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Curalate's Digital Commerce Optimization with Zscaler Private Access
技术
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 事件驱动型应用
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 虚拟私有云
适用行业
- 水泥
- 建筑与基础设施
适用功能
- 采购
用例
- 施工管理
- 基础设施检查
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
挑战
Curalate 是一个数字商务优化平台,其托管在 Amazon Web Services (AWS) 上的虚拟私有云 (VPC) 实例面临着挑战。该公司使用 OpenVPN(一种开源 VPN 产品)来提供对 VPC 中托管应用程序的访问。然而,这个系统有几个缺点。首先,要访问特定应用程序,最终用户必须知道哪个VPC托管该应用程序,这要求用户了解网络。其次,OpenVPN 存在性能、可用性和冗余方面的挑战。最后,缺乏基于策略的细粒度访问,并且策略管理很困难,因为每次应用程序访问策略更改时都需要更新每个 VPN 实例。尽管使用 AWS 基于最新云技术构建了基础设施,但 Curalate 的日常运营仍受到访问该基础设施所需的已有 20 年历史的传统 VPN 技术的影响。
关于客户
Curalate 是一家位于宾夕法尼亚州费城的数字商务优化平台。该公司的使命是通过调整异地商务接触点和现场发现体验,为消费者打造视觉化、个性化和情境化的自适应商务体验。这一使命建立在网络对高性能、弹性可扩展性和一致正常运行时间的承诺之上。 Curalate 平台优化了 800 多个品牌的数字商务,提供帮助消费者发现下一次购买的工具。该公司在 AWS 上运行整个 IT 基础设施,包括软件开发和生产。
解决方案
Curalate 通过 Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) 找到了应对这些挑战的解决方案。 ZPA 将应用程序从其所在的网络中抽象出来,无论用户是在公司办公室还是在路上,都可以实现无缝且相同的访问。最终用户不需要知道应用程序位于何处,也不必在不同位置之间进行选择。 ZPA 内置了冗余和高可用性,就像 AWS 一样。 ZPA 还提供特定于应用程序的访问,仅限制授权用户的访问,使应用程序本身对未经授权的用户完全不可见。这使得 VPC 内的横向移动变得不可能,因为访问特定于应用程序,而不是 IP 地址。 ZPA 也易于配置和部署,Curalate 从概念验证到生产部署仅用了三周时间。
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