Every organisation is unique and we build around that. We tailor bespoke solutions to your specific challenges and opportunities, from first consultation through design, implementation, and adoption. We focus on business outcomes, not transactions: your success is our success.

We work as a partner, not just a provider: clear governance, transparent communication, and cadence aligned to your milestones. Expect proactive updates, documented runbooks/rollbacks, and accountable delivery end to end.

Our certified, multi-vendor engineers bring decades of enterprise, telco, and service-provider experience. We follow industry best practices and keep skills current so your solution meets (and often exceeds) vendor and regulatory expectations.

ADC & GSLB 
Deliver resilient L4–L7 application delivery and global traffic steering across data centers and clouds.

• Load balancing & acceleration Full-proxy L4–L7, advanced health checks/policies, TLS/SSL offload (TLS 1.3/ECDSA), HTTP/2/3, aFlex, iRules, caching, compression, TCP optimization.

• Global traffic engineering (GSLB) Geo/latency/health-based routing, proximity/topology policies, DR/active-active failover, DNS & Anycast support.

• Security & testing NG-WAF/WAAP, DNS security, bot mitigation; penetration testing & DDoS readiness simulations with playbooks and tuning.

• Automation & DevOps 100% API coverage, Ansible/Terraform/CI/CD, GitOps templates, observability & SIEM/ITSM integration.

• Deploy anywhere Hardware, virtual, cloud, containers; multi-cloud license portability.

Expertise: A10 Networks, F5 BIG-IP/DNS (GTM), Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet (FortiADC/FortiWeb), NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi), NGINX Plus, HAProxy.

NG-WAF & WAAP 
Modern protection for apps and APIs with fast time-to-value and minimal tuning.

• Beyond OWASP Top 10 Coverage for ATO/credential stuffing, malicious bots, and API abuse; designed for rapid deployment and low tuning overhead.

• API Security Discovery, schema/mutual-TLS enforcement, and continuous monitoring across clouds and edges.

• Bot & L7 DDoS Defense ML/behavioral detection and inline mitigation to keep fraud and noise out.

• Deploy Anywhere On-prem, public cloud, containers, or at the edge managed from a single control plane.

• Visibility & DevSecOps Rich logs/analytics, custom rules, CI/CD hooks, and SIEM/ITSM integrations.

Expertise:
Fastly Next-Gen WAF (Signal Sciences), Cloudflare WAF / API Shield / Bot Management, F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP, ThreatX WAAP, AWS, Azure and OCI.

Hybrid Cloud & HCI

Navigate the VMware/Broadcom changes with options—not panic.
We assess your current estate, model costs/risks, and design a path that fits your roadmap.

• Stabilise & Assess License posture, renewal timelines, support exposure, and architecture fit in light of Broadcom’s shift to subscription-only and a simplified vSphere Foundation / VMware Cloud Foundation portfolio.

• Optimise or Migrate Stay on VMware (cost/right-sizing, DR, automation) or move to Nutanix AHV/HCI, Azure Stack HCI, or Kubernetes-based virtualisation—with landing zones in AWS/Azure/OCI when hybrid makes sense.

• Continuity for EUC/VDI Map Horizon/Workspace ONE impacts post-divestiture (Omnissa) and plan modern, secure workspaces.

• Automate & Operate Templates, Ansible/Terraform, CI/CD and observability; ops playbooks, DR runbooks, and TAM/SOC alignment.

Expertise: VMware (VCF/vSphere), Nutanix AHV/HCI, Azure Stack HCI, OpenShift Virtualization/KubeVirt; hybrid designs across AWS, Azure, OCI.

CGN, CFW & SGi/N6 
Preserve IPv4, migrate to IPv6, and secure the Gi/SGi/N6 edge with carrier-grade performance.

• IPv4 preservation & IPv6 migration High-scale CGNAT with concurrent transition options (DS-Lite, 6rd, lw4o6, NAT64/DNS64, MAP, 464XLAT) to evolve at your pace.

• Converged firewall at Gi/SGi/N6 Consolidates stateful FW + CGNAT + DDoS, with options for GTP/roaming edge protection—built for mobile core and internet edge.

• 5G Gi-LAN service chaining Combine Gi/SGi firewall, CGNAT, DPI, traffic steering for lower latency and TCO; enable subscriber-aware policies.

