Ciena, introduced its new software solution for Managed Services Providers (MSPs), that will allow service providers to offer virtualised network functions as on-demand, consumption-based business services.
The new solution will help MSPs establish entirely new business model which will enable providers to adopt a more agile and profitable strategy for adding and expanding network services and appliance functionality with a simple web interface and a consumption-based billing model.
Linking the managed services model with the key trend of virtualisation, Ciena’s new virtual services software platform, Agility Matrix, modernizes the acquisition, distribution, consumption and payment of virtualised network functions (VNF) and allows enterprises to drastically improve performance of all enterprise and cloud-based applications and better manage distributed networks.
Agility Matrix software includes VNF Market, an open, online marketplace for a variety of third-party VNFs, and Director, a management and orchestration engine. Using a virtual network interface similar to an online shopping experience, where users can drag and drop items into their carts, new network services such as encryption, firewalls, and VPNs can be delivered as managed services in a matter of minutes versus days or weeks.
Ciena also established a new business division called Ciena Agility, to power service velocity, innovation and business value across the wide area network (WAN).
“We are transforming raw capacity into capability that delivers on-demand network-based services in a manner that mimics the ease and instantaneous nature of an online shopping experience. The new Ciena Agility division is organized to quickly respond to the market demand for these customer-driven software solutions.” said, Kevin Sheehan, vice president and general manager, Ciena Agility.
