F5 and VMware Bring Software-Defined Application Services to Software-Defined Datacenters

VMworld US 2014 F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) and VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) today announced interoperability between F5’s BIG-IQ® management platform and the VMware NSX™ network virtualization platform for rapid orchestration of layer 2–7 network and application services in the software-defined data center (SDDC). Today’s announcement focuses on enabling customers to combine the VMware NSX platform’s network service… Continue reading F5 and VMware Bring Software-Defined Application Services to Software-Defined Datacenters

Dell and VMware Collaborate to Deliver VMware NSX Solutions for the Software-Defined Data Center

Dell and VMware, Inc. today announced the companies are extending a longstanding relationship to deliver solutions that will accelerate adoption of network virtualization and open networking in the software-defined data center. The expanded relationship includes a range of new networking solutions for midmarket, large enterprise and service provider customers, backed by a joint go-to-market initiative,… Continue reading Dell and VMware Collaborate to Deliver VMware NSX Solutions for the Software-Defined Data Center

Silver Peak Integrates with VMware Network Virtualization to Automate Deployment

Silver Peak, the leader in accelerating data movement and virtualized network services, today announced integration of its data acceleration software with VMware NSX™, the platform for network virtualization. The integration uses Silver Peak’s “Agility” software to provide point-and-click traffic redirection and workload optimization from one virtual machine (VM) to another across VMware NSX virtualized networks.… Continue reading Silver Peak Integrates with VMware Network Virtualization to Automate Deployment

Cumulus Networks Teams With VMware to Accelerate Widespread Adoption of Network Virtualization

Cumulus Networks today at VMworld® announced hardware Layer 2 gateway services on networking gear running Cumulus Linux™, extending virtual networks to physical workloads. In conjunction with this announcement, Cumulus announced integration with VMware NSX™, the platform for network virtualization. Companies deploying industry standard network hardware leveraging Cumulus Linux can now connect scalable, multi-tenant virtual networks… Continue reading Cumulus Networks Teams With VMware to Accelerate Widespread Adoption of Network Virtualization

Citrix Unveils NetScaler Control Center for VMware

Today at VMworld®, Citrix announced Citrix® NetScaler® Control Center for VMware. Citrix is automating deployment and configuration of NetScaler functionality within networks that will use the new VMware NSX™ network virtualization platform and other VMware virtualization technologies. Leveraging the same Citrix Triscale™ technology that powers the world’s largest clouds, NetScaler Control Center enables cloud administrators… Continue reading Citrix Unveils NetScaler Control Center for VMware