JUNIPER NETWORKS PARTNERS WITH VMWARE

Juniper Networks the industry leader in network innovationhas announced that it has expanded its partnership with VMwareto deliver a broad range of solutions for unifying virtual and physical networkswithina virtualized data center environment. These solutions, which will include VMware NSXL2 Gateway integration and VXLAN routing capabilities acrossaccess, aggregation, core and edge tiers of the data center network,will offer enterprise customers seamless management of workflows across virtualized and non-virtualized systems. Juniper Networks’ VXLAN routing and gateway capabilities enable both intra- and inter-data center solutions and acceleratethe transition to software-defined networking (SDN).

Increasingly, enterprises are looking to SDN and network virtualization as a means ofeasily deploying, managing, and orchestratingpublic and private cloud networks – tasks that have grown more complex due to the combination of physical and virtual assets. The partnership between Juniper Networks and VMware represents a shared commitment to delivering simplified, flexible solutions thatenable customers tomore easily migrate to SDNas their business needs evolve.

• VMware NSX Integration: Juniper Networksis working closely with VMware to develop a broadrange of networking solutions that will deliver VMware NSX Layer 2 Gateway functionality to programmaticallyenable connectivity between virtual and physical networkenvironments. VMware NSX L2 Gateway Services will be offered on Juniper Networks®EX Series and QFX Series core, aggregation and access switching platforms, and MX Series edge routers, providing customers with unparalleled levels of IT flexibility through support for nearly any virtualized data center deployment scenario.VMware NSX L2 Gateway Services are expected to be generally available in mid-2014.
• Hardware-accelerated VXLAN Routing: To support multi-tenancy or business continuity/disaster recovery initiatives, enterprises need to route network traffic between virtual networks either within a single – or across multiple – data centers. New VXLAN routing capabilities on Juniper Networks MX Series and EX9200 Series Switches will specifically address these needs. These capabilities are expected to be available in mid-2014.
• Advanced Data Center Automation: To help enterprise customers streamline data center operations across physical and virtual environments, Juniper Networks offers a range of network automation solutions designed to simplify the arduous and time-consuming tasks of network provisioning, day-to-day management and orchestration of network resources. For VMware environments, Juniper Networks offers comprehensive management and advanced analytics as well as troubleshooting capabilities for both physical and virtual infrastructuresvia its JunosSpace Network Director and will provide integrated management capabilities through aplug-in for VMware vCenterServer.
• Virtual Security Capabilities: Juniper Networks is also working with VMware to extend development of its leading virtual security product portfolio to ensure future integration with VMware NSX and new security and networking application programming interfaces (APIs). Juniper’s wide range of virtual security solutions for VMware environments provides customers with the ability to implement a comprehensive network security solution to protect virtual data center assets.
  • Validated Blueprint for the Virtualized Data Center: Juniper Networks is developing a validated reference architecture that provides customers with a proven methodology for architecting and building outa simplified, integrated network framework to support virtualized data centers. Thisblueprint, which is expected to be available later this year, will outline technology requirements, best practices and recommended approaches for successfully building a network foundation to support a number of advanced capabilities such as predictable application behavior, streamlined workflow-based configuration and quality of service across physical and virtual networks with ease.