Building hybrid clouds quicker

Enterprises looking to build complex hybrid cloud infrastructures can face real problems in chaining together the on-premise and cloud-delivered applications and services they require. Helping them to build such infrastructures is an important role for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) but one with even more potential problems, especially if they wish to utilise multi-tenanted services.

Looking to solve this problem, KEMP Technologies has announced Condor, which it defines as a true multi-tenant application service delivery solution for enterprises, managed hosting companies and cloud service providers who want to adopt Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) strategies. 

Condor uses KEMP's HyperFlex virtualised architecture to provide a flexible framework that is independent of proprietary hardware. With this it can deliver either KEMP or third-party virtualised network functions using a single platform. For example, this could include load balancing, which is KEMP’s primary line of business, a web application firewall or a WAN optimisation controller.

Being able to chain network services shortens provisioning time and minimises the risk of misconfiguration by reducing manual setup. And with real multi-tenant application delivery,Condor allows MSPs and enterprise IT organisations to offer dedicated virtualised network services based on the performance and capacity needs of individual business units or customers.

In contrast to basic ‘containerisation’, KEMP’s complete tenant isolation also ensures that security policy requirements are met, while enabling granular control over performance and versioning.

Delivered as a bare metal software solution independent of proprietary hardware, Condor is an application on-demand delivery framework that offers managed and cloud service providers a scalable route to market for software subscription services. It will be targeted for deployment on all KEMP supported bare metal platforms including Cisco UCS B and C series, HP ProLiant DL, Oracle x86 and Dell PowerEdge R-Series servers, enabling KEMP authorised partners multiple options for delivering their end customer solutions with flexible, incremental scaling consumption models.

By leveraging server platforms already in use to build private cloud infrastructures, Condor seamlessly integrates into the cloud environment, converting platforms from leading vendors such as Cisco, Dell and HP into the underlying delivery framework.

“By delivering true multi-tenant application delivery and a framework for NFV service chaining, KEMP is committed to providing enterprises and managed service providers with maximum flexibility for privately hosted and hybrid cloud architectures,” said Peter Melerud, co-founder and EVP-Product Management at KEMP Technologies.