise sensitive environments like classrooms, retails stores and small offices.  The ICX 7150-C12P promises to quickly become one of Brocade’s highest selling products.

An expanded list of features for the ICX 7150 are as follows:

• Brocade Assurance Warranty with next business day advanced hardware replacement for three years after purchase and lifetime software patches and maintenance updates.
• Plug and play operations for powered devices via LLDP and LLDP-MED protocols.
• Simplified, automated deployment with auto-configuration.
• Base Layer 3 capabilities with support for static routes and RIP.  Full Layer 3 upgrade license to follow shortly after release.
• Hot insertion and removal of stack members.
• sFlow based network monitoring.
• Software upgradeable uplink / stacking ports from 1 Gig to 10 Gig.
• SDN and OpenFlow support.
• Unified wired / wireless network management with Brocade Network Advisor.

The ICX 7150 joins its cousins, the ICX 7250, ICX 7450 and ICX 7750, in Brocade’s line of campus switches.  The ICX 7150 will be generally available to customers on February 20th, 2017.

Structured cabling and cable management are important, but often overlooked, components of a stable, reliable network.  Networks with disorganized cabling are difficult to troubleshoot.  Cumbersome cables also make it difficult to install new network devices.  Finally, when executives see a jumbled mess of cables in the data center, it can reflect poorly on management’s view of the IT department.

Organizing cabling in your data center or wiring closet can be a challenging and time consuming task.  VPLS Solutions’ team of structured cabling experts can give your data center the clean and organized look you are hoping for at an affordable cost and with little downtime.  VPLS Solutions will leave you with a clean, labeled rack, as well as updated network diagrams.  We are experts at cabling new network deployments, or cleaning up existing cabling installs.  We have addressed cabling challenges at corporate offices, data centers, schools and government facilities.  Our team of structured cabling experts can help you pick the right accessories such as horizontal and vertical cable managers, racks, switch enclosures, UPS units, and cable types and lengths.  Please contact the experts at VPLS Solutions to schedule an assessment of your structured cabling.