Original Research on A10 Networks

A10 Networks Customer Research

95% of A10 Customers Reduce Data Center Footprint

When asked to rate how valuable A10 Thunder CGN is in their ability to reduce the footprint, i.e., space, power, cooling, required in data center, organizations said:

Extremely valuable: 39%

Valuable: 34%

Somewhat valuable: 21%

Not valuable: 5%

A10 Networks Case Study

Small Business Security Products & Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business security products & services company is based on a January 2020 survey of A10 Networks customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select A10 Networks:

Primary reasons for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
- To consolidate networking equipment
- To consolidate server requirements
- To deploy new and / or differentiated services
- To support performance and quality-of-service SLAs
- To meet availability and uptime SLAs

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of A10 Networks that the surveyed company uses:

Owns the following A10 products:
- Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
- Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
- Thunder CFW (Convergent Firewall) – Enterprise Use Cases
- Thunder SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
- DNS servers
- Web servers / Web application servers
- Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync
- Microsoft Exchange

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

Accomplished the following using A10 products:
- Improved the efficiency of a business process
- Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
- Increased network performance
- Improved application delivery performance
- Improved network security posture
- Improved disaster recovery capabilities
Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
- Cisco
- HAProxy
Realized a positive ROI within 6-9 months after using A10 products.
Estimates improvements in the following areas:
- Increased performance: 75% or more
- Lowered OpEx: 50% to 74%
- Lowered CapEx: 50% to 74%
Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
- Features: much better
- Performance/scalability: much better
- Usability/deployment speed: much better
- Reliability: much better
- Quality of support: much better

A10 Thunder Series Customer Satisfaction Rating

Network Administrator Says A10 Thunder ADC is “Fantastic”

A10 Networks Customer Research

100% of Latin American A10 Thunder CGN Customers Say Its Performance and Scalability Are Better Than Competition

When asked to rate A10 Network’s Thunder CGN performance and scalability compared to other vendors/competitors they have evaluated or used, organizations affirm:

Best in class: 60%

Superior: 27%

Better: 13%

Not better: 0%

A10 Networks Customer Fact

ROI. OpEx. CapEx. And $5,000,000+ in Savings

Over time, a well-known USA-based Global 500 health care company estimates a “dollar savings of over $5,000,000+," and confirms “significantly improved ROI, CapEx, and OpEx” since installing A10 Networks Thunder ADC and Harmony Controller solutions.

A10 Networks Case Study

Smartpipe Solutions Ltd.

Introduction

This case study of Smartpipe Solutions Ltd. is based on a January 2020 survey of A10 Networks customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select A10 Networks:

Primary reasons for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
- To deploy new and/or differentiated services
- For a new deployment/no previous solution

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of A10 Networks that the surveyed company uses:

Owns the following A10 products:
- Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
- VMware

Results

The following was accomplished with A10 Networks:

Smartpipe Solutions Ltd. confirms it achieved the following business benefits by using A10 products:
- Improved the efficiency of a business process
- Improved application delivery performance
- Supported regulatory compliance requirements
Realized a positive ROI within 9-12 months after using A10 products.
Estimates improvements in the following areas:
- Increased performance: 75% or more
Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
- Features: superior
- Performance/scalability: much better
- Usability/deployment speed: superior
- Reliability: much better
- Quality of support: superior

TechValidate Research on A10 Networks

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95% of A10 Customers Reduce Data Center Footprint

Small Business Security Products & Services Company

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

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Company Profile

About A10 Networks

Network Administrator Says A10 Thunder ADC is “Fantastic”

100% of Latin American A10 Thunder CGN Customers Say Its Performance and Scalability Are Better Than Competition

ROI. OpEx. CapEx. And $5,000,000+ in Savings

Smartpipe Solutions Ltd.

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Challenges

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About A10 Networks

A10 Network solutions enable enterprises, service providers, Web giants and government organizations to secure and optimize the performance of their data center applications and networks. Their Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS®) platform is designed to deliver performance and security.