IT Professionals Get Real About Network Virtualization Many companies are moving away from hardware-centric networking and adopting a new approach: network virtualization. As adoption grows, new stories are emerging about the enhanced security, agility, and application continuity that are possible with this software-centric model. Here’s what networking professionals have to say about the benefits of VMware NSX®, the leading network virtualization platform. ENHANCED SECURITY Traditional hardware-centric security strategies protect only the data center perimeter. Network virtualization uses micro-segmentation to secure the data center from the inside out, isolating workloads to prevent threats from spreading. average cost of a data breach in the U.S.* *PwC, “Managing cyber risks in an interconnected world,” September 2014. $5.5m City of Avondale uses NSX to improve security for diverse users. VMware NSX gives us security baked into the infrastructure layers, with security controls that go all the way down to the individual VM level. “ –Mark Neerings, Assistant CIO City of Avondale We can now deliver scalable, logical, secure networks to all our tenants— whether to other IT organizations or academic researchers. NSX provides us with flexibility that we simply didn’t have before. “ –Brian Mislavsky, Infrastructure Services Manager George Washington University George Washington University uses NSX to standardize and speed the delivery of IT services. IT Automation Automation can free up valuable IT hours and eliminate the human error factor associated with network provisioning, management, and more. Apps are vital to today’s business users. IT teams have a mandate to make sure they stay up and running—no matter what. of network service incidents are caused by human error.* *Network Barometer Report 2015, Dimension Data 33% NSX helped us move from manual, rigid delivery to a more software- friendly delivery… and also to boost security. “ “ DirecTV uses NSX to manage demand spikes during major sporting events. –Mike Benson, CIO DirecTV With [VMware], we’re taking our deployment times down from as much as 10 weeks to as little as a few minutes. –Tommy McNicholas, Manager of Global IT Operations, Active Network ACTIVE Network uses NSX to improve IT service delivery and boost data center security. Application Continuity average time businesses 270 days/year –John Spiegel, Global IS Communications Manager, Columbia Sportswear In the past, anytime we wanted to change the network settings, we had to go into the switch and make manual changes. It was a process that could take days. Now we can do it in less than 30 minutes, all in software. Columbia Sportswear uses NSX to efectively manage growth. “ wait for IT to deliver new or updated services.* *Network Agility Research 2014, Dynamic Markets, February 2014 Why VMware? From massive cost savings and faster app delivery to enhanced security, there’s never been a better time to take your network to the next level—and VMware NSX is the best technology to get you there. With a flexible implementation path that allows you to leverage your existing networking environment, VMware NSX is ideal for companies beginning the journey toward network virtualization. We believe VMware network virtualization is the most mature and extensible network virtualization solution in “ the market today. –Jason Rieger, Principal Architect Firehost It’s Time to Evolve Your Network Download the Network Virtualization For Dummies Guide > Read more stories about why businesses are adopting network virtualization > VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304 USA Tel 877-486-9273 Fax 650-427-5001 www.vmware.com Copyright © 2016 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at http://www.vmware.com/go/patents. VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Item No: vmware-it-professionals-get-real-about-network-virtualization 04/16 Traditional networking still requires a number of time-consuming manual processes. Network virtualization ensures that apps remain available all the time, even in case of a disaster.
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IT Professionals Get Real About Network Virtualization
Many companies are moving away from hardware-centric networking and adopting a new approach network virtualization As adoption grows new stories are emerging about the enhanced security agility and application continuity that are possible with
this software-centric model
Herersquos what networking professionals have to say about the benefits of VMware NSXreg the leading network virtualization platform
ENHANCED SECURITY
Traditional hardware-centric security strategies protect only the data center perimeter
Network virtualization uses micro-segmentation to secure the data center from the inside out isolating workloads to prevent threats from spreading
average cost of a data breach in the US PwC ldquoManaging cyber risks in an interconnected worldrdquoSeptember 2014
$55m City of Avondale uses NSX to improve security for diverse users
VMware NSX gives us security baked into the infrastructure layers with security controls that go all the way down to the individual VM level
ldquo ndashMark Neerings Assistant CIOCity of Avondale
We can now deliver scalable logical secure networks to all our tenantsmdash whether to other IT organizations or academic researchers NSX provides us with flexibility that we simply didnrsquot have before
ldquo ndashBrian Mislavsky Infrastructure Services ManagerGeorge Washington University
George Washington University uses NSX to standardize and speed the delivery of IT services
IT Automation
Automation can free up valuable IT hours and eliminate the human error factor associated with network provisioning management and more
Apps are vital to todayrsquos business users IT teams have a mandate to make sure they stay up and runningmdashno matter what
of network service incidents are caused by human errorNetwork Barometer Report 2015 Dimension Data
33 NSX helped us move from manual rigid delivery to a more software-friendly deliveryhellip and also to boost security ldquo
ldquo
DirecTV uses NSX to manage demand spikes during major sporting events
ndashMike Benson CIODirecTV
With [VMware] wersquore taking our deployment times down from as much as 10 weeks to as little as a few minutes
ndashTommy McNicholas Manager of GlobalIT Operations Active Network
ACTIVE Network uses NSX to improve IT service delivery and boost data center security
Application Continuity
average time businesses
270daysyear
ndashJohn Spiegel Global IS CommunicationsManager Columbia Sportswear
In the past anytime we wanted to change the network settings we had to go into the switch and make manual changes It was a process that could take days Now we can do it in less than 30 minutes all in software
Columbia Sportswear uses NSX to effectively manage growth
ldquo
wait for IT to deliver new or updated servicesNetwork Agility Research 2014 Dynamic Markets February 2014
Why VMware From massive cost savings and faster app delivery to enhanced
security therersquos never been a better time to take your network to the next levelmdashand VMware NSX is the best technology to get you there
With a flexible implementation path that allows you to leverage your existing networking environment VMware NSX is ideal for companies
beginning the journey toward network virtualization
We believe VMware network virtualization is the most mature and extensible network virtualization solution in ldquo the market today
ndashJason Rieger Principal ArchitectFirehost
Itrsquos Time to Evolve Your Network
Download the Network Virtualization For Dummies Guide gt
Read more stories about why businesses are adopting network virtualization gt
VMware Inc 3401 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304 USA Tel 877-486-9273 Fax 650-427-5001 wwwvmwarecomCopyright copy 2016 VMware Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by US and international copyright and intellectual property laws VMware products are covered by one or more patents listed at httpwwwvmwarecomgopatents VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware Inc in the United States andor other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Item No vmware-it-professionals-get-real-about-network-virtualization0416
Traditional networking still requires a number of time-consuming manual processes
Network virtualization ensures that apps remain available all the time even in case of a disaster
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