Network virtualization is increasingly important for IT organizations that want to move at the speed of business.

1. RUNNING AND
MANAGING YOUR
NETWORK JUST
GOT EASIER
Simplify Everyday Operations
and Improve Performance with
Network Virtualization

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What Is
Network Virtualization?
• Moves network intelligence out
of hardware and into software
• Turns the underlying physical
network into a simple
packet-forwarding backplane
• Distributes network and
security services in software
via a hypervisor
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With Network Virtualization,
You Can…
• Provision and change virtual networks in minutes
• Avoid the time and hassle of reconfiguration
• Secure your data center from the inside out
with micro-segmentation
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How Network
Virtualization Works
• A software container presents logical
network and security services to
connected workloads
• Services include logical switching,
logical routing, logical firewalling,
logical load balancing, and more
• Network and security services require
only IP packet forwarding from the
underlying physical network
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Virtual Network
Existing
Physical Network
Distributed
Network
Services
(L2 L3 ACL
Firewall QoS)
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
It’s Faster with Software
On hardware-centric networks, provisioning
or changing a network takes days or weeks.
In a virtualized network, these same tasks
take only minutes or seconds.
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When You Provision
A Virtual Network:
• A cloud management platform requests
network and security services
• The controller distributes and logically attaches
services to the corresponding workloads
• The network can move freely through the
data center
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A Virtual Network Gives You Flexibility
The integration of all networking functions into the hypervisor
is a big advantage of network virtualization. Your network
becomes far more flexible, and can go anywhere.
Cluster Controller
vCenter Server™
Virtual SAN™
vSphere®
Cloud Management
Platform
Existing
Physical Network
Distributed
Network
Services
(L2 L3 ACL
Firewall QoS)
Hypervisor
Virtual Switch
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Meet the Demands
Of a Dynamic Business
Adapt to rapidly changing needs
Make adjustments on demand
Say goodbye to time-consuming manual tasks
Focus on more strategic priorities
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Increase Flexibility With
Hardware Abstraction
• Provision services in seconds
• Assemble virtualized services
in any combination
• Meet precise needs with a custom
virtual network
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Increase Security With
Micro-segmentation
• Isolate and protect individual workloads
• Secure east-west traffic
• Stop threats before they spread
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Establish a Platform to
Evolve Your Data Center
• Deploy workloads faster
• Provision networks on demand
• Provide a high level of security
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12. Get on Board—or Get Left Behind
Network virtualization is an important step for
organizations to take on their journey to the
Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC).
It can simplify everyday operations, heighten security,
and free up more time for IT teams to focus on strategic
initiatives—without going over budget.
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