Extend strategic partnership to advance security in the software-defined data center
Palo Alto and VMware have announced a new reseller agreement and the general availability of a previously announced integrated network security and network virtualization solution.
The integrated Palo Alto Networks and VMware solution enables customers to use the distributed network and services insertion capabilities of VMware NSX with the Palo Alto Networks next-generation security technologies to easily deploy, scale, safely enable and protect applications for software-defined data centers.
As a result, customers can realize more agility and efficiency through centralized policy management and implementation.
The solution includes the Palo Alto Networks VM-1000-HV (a new VM-Series model designed for VMware NSX interoperability), security subscription, the Panorama centralized management platform and premium customer support combined with the VMware NSX network virtualization platform. Today, the security components are available from Palo Alto Networks resellers and the VMware NSX network virtualization platform is available from VMware. Beginning in the second quarter of 2014, customers will be able to purchase the complete bundled solution as a packaged offering directly from VMware and VMware Elite NSX partners.
“This resell agreement and general availability of our joint solution represents a key milestone in our strategic partnership with VMware; it builds upon the extensive co-development efforts we have jointly invested to help customers realize a truly seamless and agile software-defined data center with built-in security protections and helps make it easy to procure the necessary components,” said Chad Kinzelberg, SVP (Business and Corporate Development), Palo Alto Networks.
“Working with our strategic partner Palo Alto Networks, we’re advancing and simplifying security in the software-defined data center. Our joint efforts to deliver a comprehensive and integrated solution will help ensure that the agility and speed benefits of network virtualization are extended to security infrastructure,” said Stephen Mullaney, SVP and GM (Networking & Security Business Unit), VMware.
