Alibaba Cloud VPN Gateway
Alibaba Cloud VPN Gateway is a managed service that facilitates secure, encrypted network communication between Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) within Alibaba Cloud and on-premises data centers, or between different VPCs. It supports both IPsec-VPN for site-to-site connectivity and SSL-VPN for…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2015
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Alibaba Cloud VPN Gateway was created to provide a secure, scalable, and easy-to-manage solution for establishing encrypted connections between diverse network environments, particularly for businesses adopting hybrid cloud strategies. Before its emergence as a dedicated service, establishing such connectivity often involved costly, complex, and high-maintenance on-premises hardware VPN appliances or cumbersome self-managed VPN software on virtual machines.
- Platforms
- Alibaba Cloud infrastructure
Related technologies
Notable users
- Enterprises implementing hybrid cloud architectures on Alibaba Cloud
- Organizations connecting multiple Alibaba Cloud VPCs across regions or accounts
- E-commerce platforms for secure data exchange
- Gaming companies for secure backend access
- Businesses requiring secure remote access for employees