Aviatrix Cloud Network License Service

My main use case for Aviatrix  is for managing our multi-cloud environment. We have our environment on Azure  cloud, AWS , or GCP. We are in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment. To have centralized console or control to manage all of those cloud environments through a single console, we are using Aviatrix  to manage it. It becomes very easier to manage from the centralized console from an administration point of view.

Apart from the centralized management console, Aviatrix gives the additional advantage or simplifies the way we manage the cloud environments. When it comes to troubleshooting or more networking-related issues, the native cloud solution has limited options available within the cloud environment. Aviatrix provides those additional benefits to manage effectively when managing troubleshooting or issues.

Aviatrix is making our day-to-day job easier and also saving a lot of time because it gives options for cloud-to-cloud peering, as well as a transit hub and spoke architecture. It simplifies how we manage the multi-cloud environment through the single console, and the connectivity options become very easier.

Aviatrix supports the automation platform. It supports Infrastructure as Code  (IAC), which makes deployment faster with automation. This reduces operational overhead.

Aviatrix has positively impacted my organization by making management and administration easier, allowing us to manage all the cloud infrastructure from a single console. There is less overhead on operations due to automation support, and cloud network segmentation has become more advanced.

I have seen some cosmetic bugs with Aviatrix, particularly with the console. Although the Aviatrix team releases versions to address these concerns, I have personally observed that the console can be slower to respond at times.

One area I would like to highlight for needed improvements is the documentation. The technical documents available on the platform are not very in-depth. If Aviatrix provides more detailed documentation on the technical infrastructure, it would be more helpful for customers to evaluate, learn, and gain knowledge about the platform.

I have been using Aviatrix for around four years now.

Aviatrix is stable.

Aviatrix is highly scalable. As your cloud environments increase, and you add additional cloud environments, such as from AWS  to Azure  or OCI , it scales effectively. It is scalable across different cloud environments and within a single cloud environment.

The customer support for Aviatrix is pretty good. They are responsive, and their core technical team sometimes participates on calls when we need support.

Negative

I did not use a different solution previously; it was a natively managed cloud environment. Therefore, we did not consider any other solution apart from Aviatrix.

I have seen a return on investment primarily through the time saved for our engineers, allowing them to focus on other productive tasks. Additionally, management has become significantly easier through Aviatrix controller.

I find that the pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Aviatrix are on the higher side.

One important point is that if you are already using Aviatrix and wish to revert to your native cloud management solution, it is not easy to roll back to the previous setup. This is something to take into consideration.

The advice I would give to others considering using Aviatrix is that its high licensing cost makes it more suitable for large or medium-scale environments. When you have a multi-cloud environment, it becomes easier to justify the platform's cost. However, for very small environments or those using only one cloud platform, it may not justify the expense. Nevertheless, if your organization can afford it, you should go for it because it is a very stable, centralized solution that simplifies managing cloud operations. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.

It felt like a dual approach: on one hand, we were learning, and on the other hand, it helped organizations simplify and optimize their cloud networking, security, and operations.

One of the aspects I found most valuable is its ability to make changes and roll them back quickly. In an AWS context, you could connect a couple of virtual private clouds, even if they weren't originally meant to be linked. What I particularly appreciated was that it was cloud-agnostic, so it didn't matter if you were working with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud; it seamlessly operated across different cloud providers. Within the Aviatrix ecosystem, you could connect different clouds, and the intricacies of low-level commands and configurations were abstracted away. 

There can be a steep learning curve for users who are not familiar with it or multi-cloud networking concepts. Training and support may be necessary to fully leverage its capabilities.

I have worked with it for approximately two years.

I found it to be a stable product.

Occasionally, I had to consult the Aviatrix online forums for guidance when things didn't go as planned. Its community was helpful during these troubleshooting moments.

I encountered some issues during the initial setup, largely because I didn't follow the step-by-step instructions diligently. I made changes directly within my AWS account, which led to some complications with the scripts provided for setting up and tearing down lab environments. This approach caused the script to break at various points, and I had to manually troubleshoot and debug the issues. Overall, it is generally straightforward, but it requires precise adherence to the provided steps.

It operates on a consumption-based model and the expenses depend on factors such as the number of virtual machines you use and the resources consumed. The basic license costs were reasonable.

Besides being a consumption based model, the license cost for the Aviatrix software is high, so it could be a significant financial challenge.

In the realm of multi-cloud networking, I would suggest conducting a search for "multi-cloud networking" to explore the landscape of available solutions. Instead of investing significant time in writing scripts and manually establishing these connections, Aviatrix offers a more streamlined approach to join these diverse cloud environments, so I would recommend it.