Infographic: Why Businesses are Adopting Network Virtualization

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

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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