Forward Enterprise Deployment Models
Forward Networks provides many deployment models for Forward Enterprise.
Some of them are fully managed by Forward Networks while others are installed and managed by the customers.
Deployment Models Managed by Forward Networks
- Forward SaaS: allows modeling public clouds as well as on-prem infrastructures. It requires download and installation of a Forward Collector in your on-prem network infrastructure.
Deployment Models Installed and Managed by Customers
The following are supported environments for installing on-prem version of Forward Enterprise:
- VMware Hypervisor
- Amazon AWS
- Microsoft Azure (Commercial and GovCloud)
- KVM Hypervisor
Summary
The table below highlights the main differences between all the supported deployments models:
| Model | Managed By | Collector Install | Cloud Modelling | On-prem Modelling | License purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward SaaS | Forward | Yes | Yes | Yes | Forward Sales |
| VMware Hypervisor | Customer | No | Yes | Yes | Forward Sales |
| Amazon AWS | Customer | No | Yes | Yes | Forward Sales |
| Microsoft Azure | Customer | No | Yes | Yes | Forward Sales |
| KVM Hypervisor | Customer | No | Yes | Yes | Forward Sales |