Data Security Solution for VMware vCloud Service Providers

The VMware vCloud Service Provider program is one of the world’s largest enterprise service provider ecosystems. CloudLink provides data security solutions for both enterprises that would like to adopt these vCloud services and service providers that would like to offer encryption to their customers.

CloudLink Data Security solutions offer two different approaches:

  • Self-Service – when an enterprise adopts the public cloud service from a vCloud service provider, the customer is able to deploy CloudLink SecureVM to encrypt its virtual machines in the cloud. The enterprise is in full control of the CloudLink deployment and key management. It’s completely self-service by the cloud customers and no extra operation effort is needed from the service provider.
  • Managed Service – in this case, the vCloud service providers provide the CloudLink solution as part of its managed service offering. They offer SecureVM as part of the service offering, known as Encryption as a Service (EaaS), or deploy SecureVM into their managed service customers’ VMs. The service provider provides flexible key management options for the customers. The service provider can manage the keys for the customers, let the customers manage the key, or manage the keys jointly.

Flexible Deployment with Single Encryption Management

CloudLink supports flexible deployment models when enterprises adopt CloudLink data security solutions with vCloud service provider clouds.

  • Hybrid cloud model with both VMware vSphere and vCloud Director based private cloud and vCloud powered public cloud services offered by these service providers. The CloudLink data security solution can be deployed in a hybrid fashion and managed via a common CloudLink Center on premise, which can be integrated enterprise key management systems
  • All in the cloud model where CloudLink data security solutions can be deployed inside a service provider’s cloud or inside multiple service providers’ clouds. The CloudLink Center can also be hosted in the cloud

VMware, vCloud, vCloud Director, vCenter, vSphere names are registered trademarks of VMware Inc.

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We are very pleased to announce that CloudLink has been acquired by EMC Corporation.  EMC is the leader in delivering solutions that enable the world to store, manage and leverage data.  The EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud enables customers to deploy IT as a Service quickly and easily.  CloudLink is an award-winning provider of software-based data security solutions for hybrid clouds.  As part of EMC, CloudLink will empower customers to embrace the hybrid cloud while addressing concerns around data security and sovereignty, and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Since CloudLink turned its focus to cloud security more than four years ago, we have been heartened to witness the exponential growth of private, public and hybrid cloud and honored to help our customers embrace this new paradigm.  Our induction into the EMC Select partner program two years ago was both a privilege and an excellent opportunity for us to develop solutions that truly address customer needs.  We are eager to contribute to the customer value EMC delivers through its industry-leading innovation, service and support.

Above all, we’d like to extend our thanks to our customers, partners and employees, as well as everyone who has helped us evolve and innovate.  We are very excited to join the EMC family and look forward to continuing our joint commitment to making hybrid cloud a success. If you have any immediate questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at cloudlinkquestions@emc.com.

Sincerely,

The CloudLink Team
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