Word of the Day: VMware NSX

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VMware NSX VMware NSX is a virtual networking and security software product line created from VMware's vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS) and Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) intellectual property. NSX is part of VMware's software-defined data center (SDDC) concept, which offers cloud computing on VMware virtualization technologies. VMware's stated goal with NSX is to provision virtual networking environments without a command-line interface (CLI) or other direct administrator intervention. Network virtualization abstracts network operations from the underlying hardware onto a distributed virtualization layer, much like server virtualization does for processing power and operating systems. VMware vCNS virtualizes Layer 4-7 of the network. Nicira's NVP virtualizes the network fabric, Layer 2 and Layer 3. NSX exposes logical firewalls, switches, routers, ports and other networking elements to enable virtual networking among vendor-agnostic hypervisors, cloud management systems and associated network hardware. It also supports external networking and security ecosystem services. Read more... Quote of the Day "Software-defined networking solves some problems posed by traditional data center design, and improvements to VMware microsegmentation in NSX make it a viable option for organizations considering SDN." - Trevor Pott   Trending Terms software-defined networking software-defined data center VXLAN load balancing microsegmentation east-west traffic   Learning Center VMware is redesigning NSX networking for the cloud VMware is preparing a new version of NSX networking for public clouds. A company researcher said the new technology will be ready in about a year. VMware NSX portfolio aims to unify local and cloud workloads VMware COO for products and services Rajiv Ramaswami announced the company will will expand the VMware NSX portfolio to deliver microsegmentation technology to link and lock down local cloud infrastructures and apps. VMware NSX integration push ramps up to reinforce IT ties VMware's NSX integration push accelerates as the company binds the product to its virtualization portfolio to deepen its enterprise IT footprint. Top VMware NSX use cases go beyond microsegmentation Microsegmentation is still the most popular of the VMware NSX use cases, but the company is exploring new avenues for its network virtualization platform. VMware microsegmentation in NSX trumps going sans SDN VMware microsegmentation in the company's software-defined networking product, NSX, can be a game-changer for IT administrators and departments struggling with a mountain of network management tasks. Writing for Business The survey results taught us that one in three network administrators ____ interested in learning more about software-defined networking. A. was B. were Answer     Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.