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A10 Networks Case Study

BR Digital Telecommunications

Introduction

This case study of BR.Digital Telecom is based on a March 2022 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 investing in products from A10 Networks:
    • Protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • Protect users from advanced threats

Use Case

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

  • Utilizes the following A10 products:
    • Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Radware

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • The surveyed company agrees with the following statements:
    • “A10 Networks improved our network security posture”
  • Realized a positive ROI in 3 – 6 Months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • features: the same
    • performance/scalability: the same
    • usability/deployment: the same
    • reliability: the same
    • quality of support: the same
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • security Incident Reduction: 10% to 24%
    • customer Satisfaction: 10% to 24%
  • Estimates an actual dollar savings of $100,000 to $500,000 since using A10 Networks’ solutions.
  • Describes A10 Networks’ products as:
    • Agile
    • Affordable

A10 Networks Case Study

Ministerio de Defensa

Introduction

This case study of Ministerio de Defensa is based on a March 2022 survey of A10 Networks customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

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

  • Primary reasons for investing in products from A10 Networks:
    • Improve application delivery and performance
    • Protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • Consolidation of networking equipment, e.g., ADC, SLB, NAT, FW, etc.
    • Deploy new and / or differentiated services
    • Improve operations with analytics and observability

Use Case

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

  • Utilizes the following A10 products:
    • Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
    • Thunder SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
    • Harmony Controller (Centralized Management and Analytics)
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • The surveyed company agrees with the following statements:
    • “I recommend A10 Networks’ products over other solutions”
    • “A10 Networks provides outstanding customer support”
    • “A10 Networks improved our network security posture”
  • Realized a positive ROI in 6 – 12 Months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • features: much better
    • performance/scalability: better
    • usability/deployment: much better
    • reliability: much better
    • quality of support: superior
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • performance: 75% or more
    • operational Agility: 75% or more
    • accelerate Software Strategy: 75% or more
    • security Incident Reduction: 75% or more
    • customer Satisfaction: 75% or more
    • reliability: 75% or more
    • opEx: 75% or more
    • capEx: 75% or more
  • Estimates an actual dollar savings of $100,000 to $500,000 since using A10 Networks’ solutions.
  • Describes A10 Networks’ products as:
    • Reliable
    • Secure
    • High quality
    • Affordable
    • Easy to use
    • Easy to deploy
    • Great post-sales support
    • Comprehensive

A10 Networks Case Study

Mikronet Bilgisayar Ltd. of Turkey

Introduction

This case study of MIKRONET BILGISAYAR LTD. STI is based on a March 2022 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 investing in products from A10 Networks:
    • Protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • Protect users from advanced threats
    • Reduce impact of specific security incidents
    • Consolidation of networking equipment, e.g., ADC, SLB, NAT, FW, etc.
    • Improve operations with analytics and observability

Use Case

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

  • Utilizes the following A10 products:
    • Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
    • Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
    • Thunder CFW (Convergent Firewall)
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
    • Thunder SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
    • Harmony Controller (Centralized Management and Analytics)
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Fortinet (or Coyote Point Systems)
    • NGINX
    • Radware

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • The surveyed company agrees with the following statements:
    • “I recommend A10 Networks’ products over other solutions”
    • “My organization significantly improved ROI, CapEx, and OpEx with A10 Networks’ solutions”
    • “A10 Networks improved our network security posture”
    • “A10 Networks offers tremendous scalability”
  • Realized a positive ROI in 18 – 24 Months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • features: the same
    • performance/scalability: superior
    • usability/deployment: much better
    • reliability: much better
    • quality of support: not as good
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • performance: 75% or more
    • operational Agility: 50% to 74%
    • accelerate Software Strategy: 50% to 74%
    • security Incident Reduction: 50% to 74%
    • customer Satisfaction: 75% or more
    • reliability: 50% to 74%
    • opEx: 10% to 24%
    • capEx: 75% or more
  • Estimates an actual dollar savings of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 since using A10 Networks’ solutions.
  • Describes A10 Networks’ products as:
    • Secure
    • Forward thinking
    • Affordable
    • Easy to use
    • Easy to deploy
    • Comprehensive

A10 Networks Case Study

Nepta — Italian IT Consulting Firm

Introduction

This case study of Nepta s.r.l is based on a February 2022 survey of A10 Networks customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

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

  • Primary reasons for investing in products from A10 Networks:
    • Improve application delivery and performance
    • Reduce operating and hardware costs
    • Consolidation of networking equipment, e.g., ADC, SLB, NAT, FW, etc.

