Moving Forward with Network VirtualizationLearn How Other Businesses Are Preparing for the Future

Business is speeding up. Is your network ready?• Your business users are making more demands than ever before

• Data center threats are multiplying

• Data center infrastructures must evolve to meet a new set of requirements

Many companies are already realizing greater security, agility, and control from network virtualization.

So can yours.

INTRODUCTION

Network virtualization is a game-changerA virtualized network is software-centric instead of hardware-centric.

It delivers network services from a software container to connected workloads, so that the entire network can be created and run in software. You can create, change, move, and delete networks in minutes or even seconds.

Once you make the switch, you’ll never want to go back.

INTRODUCTION

Hundreds of organizations have used VMware to bring new levels of agility, control, and security to the data center—and you can do the same. Network virtualization with VMware NSX® provides:

Why virtualize your network?

Improved app continuity

Enhanced data center security

Automated IT processes

BENEFITS

It really works. But don’t take our word for it. Next up, find out how five organizations benefit from network virtualization.

Hardware-centric security isn’t enough

TRADITIONAL MICRO-SEGMENTATION

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ENHANCED DATA CENTER SECURITY

Traditional security strategies protect only the data center perimeter, leaving it vulnerable to modern threats. Virtualization enables micro-segmentation to protect the data center from the inside out—stopping unauthorized lateral movement and isolating workloads to stop threats from spreading.

City of Avondale The City of Avondale’s multi-tenant private cloud hosts applications and data for both employee and public use. After it deployed VMware NSX, the city’s data center became far more secure.

• Users can easily be isolated and segmented within the cloud

• Threats and unauthorized users are now prevented from accessing apps or information

• Every VM is equipped with automated move/add/change

CASE STUDY — ENHANCED SECURITY

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 UniversityThe university uses micro-segmentation enabled by NSX to keep public-facing and sensitive workloads separate and secure.

CASE STUDY — ENHANCED SECURITY

Automation empowers IT teams As the workplace changes, IT faces new pressures and demands every day. Automation frees up valuable IT hours and eliminates the human error factor.

Deploy apps faster

Deliver services on demand

Reduce CapEx & OpEx

Stay focused on strategic priorities

AUTOMATED IT PROCESSES

DirecTV During the 2015 match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, DirecTV used NSX to deal with peak demand and boost security.

• NSX eliminated network bottlenecks, enabling greater agility and fast provisioning

• Network virtualization helped DirecTV move from manual processes to fluid delivery

• The company can now spin up new servers without worrying about firewalls—saving time and frustration

AUTOMATED IT PROCESSES

ACTIVE NetworkNetwork virtualization solutions from VMware help ACTIVE Network develop and deploy apps faster, with enhanced quality and security.

The largest bottleneck for our developers has

been getting networking created to support new

instances of applications... 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

AUTOMATED IT PROCESSES

Apps are essential to a connected futureToday’s fast-moving digital world puts pressure on IT teams to make sure that apps are available around the clock. Network virtualization ensures always-on availability, even in case of disaster.

More satisfied users

Less downtime More reliable apps

IMPROVED APP CONTINUITY

Columbia Sportswear With NSX, Columbia Sportswear can complete processes in minutes on the network that formerly took days, making deployment fast, efficient, and reliable.

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.

John Spiegel Global IS Communications Manager, Columbia Sportswear

IMPROVED APP CONTINUITY

Give your business what it needs to succeedVMware NSX prepares your business for what’s next—while providing you with tangible benefits right now.

CONCLUSION

Works with any app and cloud management platform

Integrates with leading network management tools

Implement at your own pace

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