Cloud Computing: How Much Has VMware Progressed In Network Virtualization?
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Editorial Staff.
Virtualization and cloud computing provider VMware has performed well in the network virtualization domain, which it ventured into relatively recently. The company launched the VMware NSX in late 2013, which merged its existing vCloud networking product line with the network virtualization platform of Nicira (which it acquired in 2012) into a single product family. VMware has since witnessed strong demand for the NSX, with the number of customers growing from just 30 to over 400 by the end of 2014.
The biggest challenge for VMware at this point is winning the ‘perception battle’ against once-partner Cisco. The networking giant has taken a different approach to network virtualization and software-defined networking compared to VMware. VMware’s approach holds the potential to make high-end and branded networking hardware/equipment redundant in the long term, which is a major concern for Cisco. In mid-2014, VMware’s CEO mentioned that Cisco branded VMware to be its “public enemy number one” following the NSX launch…
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