{"id":85400,"date":"2011-02-08T19:03:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T11:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/vsat-cloud-computing-offers-end-to-end-service-for-critical-applications\/"},"modified":"2011-02-08T19:03:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T11:03:37","slug":"vsat-cloud-computing-offers-end-to-end-service-for-critical-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/vsat-cloud-computing-offers-end-to-end-service-for-critical-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"VSAT Cloud Computing Offers End-to-End Service for Critical Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

With companies embracing cloud computing solutions, the onus is on service providers to come up with solutions to tailor to customers\u2019 needs. ND SatCom<\/strong>, which has become a \u2018Citrix<\/strong> Ready Partner\u2019 thanks to its XWARP cloud computing solution, hopes to be a pioneering satellite presence in the cloud computing space. According to ND SatCom, it is \u201cthe only certified Citrix partner in the field of satellite communication\u201d. Citrix is a U.S. based IT solutions supplier.
\n    Johann Pohany, CEO, ND SatCom told Via Satellite<\/em> that the company wants to position itself as \u201can enabler of cloud computing over satellite\u201d. \u201cThe question nowadays is not if cloud computing will come, but how fast it will come,\u201d he says. \u201cIn order to gain efficiency and reduce cost on a big scale, companies have already centralized their IT applications such as, SAP, CRM, database applications in their headquarters and are connecting their remote offices with a thin client infrastructure. At the point where MPLS networks from major telco providers can\u2019t guarantee minimum latency or where no terrestrial infrastructure is available, XWARP enters the scene. Therefore we see XWARP as an enabler for cloud computing over satellite.\u201d
\n    The XWARP solution aims to lower the latency of satellite-based IT networks practically to zero. The interaction of its various components, such as the Citrix virtualization technologies, the Zero Latency Engine, the intelligent management of the SPSN (Secure Private Satellite Network) connection, and the satellite modem SkyWAN, enable \u2018zero latency\u2019. In addition, the IT solution is also equipped with security features for efficient SPSN connections.
\n    Pohany admits the discussions with key customers\u2019 are changing because of cloud computing. \u201cWhen we nowadays talk to our customers we see a big shift in our discussions. It is not the modem features which are the important topics a CIO wants to talk about \u2013 it\u2019s the business value and the cost savings you as a vendor can bring to his IT operations. In our case he wants a specific answer to his question: \u2018How can I bring my centrally hosted applications cost effectively to any location \u2013 worldwide.\u2019 The CIO is not that much interested in the satellite features and technology \u2013 he wants a solution to his latency issue for IT applications. Here ND SatCom and its partners can bring in their long-term satellite experiences. With XWARP , we are doing this. We already show an end-to-end responsibility integrated in our XWARP product.\u201d  
\n        ND SatCom is going through major change right now. In late October, it was announced that Astrium would purchase a 75.1 percent stake in the company from SES Astra. In 2009, ND Satcom\u2019s contribution to SES revenues was 81 million Euros ($112.46 million). ND SatCom launched the XWARP solution earlier this year, and Pohany is confident more deals will be signed before the end of the year. \u201c(We had) the launch of the first Managed XWARP platform with our partners Q-KON and Business Connexion (BCX) in South Africa earlier this month. With this launch, the VSAT provider Q-KON and the cloud computing hosting company BCX can offer their customers on the African continent an end-to-end managed XWARP service for latency critical applications over satellite. With this success it\u2019s a clear target of ND SatCom to find further partners to establish such kind of service offerings for a worldwide coverage for end-customers. So, yes we do expect to close significant deals before the end of this year,\u201d he says.
\n    The award of Citrix certification is a major boost for the XWARP solution going forward. \u201cBeing the first satellite company to get a Citrix ready certification manifests ND SatCom\u2019s position to be more than just a satellite modem vendor. With XWARP we developed a solution covering both the IT and the satellite world and we therefore opened a door for a totally new sales market. Looking on our customers\u2019 feedback I see XWARP as a very disruptive technology combining the cloud computing and satellite world,\u201d Pohany says. \u201cAnother interesting point is that XWARP represents an added value for all of our partners in the value chain \u2013 i. e. the cloud computing companies can extend their market reach to every location on the planet even the vast areas where mobile or wireline access is not available.\u201d
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With companies embracing cloud computing solutions, the onus is on service providers to come up with solutions to tailor to customers\u2019 needs. ND SatCom, which has become a \u2018Citrix Ready Partner\u2019 thanks to its XWARP cloud computing solution, hopes to be a pioneering satellite presence in the cloud computing space. According to ND SatCom, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}