Go Daddy selects A10 Networks to replace large scale Cisco ACE replacements

Infotech Lead Asia:Go Daddy, a domain name, web hosting and new SSL certificates provider, has selected A10’s AX Series Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) to help manage its rapidly increasing customer traffic and accompanying AX Series appliances.Go Daddy selected A10’s high-performance 64-bit AX Series appliances for a large-scale Cisco replacement as they are able to improve the consolidation ratio by 8X per High Availability (HA) pair, while simultaneously delivering resiliency, extremely fast failover and security protection.

Go Daddy’s growing web hosting business faces increasing computing demands as it acquires new customers. It looks to meet the needs of existing customers’ evolving Web requirements. It has deployed the AX Series in its core North American data center in addition to several other international data centers.

Go Daddy chose A10’s network management solution because it enables a network administrator to manage any AX device from a single point. A10’s aGalaxy robust network monitoring and network management solution offers an intuitive interface that can be utilized to perform and automate a variety of essential tasks. It is available in a quick-to-deploy virtual appliance and can help offer immediate benefits and fast ROI, which increases as more appliances are used.

Recently, A10 Networks was ranked No. 4 for Communications/Networking companies on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Inc. magazine ranked A10 Networks as the best computer hardware vendor in its August 2012 issue.

“Go Daddy offers dynamic, scalable and multi-server Web hosting solutions to our customers,” said Go Daddy director of Networking Tim Parker. “Small business customer success online is largely influenced by the technology and support employed. Using A10, we are able to provide the same, top-level service our nearly 11 million customers have come to expect while improving reliability and keeping costs down.”

[email protected]