As the digital transformation journey continues to reshape industries, the importance of robust and agile networking solutions has become more evident than ever. With businesses increasingly adopting cloud technologies and seeking innovative networking solutions, the third annual GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Networking provides valuable insights into the evolving market landscape. Among the standout performers, emma has been recognized by GigaOm as a Market Challenger, offering both multicloud management and networking capabilities.

What is the GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Networking?

The GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Networking is a comprehensive evaluation that assesses 13 leading cloud networking solutions. This annual report builds upon previous analyses and offers a detailed examination of the market's evolution over the past year. By comparing these solutions against key capabilities and nonfunctional requirements, the GigaOm Radar Report provides decision-makers with essential insights for making informed investment decisions.

Why Cloud Networking?

With cloud migrations on the horizon and an increasing number of cloud-first companies entering the market, the adoption of cloud networking is expected to surge. One of the primary advantages of cloud networking is its ability to enable organizations to take a more agile approach to their infrastructure.

Instead of being constrained by physical networking limitations, cloud networking empowers developers to access resources and services offered by various infrastructure providers across on-premises workloads, multiple public clouds, and an expanding number of edge locations. This flexibility allows developers to spin up (and down) networking resources according to their specific requirements, without the need for in-depth networking knowledge. The result is bespoke infrastructure that is tailored to optimize application performance and meet evolving business needs.

The Rise of Multicloud Networking

While multicloud networking is not a requirement in the GigaOm Radar Report, it's undeniably one of the most sought-after capabilities in today's complex digital landscape. This is where emma shines.

emma's capabilities allow for optimizing the balance between cost and performance in traffic routing. This entails making smart routing choices grounded in cost parameters and performance needs. For instance, it intelligently directs traffic through more economical routes without compromising on meeting designated performance standards.

Here are a few more key features:

Interconnectivity

The emma platform excels in establishing connections and integrating networking resources across different cloud platforms. This enables seamless communication and data transfer between applications and services hosted on various cloud environments.

Traffic Management

Efficiently managing network traffic across multiple clouds is crucial for optimizing performance, ensuring reliability, and meeting service-level agreements (SLAs). This includes implementing load balancing, traffic routing, and traffic prioritization strategies.

Cost Optimization

emma provides a comprehensive suite of cost-saving tools designed to oversee networking expenses, generate cost projections based on traffic volume, and compare cost-effectiveness with performance for traffic routing. The platform offers clear insights into the expenses tied to network resources, empowering users to monitor costs, pinpoint cost influencers, and enhance resource distribution. By scrutinizing past data alongside current usage trends, emma delivers forecasts and approximations of forthcoming expenditures.

Security

With the increasing adoption of multicloud networking, robust security measures are essential to protect data and applications across diverse cloud environments. emma implements encryption, access control, and security policies consistently across all clouds to safeguard sensitive information.

Scalability

Scalability is another key feature offered by emma, allowing organizations to accommodate dynamic workload requirements and evolving business needs. This includes scaling network bandwidth, resources, and services as demand fluctuates.

Visibility

Effective management and monitoring tools are essential for providing visibility into network performance, detecting issues, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations across multiple clouds. emma's comprehensive visibility features enable organizations to oversee their network infrastructure effectively.

emma is positioned in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant in the GigaOm Radar Report, emphasizing a comprehensive multicloud management strategy encompassing both networking and network security elements. Standing out for its focus on integrating with edge service providers and content delivery networks, emma also operates its own network backbone, a feature exclusive to a select few in the report.

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