Silver Peak Systems, Inc. was a company that developed products for wide area networks (WANs), including WAN optimization and SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN). The company was founded in 2004 by David Hughes. Silver Peak shipped its first product, the NX-series hardware appliance, in September 2005, and their first SD-WAN solution, EdgeConnect, in June 2015.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Networking hardware, software |
| Founded | 2004, in California |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Fate | Acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Successor | Aruba Networks |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Website | silver-peak |
On July 13, 2020, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced its intent to acquire Silver Peak for $925 Million.[1][2] This acquisition was completed on September 21, 2020, with Silver Peak becoming part of HPE subsidiary Aruba Networks.[3]
Products and services
editAs of 2019, Silver Peak's major product lines[4] were:
- WAN optimization
- NX series network appliances
- VX series virtual appliances
- GMS Global Management System — Management software for NX and VX
- Unity
- Unity EdgeConnect — Physical and virtual appliances for SD-WAN implementation
- Unity Boost — Optional WAN optimization package
- Unity Orchestrator — Management software/service, available as a virtual appliance, cloud-hosted, or Software as a service (SaaS) subscription
Partnerships
editDell
editBefore their acquisition, Silver Peak was a Dell partner for WAN optimization in over 30 countries, where Dell resold Silver Peak to improve the performance of Dell storage (EqualLogic and Compellent), networking (Force10), server, and virtual desktop (VDI) implementations over the wide area network.[5][6]
VMware
editSilver Peak partnered with VMware to offer its virtual WAN optimization products as part of the VMware vCloud Air offering.
EMC
editEMC Corporation resold Silver Peak physical and virtual WAN optimization appliances, which were available through the EMC Select program. Silver Peak was also the only WAN optimization product qualified and integrated with EMC’s VPLEX Geo.[7] Silver Peak’s WAwan optimization products were E-lab qualified on Symmetrix Remote Data Facility/Asynchronous (SRDF/A), Symmetrix Remote Data Facility/Data Mobility (SRDF/DM), SAN Copy, Celerra Replicator, Isilon SyncIQ, RecoverPoint, and Atmos.[8]
Hitachi Data Systems
editHitachi Data Systems (HDS) resold Silver Peak's WAN optimization products. Silver Peak can be deployed with HDS backup and replication products.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bary, Emily. "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to acquire Silver Peak for $925 million". Marketwatch. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ Hu, Krystal; Bera, Ayanti (13 July 2020). "HP Enterprise to buy Silver Peak for about $925 million". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ "HPE completes acquisition of SD-WAN leader Silver Peak". September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Products". Silver Peak web site. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Silver Peak expands reach with Dell to global markets". Data Centre Solutions Europe. May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Silver Peak's Data Center Class WAN Optimization Solution Now Available Through Dell". Reuters. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Silver Peak integrates with EMC VPLEX Geo for private clouds". SearchNetworking.com. May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Silver Peak attacks big data WAN latency with new EMC collaboration". SearchEnterpriseWAN. April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Silver Peak Tightens Partnership With HDS". Network Computing. May 19, 2010.