CloudVirtual

Tug of War in the Data Center

Consolidation

Performance Demands vs. Security Concerns

Security can be woven into the intelligent data center fabric, not just at the edge. Security solutions can adapt to new virtualized architectures while meeting performance requirements and help achieve business value.

Infonetics surveyed IT buyers to find out what factors drive their security decisions as they strive to survive in the new physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

Make Peace in the Data Center

Changing business models and competitive environments are driving IT organizations around the globe down an evolutionary path in their data centers. The result: A tug of war between achieving business value and protecting these highly prized targets.

Benefits of Virtualization vs. Security Concerns

No. 1 in All 10 Leadership Criteria. Again.

Business Value

Cisco is the clear leader in helping IT professionals from the network to the data center to the cloud. Migrate seamlessly from traditional to next–generation data centers with pervasive security designed for physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Cisco's advanced threat protection also covers the entire attack continuum – before, during and after an attack.

vs. VM sprawl

OPEX reductionRegulatory

compliance vs.

Agility No traffic visibility

between VMs vs.

Scalability Security

bottlenecks vs.

You are not alone

The Infonetics report established Cisco as the clear leader in the eyes of IT professionals for the second year in a row.

Don’t just take our word

Physical

High-speed networks

Perceived solution limitations

Greater session performance

Internet edge rerouting

Connections per second

Security that slows DC performance

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Why Cisco? We Know Data Centers

Source: 1. Infonetics Research Report Experts: Data Center Security Strategies and Vendor Leadership: North American Enterprise Survey, March 2014

Infonetics believes that ∙ 2015 will be a transitional year for SDN

∙ SDN will be a mainstream consideration for data center security purchases by 2016

consider the adoption of server virtualization technology to be a very important driver for purchasing new security solutions1

are looking for consistent security across virtual and non-virtual environments1

consider the need for security solutions compatible with SDN as a key driver1

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What IT Buyers Want

want to upgrade their security products to match network performance1

indicate that upgrading security appliances to gain access to high-speed network interfaces is a main concern1

want to deploy solutions that support more total and concurrent sessions1

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“The security problem is greatly exaggerated at data center speeds.”

- Infonetics

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