GEC NEWS WIRECombination of VMware NSX network virtualization platform and F5 BIG-IQ orchestration solution automates delivery of L2–7 services for data center agility
F5 Networks and VMware have announced interoperability between F5’s BIG-IQ management platform and the VMware NSX network virtualization platform for rapid orchestration of layer 2–7 network and application services in the software-defined data center (SDDC). The announcement focuses on enabling customers to combine the VMware NSX platform’s network service automation with F5’s application delivery service management. This marks the latest in a series of collaborative efforts between the companies to bring compelling IT benefits to their mutual data center customers.
Typically, provisioning services for new applications—or changing parameters no matter how slightly for deployed applications—is a long, manual process. With a combined F5 and VMware solution, customers will be able to leverage the full suite of BIG-IP services directly from within the NSX Manager as part of the normal virtual machine deployment process, enabling them to reduce provisioning time from days to minutes.
Manny Rivelo, EVP, Strategic Solutions, F5, said, “Many organizations have VMware and F5 solutions in their infrastructures, and our goal is to make it even easier for customers to reap additional benefits by combining the companies’ technologies. The F5 Synthesis framework and Software-Defined Application Services provide an ideal fit for VMware-based data center initiatives. Looking forward, we see many opportunities to build on existing partnership efforts to help customers add capabilities without complexity and maximize the effectiveness of data center and cloud deployments.”
VMware NSX 6.1 and BIG-IQ 4.4 will both be available during the third quarter of calendar year 2014.
