Multi-cloud Networking (MCN)
What is Multi-cloud Networking (MCN)?

Multi-cloud networking enables the design, deployment, and operation of a network in multiple public cloud environments. MCN products enable consistent network policy, security, governance, and visibility across multiple cloud environments via a single point of management.

Multi-cloud differs from hybrid cloud, which blends the use of private and public cloud environments, typically from one provider. Multi-cloud can include private and/or public clouds but uses the best services from various providers to create a custom solution for an organization’s specific needs.

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  • Multi-cloud networking explained
  • How does multi-cloud networking work?
  • What are the benefits of multi-cloud networking?
  • Multi-cloud networking use cases
  • Building a multi-cloud networking solution with SD-WAN
  • How does HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform support multi-cloud networking?
Multi-cloud networking explained

Multi-cloud networking explained

Multi-cloud networking (MCN) provides automated, policy-based networking for connectivity and network services of distributed workloads in and across multiple clouds. MCN solutions, provided as network software or as a service, are managed, on demand, elastically scalable, highly available, and secure.

MCN enables enterprises to control, secure, and manage their data on networks traversing multiple private and public cloud resources and data centers. MCN architectures are software based and can intelligently connect disparate IT resources while providing control, visibility, and security over network connections.

Multi-cloud often incorporates at least two cloud services within a single architecture—in other words, different cloud stacks for different tasks, such as Google Cloud Platform for internal apps and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for customer-facing apps.

HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN

Enable data access wherever it lives with a secure SD-WAN SASE solution that produces both the connectivity and security necessary for hybrid cloud.

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