overview
A cloud controller provider in the USA partnered with Mandelbit to create a lightweight, secure software agent for vendor devices such as switches, Wi-Fi routers, and home gateways. The agent securely connected devices to the customer’s cloud platform, enabling remote management, configuration, and reporting. This solution strengthened the client’s brand and expanded its partnerships with hardware vendors.
client profile
industry
Cloud controller and network management solutions
size
Mid-sized, USA-based provider
focus
Delivering cloud-based network control for multi-vendor hardware
challenge
The customer needed a reliable and secure software agent to be installed on partnering vendors’ devices. Key requirements included:
- Secure integration of devices with the cloud platform
- Reliable collection and reporting of periodic device statistics
- Efficient operation on memory-constrained platforms (switches, Wi-Fi routers, home gateways)
Mandelbit’s solution
Mandelbit engineered a lightweight, efficient agent that provided:
- Device health & statistics collection: collected stats and health data from the device OS, including kernel and Wi-Fi driver metrics.
- Cloud data reporting: packaged and sent data securely to the cloud controller.
- Configuration management: downloaded and validated device configurations retrieved from the cloud.
results
- Pilot deployment success: initially deployed on a limited set of devices and heavily tested by partners.
- Production-ready integration: included in the next firmware release, ready to communicate with the customer’s controller.
- Resource efficiency: ran stably and securely on memory-constrained platforms without performance issues.
client impact
The customer was extremely happy with Mandelbit’s solution. The stable and efficient agent strengthened the customer’s brand reputation, and more hardware vendors expressed interest in partnering due to the reliability and security of the new system.
key takeaways
By engineering a lightweight, secure, and resource-efficient agent, Mandelbit enabled a cloud controller provider to turn third-party devices into fully cloud-controlled equipment, expand its vendor partnerships, and reinforce its market position.