Use Case

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

  • Utilizes the following A10 products:
    • Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
    • Thunder SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Cisco

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • The surveyed company agrees with the following statements:
    • “A10 Networks provides outstanding customer support”
    • “A10 Networks improved our user’s application experience”
  • Realized a positive ROI in 6 – 12 Months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • features: superior
    • performance/scalability: superior
    • usability/deployment: much better
    • reliability: much better
    • quality of support: superior
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • performance: 75% or more
    • operational Agility: 75% or more
    • accelerate Software Strategy: 75% or more
    • security Incident Reduction: 75% or more
    • customer Satisfaction: 75% or more
    • reliability: 75% or more
  • Estimates an actual dollar savings of $100,000 to $500,000 since using A10 Networks’ solutions.
  • Describes A10 Networks’ products as:
    • Reliable
    • Secure
    • High quality
    • Affordable
    • Powerful

A10 Networks Case Study

Impresas Cablevisión

Introduction

This case study of Operbes, S.A. de C.V. is based on a March 2022 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 investing in products from A10 Networks:
    • Improve application delivery and performance
    • Reduce impact of specific security incidents
    • Reduce operating and hardware costs
    • Consolidation of networking equipment, e.g., ADC, SLB, NAT, FW, etc.

Use Case

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

  • Utilizes the following A10 products:
    • Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Cisco
    • Fortinet (or Coyote Point Systems)
    • Huawei
    • Juniper Networks

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • The surveyed company agrees with the following statements:
    • “I recommend A10 Networks’ products over other solutions”
    • “A10 Networks improved our user’s application experience”
    • “A10 Networks offers tremendous scalability”
  • Realized a positive ROI in 18 – 24 Months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • features: superior
    • performance/scalability: much better
    • usability/deployment: superior
    • reliability: much better
    • quality of support: much better
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • performance: 50% to 74%
    • operational Agility: 50% to 74%
    • accelerate Software Strategy: 50% to 74%
    • security Incident Reduction: 50% to 74%
    • customer Satisfaction: 50% to 74%
    • reliability: 50% to 74%
    • opEx: 25% to 49%
    • capEx: 50% to 74%
  • Estimates an actual dollar savings of $100,000 to $500,000 since using A10 Networks’ solutions.
  • Describes A10 Networks’ products as:
    • Reliable
    • Secure
    • High quality
    • Agile
    • Cutting edge
    • Forward thinking
    • Easy to use
    • Easy to deploy

A10 Networks Case Study

Large Enterprise Automotive & Transport Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise automotive & transport company is based on a March 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • To protect users from advanced security threats
    • To deploy new and / or differentiated services
    • To support performance and quality-of-service SLAs
    • To meet availability and uptime SLAs
    • 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:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync
    • Microsoft Office 365

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
  • Realized a positive ROI within 9-12 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%

A10 Networks Case Study

Large Enterprise Retail Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise retail company is based on a February 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • To reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To deploy new and/or differentiated services
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • VMware
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Other security applications or devices

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:
    • F5 Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI within 9-12 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 75% or more
    • Lowered OpEx: 75% or more
    • Lowered CapEx: 50% to 74%

A10 Networks Case Study

Small Business Telecommunications Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business telecommunications services company is based on a February 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 deploy new and/or differentiated services

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Save IPv4 addresses
  • Realized a positive ROI within 18-24 months after using A10 products.

