Barracuda CloudGen Firewall: version 8 available
Version 8 of the CloudGen Firewall from Barracuda adds features to simplify SD-WAN management and optimize cloud connectivity. VPN performance was increased by 50%.
More and more companies are moving their applications to the cloud, finding themselves in the position of having to review their network architecture. Services like Office 365 to function properly to require very low latencies and SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Networks) are a great alternative to rethinking your wired network, since they can be implemented much faster.
The new version of Barracuda’s CloudGen Firewall features a number of features simplifying SD-WAN management, optimizing cloud connectivity and offering protection to multi-cloud environments.
Barracura CloudGen Firewall: All the news of version 8
With the release of version 8, CloudGen Firewall adds a series of automations useful to simplify the deployment of the application and provide visibility and control over the entire network.
” The management of SD-Wans can be complicated ” – commented Klaus Gheri, Head of Network Security at Barracuda – ” Many SD-Wan products require days and days for implementation and if not configured correctly, can introduce vulnerabilities. ” ” Barracuda CloudGen Firewall offers an all-in-one SD-Wan solution integrated with the public cloud infrastructure, providing businesses with the security and connectivity they want with a level of automation that helps simplify the life of IT teams. ”
The Barracuda developers have also focused their attention on improving network performance, increasing data transfer rates by 50% and doubling the performance of the cloud network.
The new Dashboard WAN Path Controller dashboard expands the Firewall Insights features, dynamically displaying data on the health of the network and remote locations.
Particular attention has been paid to integration with Azure vWAn, which thanks to Central Management, Zero Touch Deployment and the support of Office 365 vWAn policies can be integrated automatically, without effort by the IT team.
More information on Barracuda’s new CloudGen Firewall release is available on the official website.
