In recent years, traditional factories have faced the challenge of information transformation. The security and availability of network data transmission have become increasingly important for factories. Using public internet connections, isn't a company's business secrets and customer information left exposed? Addressing the pain points of traditional factory internal network connections, with the acceleration of technology driving enterprise development, cloud services have emerged on the international stage. There's been a trend of migrating on-premises networks to the cloud, with more and more successful cases. The market offers a variety of solutions providing customers with fast, secure, and reliable network connections, including the Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Network CEN.

The following articles will guide readers step by step to understand data security, which is closely related to daily life, and to get to know our new friend, Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN)!

What is data security? Why is it necessary to protect data on the network? Most people tend to overlook the importance of protecting data on their personal computers, assuming that the data stored there has no significant value. This oversight can lead to the leakage of personal information, social media account credentials, and even unauthorized usage by unknown individuals.

However, data is one of the most valuable assets for everyone, and safeguarding it against unauthorized access is crucial! In the context of enterprises, data breaches can lead to severe consequences such as damage to reputation or loss of brand equity. Consequently, enterprises are increasingly prioritizing this issue, leading to the emergence of more and more new products and services aimed at addressing the challenges they face.

How to handle on-premises and cloud environments Building enterprise networks with traditional MPLS communication protocols MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) is an efficient network protocol that uses labels to forward data packets. It is widely used in public internet and enterprise internal networks to improve the speed and reliability of data packet forwarding. With MPLS, we can integrate the networks of various offices and branches into a large-scale enterprise intranet. However, this service incurs high costs in the on-premises environment and is not widely available in all regions.

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The Incredible Cloud Environment

Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) and MPLS share remarkably similar advantages in terms of secure and reliable enterprise network connections. Considering the convenience and cost considerations of deploying on-premises enterprise networks, Haier's partners strongly recommend clients to use CEN. It supports connections across multiple countries, offering low latency, high stability, and rapid deployment. It boasts a trustworthy architecture that is highly reliable.

Solution – Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN)

Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) is a dedicated network built on Alibaba Cloud that offers high availability, low-latency connections to various regions worldwide. It provides users with a stable and efficient network transmission environment, helping them create enterprise-grade networks in the cloud.

Features of Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN)

• Global Connectivity: One of the main challenges in network security arises from access between networks in different regions. When connecting different regions, CEN provides a high-capacity, low-latency, secure global dedicated network within Alibaba Cloud. Through CEN, networks can be established between VPCs or between VPC networks and local data centers. CEN supports automatic route distribution and learning, speeding up network convergence and improving the quality and security of cross-network communication.
• Private Network Isolation: The channels built by CEN for interconnection are entirely private networks and do not need to be exposed to the public network. Compared to public networks, which are vulnerable to attacks, private networks are more stable. In terms of security, access control policies can be set to allow or deny specific traffic.
• Encrypted Transmission: CEN access links support encrypted transmission, establishing private encrypted channels between Alibaba Cloud access points. By regularly updating keys, users are ensured that their transmissions over the public network path are not monitored or tampered with.

Advantages of Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN)

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• Global Interconnection: CEN enables private network connections between VPCs or on-premises IDC data centers worldwide.
• Multiple Access Points, Near Access, Shortest Path: With nearly 60 regions deployed worldwide, users can access Alibaba Cloud from various locations. Based on CEN's shortest route automatic forwarding and learning, efficient connections between local data centers and Alibaba Cloud networks are established.
• Low Latency, High-Speed Network: Network transmission achieves low-latency high-speed connections, with maximum access rates between local networks reaching the port forwarding rate of gateway devices. Compared to public network connections, CEN significantly reduces overall latency.
• Flexible Connectivity and Disaster Recovery: With high availability and network redundancy features, CEN can establish multiple communication paths to provide network reliability and fault tolerance. This means that when one communication path fails, another path can automatically take over communication tasks, ensuring business continuity and preventing network instability or interruption.
• Systematic Management: Network monitoring is systematized, utilizing automated detection systems to ensure network stability.
• Bandwidth Sharing: Bandwidth packages can be purchased based on regions, and bandwidth packages can be shared after interconnecting regions.