Array Networks has announced a new version of its operating system for its AppVelocity (APV) portfolio of application delivery controllers (ADC). Leveraging the speed core architecture, the new ArrayOS  8.1 fully leverages 64-bit processing and multi-core technology to deliver dramatic improvements in performance, packet handling and memory capacity. The new version also delivers multi-fold improvements in server offload and acceleration capabilities using new and improved functionality related to server load balancing, caching, compression, system level monitoring, process/module level resilience, application flow monitoring and field troubleshooting. Together, these enhance overall performance and scalability under a high traffic load.

"The combination of high-performance and high-intelligence takes the efficiency of the Array APV products to the next level," said Michael Zhao, President & CEO of Array Networks. "For more than a decade Array has been working with Global 500 customers in understanding the fundamental cause-and-effect relationships within complex application delivery architectures. We have identified data center 'bottlenecks,' and redesigned key components to make them more efficient and better able to handle the data centre evolution. With this breakthrough architecture, Array effectively leverages multi-core technology to deliver huge performance gains directly to customers at low TCO."

In addition to architectural advancements, Array delivers time-tested, mature features that have been used by thousands of customers worldwide. The new architecture has gone through extensive field deployment over the last 18 months and is purpose-built to handle the demands of enterprise data centres, as well as the evolving public and private cloud environments. For example, new content-aware engines allow ArrayOS 8.1-based products to achieve up to 400 percent improvement in small packet processing for applications such as VOIP, instant messaging / chat, tele-conferencing, stock trading, etc. SpeedCore allows Array APV products to support multiple applications simultaneously without negatively impacting user experience or application uptime. This enables network managers to deploy more applications and services in parallel and in real-time, thereby reducing overall deployment costs.