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778 Customers Surveyed

6,397 Data Points Collected

277 Published TechFacts

24 Published Charts

60 Published Case Studies



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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 Customer Research

Improved Network Performance and Latency

When asked to rate how valuable A10 Thunder CGN is in their ability to improve network performance or latency, organizations said:

Extremely valuable: 41%
Valuable: 41%
Somewhat valuable: 15%
Not valuable: 3%

A10 Networks Customer Review

Canadian Company Achieves Measurable Results with A10

4/5 Stars

Please describe why you selected solutions from A10 Networks (advanced features, lower TCO, etc.) and the value that you have gotten from them (application performance, better security, etc.).

The company received a ROI in 12-18 months, lowered OpEx and CapEx 25-49%, increased performance 75% or more, and improved application delivery performance due to deployment of A10 Networks’ Thunder ADC product.

Would you recommend A10 Networks Thunder Series, and if so, why?

A10 Networks Case Study

Educational Institution

Introduction

This case study of an educational institution is based on a January 2020 survey of A10 Networks customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Challenges

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

  • Primary reason for purchasing products from A10 Networks:
    • To consolidate networking equipment

Use Case

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

  • Owns the following A10 product:
    • 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
    • VMware
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft Office 365

Results

The surveyed organization 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 vendor/solution with A10 products:
    • A10 Network SLB
  • Realized a positive ROI within 12-18 months after using A10 products.
  • Rates the following from A10 when compared to competitive products:
    • Features: Better
    • Performance/Scalability: Better
    • Usability/Deployment Speed: Better
    • Reliability: Much Better
    • Quality of Support: Much Better

A10 Thunder Series Customer Research

A10’s Most Frequently Replaced Competitors

Which of the following vendors/solutions did you replace with Thunder Series products?

Cisco
34%
F5 Networks
33%
Brocade
9%
HAProxy
9%
Barracuda Networks
6%
Citrix Systems (Netscaler)
6%
KEMP Technologies
6%
NGINX
6%
Radware
6%
Coyote Point Systems
2%
Riverbed Technology
2%
Other
16%

A10 Thunder Series Customer Satisfaction Rating

Customer Says It All: “Great Devices..and…Great Support”

An IT Director at a non-profit would be very likely to recommend A10 Thunder Series for this reason:

They are great devices and have great support!



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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.

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