The product is a converged infrastructure solution, encompassing all branch services such as server, storage, networking, and WAN optimization. It is a dual-ended system that comprises two logical components: Edge and Core. In a basic deployment scenario, the two components work together in a topology where a single Core appliance can support multiple Edge devices.

Core is an appliance in the data center that mounts all storage from the backend storage array or file server that needs to be made available to applications and servers at a remote location. In the remote location, Edge provides a virtualized environment that hosts the branch application servers. Core appliances communicate across the WAN with the Edge appliances at the branch.

The product delivers local user performance while enabling data centralization, instant recovery, and lower total operating costs. Unlike traditional converged infrastructures, the product enables stateless branch services. You can access applications that run locally in your branch while the primary data is centralized in your data center. Decoupling computation from its underlying storage allows your applications to run in a stateless mode, which reduces your branch footprint and centralizes management of your branch services.

With the product family, data center administrators can extend data center storage to a remote location, even over a low-bandwidth link. The product delivers business agility, enabling you to effectively deliver global storage infrastructure anywhere you need it.

The product provides the following functionality:

By consolidating all storage at the data center and creating diskless branches, the product eliminates data sprawl, costly data replication, and the risk of data loss at the branch office.