A10 Networks Case Study

Global 500 Computer Hardware Company

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 computer hardware company is based on a February 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 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • Education applications
    • ERP applications
    • ECommerce applications
    • VMware
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft Office 365
    • Security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
    • Improved disaster recovery capabilities
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Cisco
  • Realized a positive ROI within 6-9 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered OpEx: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered CapEx: 10% to 24%

A10 Networks Case Study

Large Telecommunications Equipment Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise telecommunications equipment company is based on a February 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • 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:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • VMware
    • Security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Cisco
  • 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 Networks Case Study

Small Business Computer Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business computer services company is based on a February 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • Web servers / Web application servers

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Improved the efficiency of a business process
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Citrix Systems
    • HAProxy
  • Realized a positive ROI within 12-18 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered OpEx: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered CapEx: 10% to 24%

A10 Networks Case Study

Prominent Global 500 Telecommunications Company

Introduction

This case study of a Global 500 telecommunications services company is based on a February 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To consolidate networking equipment
    • To support cloud computing initiatives
    • 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 CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
    • Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
    • Thunder SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
    • Harmony Controller (Centralized Management and Analytics)
    • AGalaxy Management (DDoS Protection Management)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • Security applications or devices

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
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Cisco
    • Brocade
  • 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%

A10 Networks Case Study

NOS Supports Cloud Initiatives with vThunder ADC

Introduction

This case study of NOS is based on a February 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 support cloud computing initiatives
    • 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:
    • Security applications or devices
    • Other security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Fortinet
    • Radware
  • Realized a positive ROI within 18-24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • Lowered OpEx: 25% to 49%
    • Lowered CapEx: 50% to 74%
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: much better
    • Performance/scalability: better
    • Usability/deployment speed: better
    • Reliability: much better
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Large Enterprise Healthcare Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise healthcare company is based on a February 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 deploy new and / or differentiated services
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Improved the efficiency of a business process
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • MS NLB
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3-6 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • Lowered OpEx: 25% to 49%
    • Lowered CapEx: 25% to 49%
  • 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 Networks Case Study

Virtual Radiologic Corporation

Introduction

This case study of Virtual Radiologic Corporation is based on a February 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 consolidate networking equipment
    • To consolidate server requirements
    • To deploy new and / or differentiated services
    • To support performance and quality-of-service 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)
    • Harmony Controller (Centralized Management and Analytics)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • VMware
    • Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft Office 365
    • Security applications or devices

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
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Cisco
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3-6 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • 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: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Medium Enterprise Banking Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise banking company is based on a February 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder TPS (DDoS Protection)
  • 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 network security posture
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • We had no other DDOS Protection device before A10 Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • 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: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

The Wasserstrom Company

Introduction

This case study of The Wasserstrom Company is based on a February 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 consolidate server requirements
    • To support cloud computing initiatives
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • 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:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Cisco
  • Realized a positive ROI within 12-18 months after deploying and using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance of network operations: 50% to 74%
    • Lowered OpEx: 25% to 49%

A10 Networks Case Study

Fortune 500 Telecommunications Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a Fortune 500 telecommunications services company is based on a February 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 this prominent, well-known telecommunications giant to evaluate and ultimately select A10 Networks:

  • Primary reasons for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
    • To support performance and quality-of-service 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Other security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Increased network performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
  • 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

A10 Thunder Series Case Study

Bay Federal Credit Union

Introduction

This case study of Bay Federal Credit Union is based on a January 2018 survey of A10 Thunder Series customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

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

  • Primary reasons for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
    • To deploy new and / or differentiated services
    • To meet availability and uptime SLAs

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of A10 Thunder Series 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:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • VMware

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Thunder Series:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Improved application delivery performance
    • Supported regulatory compliance requirements
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Citrix Systems
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3 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: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: superior
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

XPAND Corporation

Introduction

This case study of XPAND Corporation 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 Virginia-based company to evaluate and ultimately select A10 Networks:

  • Primary reasons for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
    • To protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • 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 XPAND Corporation uses:

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder ADC (Application Delivery and Load Balancing)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications
    • VMware
    • Security applications or devices

