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Read the report here >> http://cs.co/IN_O IT organizations like yours are consolidating and redesigning data centers to gain the scale and agility they need to operate their businesses and manage costs. Read what IT is looking for as they: *Balance migration in physical, virtual and SDN environments *Reduce costs *Protect assets *Respond to high network speeds Read the report here >> http://cs.co/IN_OTRANSCRIPT
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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