VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center.
NSX enables the creation of entire networks in software and embeds them in the hypervisor layer, abstracted from the underlying physical hardware. These networks can be provisioned in minutes, without the need to modify the application. NSX provides a complete set of logical networking elements and services including logical switching, routing, firewalling, load balancing, VPN, QoS, and monitoring.
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Why NSX for Network Virtualization?
Introduction to NSX
Technical Intro to NSX
Learn how NSX removes the limitations of hardware-based networks and enables you to run critical apps on fast, agile and secure virtual networks.
USE CASES FOR NSX
Security
NSX embeds security functions right into the hypervisor. It delivers micro-segmentation and granular security to the individual workload, enabling a fundamentally more secure data center. Security policies travel with the workloads, independent of where workloads are in the network topology.
Application Continuity
NSX abstracts networking from the underlying hardware and attaches networking and security policies to their associated workloads. Applications and data can reside and be accessible anywhere. Move workloads from one data center to another, or deploy them into a hybrid cloud environment.
Automation
NSX lets you treat your physical network as a pool of transport capacity, with network and security services attached to workloads using a policy-driven approach. This automates networking operations and eliminates bottlenecks associated with hardware-based networks.
GETTING STARTED
Test-Drive NSX with Hands-on Labs
An easy, no-cost way to evaluate features and functionality.
Network Virtualization For Dummies Guide
Learn how network virtualization works and best practices.
COMPARE
NSX Offerings
- Standard Edition: Automates IT workflows, bringing agility to the data center network and reducing network operating costs and complexity.
- Advanced Edition: Standard Edition plus a fundamentally more secure data center with micro-segmentation. Helps secure the data center to the highest levels, while automating IT provisioning of security.
- Enterprise Edition: Advanced Edition plus networking and security across multiple domains. Enables the data center network to extend across multiple sites and connect to high-throughput physical workloads.
Product Features
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Advanced
Enterprise
CUSTOMER STORIES
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico needed improved security, micro-segmentation, and multi-tenancy, without being hardware dependent. Find out why they chose NSX network virtualization.
IBM Increases Agility with NSX Automation
"I’m able to gain efficiency in my capital expenditures and my operational expenditures by using NSX automation and really transforming my network and IT environment."
-- Steve Currie, Executive Consultant, IBM Global Technology Solutions
Exostar Automates and Simplifies IT Operations
“We chose NSX over the competitors such as Cisco ACI, simply because of market adoption. NSX has gained much more momentum in the marketplace and seems to have broader acceptance by the partner ecosystems.”
— Andy Lubel, Manager of Technical Infrastructure, Exostar