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Software Defined Networks + Security = Cloud InnovationSoftware Defined Networks + Security = Cloud Innovation The mind often boggles when thinking about innovation in the cloud. The cloud, after all, enables everything from mobile gaming to business computing, and the players behind the cloud are involved in data centers, infrastructure, networking, wireless, software development, and more. As we think about the Clouded Leopards Den 2015 cloud innovation prize, let’s ponder one great example of a cloud innovator: Wedge Networks. Wedge Networks is all about security, with a focus on service providers like Internet service providers, cloud hosting companies, and even large enterprises. The heart of the company’s offerings is WedgeOS, a Deep Content Inspector security platform that can provide real-time object-level analysis of network traffic. With WedgeOS, not only can the individual parts of an individual network packet be thoroughly analyzed for threats, but the higher-level digital objects carried over many network packets can also be recognized and handled. In other words, WedgeOS can be used to block network malware, enable data loss prevention, implement anti-spam systems, load up a firewall, provision security policies, and more. Let’s talk cloud innovation. WedgeOS can be run on traditional network appliances and devices, but can also be run within the cloud as a security application using Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) – the ability to run applications on a network using Software Defined Networks (SDN). In fact, one of the company’s most exciting products is called Cloud Network Defense, and leverages NFV and SDN to enable what Wedge terms Network as a Service, or NaaS. Wedge Networks is a young company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada — and in a few short years, has found itself noticed as a key networking industry influencer in key organizations. In October 2014, Wedge Networks joined the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) to boost the notion of Security as a Service – read all about it in in TelecomHK. Wedge is also a significant player in the CloudEthernet Forum, which is focused on enhancing a scaling Ethernet technology to help deliver cloud services across the globe. Wedge has raised more than $6mm since 2010 and achieved the 2014 InfoSecurity Gold award for Cloud Security. When we consider the incredible breadth of innovation in the cloud, Wedge Networks stands out as a great example of what the judges are looking for in the Clouded Leopards Den 2015 prize. If you are at a cloud startup, fill out the entry form today! Follow the Clouded Leopards Den 2015 competition at #CloudLeopardDen. As a community-building service, TMCnet allows user submitted content which is not always proofed by TMCnet editors. If you feel this entry is of inferior quality or wish to report it for some reason, please forward the URL to "webedit [AT] tmcnet [DOT] com" with your comments. |