Network security solutions provider, Hillstone Networks announced the launch of X10800, a next-generation data center firewall that supports a full suite of security services that is specifically designed to meet the ever-growing security requirements of large cloud infrastructures with higher performance, scalability, and reliability.
By 2021, Cisco predicts that global network traffic will grow to 20 ZB, with cloud-based data centers to carry 94% of the workload. This exponential traffic growth continuously exacts high performance requirements in security services.
The Hillstone X10800 is based on a fully-distributed architecture. The architecture is future proven to support up to 7 Tbps Firewall throughput. It is built with a full-blown next-gen firewall services, advanced threat prevention capabilities and multi-tenancy features. With its 12 slots, Hillstone X10800 supports 100GE high-density interfaces and intelligent security services. Its fully redundant design at all levels guarantees carrier-grade reliability.
“We are proudly introducing the Hillstone flagship product X10800 today,” said Lingling Zhang, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing from Hillstone Networks. “We believe high-performance, scalability and reliability are the foundation to ensure security services in large virtualized data centers. Hillstone is committed to delivering continuous innovation that makes security simply work for our customers.”