• Operate anywhere Physical, virtual, and cloud form factors with centralized management/analytics; high-speed NAT logging for compliance.

Expertise: A10 CGN/CFW (Gi/SGi/N6), F5 S/Gi-LAN & N6, Fortinet CGNAT/FortiGate.

Gen-AI & Email Security

Stop sensitive data leakage in Gen-AI tools and stop brand/domain abuse over email.

• Gen-AI Security: Discover Shadow AI usage, build policy guardrails, and prevent sensitive data loss with “zero-touch” protection and user coaching at the moment of risk  without heavy labeling or classic DLP noise.

• Email Security: Enforce DMARC, SPF, DKIM with managed records, reporting, SPF flattening, DKIM rotation, and support for MTA-STS/TLS-RPT/BIMI reducing spoofing and improving deliverability. Multi-tenant ready.

What you get

• Discover & assess

  • Shadow AI & app inventory; data-risk insights; policy baselines.

  • Domain audit for DMARC/SPF/DKIM posture and regulator alignment.

• Protect & enforce

  • Gen-AI guardrails and end-user “nudge” workflows to stop leaks.

  • DMARC enforcement with automated SPF/DKIM management and monitoring.

Firewall & Gen-AI Firewall 
Modern perimeter, branch, and user protection plus LLM/Gen-AI guardrails for prompts, data, and APIs.

• Threat prevention: L3–L7 stateful, IPS/IDS, anti-malware, sandbox.

• Identity & decryption: User/group policies; TLS 1.3 decrypt with privacy bypass.

• Zero Trust & branch: ZTNA/SDP, VPN, micro-segmentation; SD-WAN/HA.

• Operate anywhere: Inline proxy, API-gateway, or mesh; central policy, SIEM/ITSM/SOAR; Terraform/Ansible.

Gen-AI Firewall (LLM safety)

Guardrails for prompt injection, jailbreaks, data exfiltration/PII, toxic content

• Policy-based allow/deny, redaction, rate-limit/quotas for model/API use
• RAG safety (source filtering), model endpoint protection and API key hygiene
• Audit & analytics on prompts/responses; developer feedback loops

Expertise: Palo Alto, Fortinet, A10, Cisco, Juniper.

DDoS Protection 
Modern, hybrid DDoS defense with continuous validation and live wargames.

• Detect & Orchestrate Flow/packet analytics, baselining, and automated signaling (BGP redirect / FlowSpec / RTBH) to trigger mitigations on-prem or in the cloud. A10 Defend (Detectors/Mitigators) and Arbor Sightline/TMS are proven building blocks.

• Mitigate Anywhere Inline or out-of-path scrubbing (GRE/BGP steer), scaling from enterprise edges to SP cores. Pair on-prem appliances with on-demand cloud scrubbing for volumetric events.

• Global Scrubbing Managed cloud capacity with worldwide POPs (e.g., Arbor Cloud) for overflow and upstream protection.

• Continuous DDoS Testing Non-disruptive, always-on validation to find gaps before attackers do (MazeBolt RADAR).

• Wargames & Readiness Drills Tabletop and live-fire exercises (L3/4/7) with red/blue/purple-team playbooks, comms/RACI, failover/backout, and SOC run-throughs to prove people + process + tech.

• Operate & Improve Central policy/analytics (e.g., aGalaxy), tuned runbooks, and SOC/TAM cadence to reduce false positives and speed response.

Expertise: A10, NETSCOUT, MazeBolt RADAR, WARGAMES.

OTHER

The Xpand-Net engineering team closely collaborates with clients to understand and fulfill their unique requirements. We provide customized managed services, spanning from full outsourced IT for small businesses to augmentation services for large organizations, effectively becoming an extension of your team when necessary.

At Xpand-Net, we specialize in optimizing connectivity solutions through collaboration. Our seasoned architects manage everything from Proof of Concepts to delivering fully managed solutions. With extensive expertise, strategic partnerships, and internal resources, we guarantee the success of your network design and projects.

Our networking services include Load Balancing, Hybrid Cloud, Private Cloud, Federal Cloud, SD-WAN, Network Automation, and High Availability/Scalability. Additionally, we offer comprehensive security services such as Network & Endpoint Security, Firewalls, and Security Awareness Training.