Results

XPAND Corporation achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Achieved the following specific benefits by deploying and using A10 products:
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
    • Improved network security posture
    • Supported regulatory compliance requirements
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Fortinet
    • Array Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI within 18-24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • Lowered OpEx: 25% to 49%
    • Lowered CapEx: 10% to 24%
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: superior
    • Performance/scalability: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: superior
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

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

A10 Networks Case Study

Well-Regarded Telecommunications Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise telecommunications 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • To protect users from advanced security threats
    • Because of the impact of specific security incidents
    • To consolidate networking equipment

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
    • Thunder CFW (Convergent Firewall) – Service Provider Use Cases
    • AGalaxy Management (DDoS Protection Management)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI after 24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
    • Lowered OpEx: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered CapEx: 10% to 24%
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: much better
    • Performance/scalability: much better
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Medium Enterprise Professional Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise professional 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 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 CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
    • Increased network performance
    • Supported regulatory compliance requirements

A10 Networks Case Study

American Eagle

Introduction

This case study of American Eagle 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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • VMware
    • Security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved network security posture
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Cisco
    • Fortinet
  • Realized a positive ROI after 24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 25% to 49%
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: superior
    • Performance/scalability: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: superior
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Large Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise industrial manufacturing 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To support performance and quality-of-service 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)
    • Harmony Controller (Centralized Management and Analytics)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • Had already A10 in place
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Lowered CapEx: 75% or more
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: much better
    • Performance/scalability: much better
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: better
    • Quality of support: much better

A10 Networks Case Study

Large North American Telecommunications Company

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise telecommunications 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To consolidate networking equipment
    • To deploy new and / or differentiated services

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation

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
    • Supported regulatory compliance requirements
    • Improved disaster recovery capabilities
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI after 24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 50% to 74%
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: superior
    • Performance/scalability: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Small Business Consumer Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business consumer 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 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:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ECommerce applications

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
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • HAProxy
  • Realized a positive ROI within 3-6 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 10% to 24%
    • Lowered OpEx: 75% or more
    • Lowered CapEx: 10% or less
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: superior
    • Performance/scalability: much better
    • Usability/deployment speed: much better
    • Reliability: better
    • Quality of support: much better

A10 Networks Case Study

Famous Telecommunications Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise telecommunications 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To consolidate networking equipment

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 products:
    • Thunder CGN (IPv4 Preservation and IPv6 Migration)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • IPv6 Migration / IPv4 Preservation

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
  • Realized a positive ROI after 24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in 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: superior
    • Performance/scalability: much better
    • Usability/deployment speed: superior
    • Reliability: superior
    • Quality of support: superior

A10 Networks Case Study

Small Business Financial Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business financial 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 reduce operating and hardware costs
    • To deploy new and/or differentiated services
    • 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)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • VMware
    • Security applications or devices
    • Other security applications or devices

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Increased network performance
    • Improved application delivery performance
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • IBM
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: better
    • Performance/scalability: better
    • Usability/deployment speed: better
    • Reliability: better
    • Quality of support: much better

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 protect servers and applications from advanced security threats
    • To protect users from advanced security threats

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 SSLi (Outbound TLS/SSL Decryption)
    • AGalaxy Management (DDoS Protection Management)
  • Uses the following in conjunction with A10 products:
    • DNS servers
    • Web servers / Web application servers
    • ERP applications
    • Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync
    • Microsoft Exchange
    • Microsoft SharePoint

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with A10 Networks:

  • Accomplished the following using A10 products:
    • Reduced costs for the IT infrastructure
    • Improved network security posture
  • Replaced the following vendors/solutions with A10 products:
    • F5 Networks
    • Citrix Systems
    • Arbor Networks
  • Realized a positive ROI after 24 months after using A10 products.
  • Estimates improvements in the following areas:
    • Increased performance: 25% to 49%
    • Lowered OpEx: 75% or more
    • lowered CapEx: 75% or more
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: much better
    • Performance/scalability: superior
    • Usability/deployment speed: not as good
    • Reliability: better
    • Quality of support: the same



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