Agora, the Denodo Cloud Service - Is Now Available on the AWS Marketplace
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The highly anticipated Denodo Agora (managed SaaS solution) on the AWS Marketplace is now generally available. Denodo has been supporting our joint customers to get the most from their investments. and with the introduction of Agora, organizations can now more efficiently handle their data management needs around fluctuating data volumes, while enabling their IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of routine operational tasks. Agora brings the full power of the Denodo Platform to a cloud-based, fully managed service, now available on the AWS Marketplace.

What is Agora? 

Agora extends the powerful capabilities of the Denodo Platform into a fully managed, flexible cloud solution. It offloads the operational burdens of data management, enabling IT and operational teams to concentrate on driving business outcomes instead of managing infrastructure.

For over two decades, the Denodo Platform has led the way in logical data management, accelerating data unification and delivery for all business data needs, in a scalable, secure, and user-friendly solution. Agora makes it easier than ever for organizations to harness the full potential of their data with the scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency of a cloud-based solution.

The Key Benefits of Agora on the AWS Marketplace 

Agora provides all the powerful features of the Denodo Platform, delivered as a cloud service. Here’s how Agora benefits your organization:

  • Deployment Offering Options: Users can pick from one of the 3 functional offerings, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise, and Standard subscriptions. You can read more about them here. Agora offers unparalleled flexibility, enabling you to easily scale from evaluation servers to complex enterprise setups.
  • Easy, Powerful Scalability: Agora’s streamlined provisioning process enables you to scale systems up or down with just a few clicks, keeping your organization agile and responsive to changing business demands.
  • Reduce dependency on IT and Operational Teams: By managing infrastructure and operational tasks like monitoring, updates, backups, and security, Agora frees your IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives that drive business growth.
  • Budget Friendly Licensing: Agora’s pricing model offers contracts-based pricing via a marketplace private offer and allows you to continue with consumption-based pricing thereafter. This enables users to start monthly using pre-paid credits, however the annual contract may offer better discounts and pre-paid credits usage. Users can make the best use of their AWS commitments tied to the EDP (Enterprise Discount Program).
  • Extending to Channel Resellers: SI/GSI partners can now resell Agora via the AWS Marketplace. This lets them provide users with a unified, streamlined experience with a single billing and contracts management process.

A Scalable Architecture that Provides Adaptability and Tight Control

For efficiency and security, Agora’s architecture is divided into two distinct components:

  • The Control Plane: Managed by Denodo within its cloud environment, the Control Plane handles key data management services such as account and subscription management. It also integrates features like License Manager and Design Studio, for comprehensive control over data models, system performance, user roles, security policies, and server settings.
  • The Execution Plane: Operating within the customer’s cloud account, the Execution Plane manages data processing and integration, enabling seamless data integration with existing AWS data sources, so organizations can effortlessly connect – and integrate data from – a wide variety of locations.

Agora: Get Started! 

Agora – Denodo’s managed cloud service, marks a significant step forward in data management. The SaaS free trial via the AWS Marketplaces enables organizations to quickly onboard their AWS workloads and maintain agility in a rapidly changing business environment. It offers users up to 500 pre-paid credits in the form of Denodo Credit Units (DCU) for up to 30 days. Users are still responsible for the infrastructure costs of the Denodo server deployed under their cloud account. 

For more information on how Agora can help your organization maximize its data potential, contact us today, or explore Agora on the AWS Marketplace.

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